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The sea that is vanishing in real time

From stranded buildings to vanishing habitats, scientists warn the Caspian Sea may be approaching a tipping point.

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Cities are rehearsing for deadly heat. Will it help when disaster comes?

As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, cities around the world are using elaborate drills to expose weaknesses before a real crisis strikes.
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For cheaper power, Virginia’s local utilities build small grid batteries

Rural co-ops and a city utility will save big with a collection of 5-MW batteries, which are easier to site and faster to get up and running than megaprojects.

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More than 150 wind projects stall as Pentagon delays reviews

The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.
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Inside the fiery end of Vancouver Island’s last coal mine

How a U.S. owner’s dream of ‘clean’ coal left behind acid, arsenic and a warning for today.

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How the rush to mine the metal of the future echoes America’s colonial past

Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium-mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected.
White pelicans, ducks, marsh with refineries and petrochemical plants in background. shot at San Jacinto Monument Park near Houston, Texas.

‘Living in survival mode’: Houston’s embattled immigrant community faces health, climate and petrochemical crises

Amid immigration raids, chemical spills, massive floods and costly healthcare, less-affluent residents of one of the most diverse US cities struggle to pull through.

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Dangerous heavy rains are getting more likely and widespread

Seven of the top 11 highest-volume precipitation events over the past 77 years have occurred just in the past 10 years.
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Drought raises the stakes of New Hampshire's relationship to fire

The drought in New Hampshire is emblematic of the effects of climate change on weather patterns in the Northeast, experts say.

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Amsterdam becomes world's first capital city to ban public adverts for fossil fuels and meat

Initially proposed in 2020, Amsterdam has officially banned on public advertisements promoting meat and fossil fuel products.

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