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Kenyan teen leads charge on tree planting and climate awareness

Climate finance experts say less than 1% of international climate finance gets to youth- and children-led projects, despite climate change affecting their health, education and food security.

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Recycling food waste is good for the climate, but could add microplastics to soil, study finds

Recycling food waste nationwide instead of tossing it into a landfill could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research from the University of Vermont.

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Too hot for summer school?

Scorching temperatures test the limits of programs meant to help students catch up academically.

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Amid artificial intelligence boom, coal returns — with a familiar cost

Trump's order keeping an Orlando coal plant online renews environmental justice concerns over who pays AI's pollution bill.
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Europe warned of ‘warmer-than-normal’ August: What’s driving blistering temperatures?

The exceptionally warm Mediterranean Sea is leaving a fingerprint on land, and in several places it shows up in the nights rather than the afternoons.

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Q&A: Ken Salazar wants Democrats to look south on climate

The former Interior secretary’s new memoir calls for unity across the border to reverse Trump administration policies.
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Why is Germany building roads for yesterday's climate?

As heat waves buckle its Autobahn, Germany is still paving roads for a past climate. Engineers know how to fix it — so what's the holdup?
Man prepares dinner in kitchen while woman opens refrigerator during power outage while appliances are powered by a portable power station.

Want a home battery on a budget? Consider a portable, DIY system

Power stations that recharge from the sun, a car, or a home outlet can keep appliances going in an outage. Some can even help lower electric bills.
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The U.S. EPA halted a study on gas stoves and asthma. But even partial results were striking

Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took office.
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In Ohio, toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground

The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back.
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How wildfire smoke is reshaping childhood

Smoky summers are becoming the new normal across the American West, forcing a generation of children to grow up indoors.

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