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Urban heat islands have solutions; many tropical cities can’t afford them

Urban heat islands pose a growing global health threat, but in tropical cities, the peril is surging.

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Tick populations surge as the climate warms, and farmers bear the brunt

Farmers are at an elevated risk for tick-borne illnesses, which can have devastating health and economic consequences.
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Hot weather forces marathons to consider changes to help runners

Marathon organizers are adjusting to warmer race conditions caused by climate change. Many races are shifting dates, starting earlier or offering shorter runs.
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US aluminum is poised for a comeback — if it overcomes these hurdles

Tariffs and rising grid demand are spurring a revival, but high electricity costs and community concerns threaten to stall key new smelter projects
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Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants

From the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, to sewage problems in Alabama, stalled projects could get new life after federal court rulings.
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India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production

Rise in new mine proposals, mainly in the states of Odisha and Jharkhand, comes despite a plateau in global demand.

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Amid renewable energy backlash, some Nebraska communities are making millions

Power generation is essential for economic growth, according to business leaders, but some Nebraskans remain steadfast in their opposition to wind and solar.

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A green oasis grows in North Philadelphia’s heat island

As cities heat up, a beloved community garden holds a key to a cooler, safer future.
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Warning for heat and drought-hit UK: It gets worse without climate action

The Climate Change Committee’s Baroness Brown said the ‘evidence is screaming at us’ of the need to act on climate change.

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Video: A bicycle journey across Brazil to find a vanishing savanna

In “Here There Was Cerrado” — the second place winner of the 2026 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — Natascha Otoya shows how industrial farms are plowing up the Brazilian savanna, changing the flow of water, and skewing human memory of the landscape.

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Does the clean energy transition need forever chemicals?

As nations globally move to ban forever chemicals, should renewable energy technologies be exempt for the sake of saving the climate?

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