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In hunt for rare earths, companies are scouring mining waste

Tailings and acid mine drainage from mines contain critical minerals needed for clean energy technologies; now, researchers are developing new techniques for retrieving these key metals.

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Morrison Healthcare recognized as one of modern healthcare’s Best in Business Winners for sustainability

Morrison Healthcare has been named a Modern Healthcare Best in Business winner for sustainability, recognizing its plant-forward culinary strategy and efforts to cut carbon emissions across hospital food systems.

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Climate change and health

Climate change, combined with other natural and human-made stressors, is intensifying existing health threats and creating new ones, with impacts varying by age, income, and location.

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Patagonia is burning

Heat, drought, and high winds exacerbated deadly blazes in Chile this weekend and stoked fires that continue to smolder in Argentina.
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A California climate expert is working to restore climate risk scores deleted by Zillow

The real estate website scrubbed the data under pressure from California’s real estate brokers and agents who were concerned about its impact on home prices. Neil Matouka thinks prospective buyers have a right to know.
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Scientists set up camp on Thwaites glacier in Antarctica

Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica.
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Volunteers are battling climate-fueled diseases in Bangladesh

As mosquitoes spread dengue and chikungunya, Bangladesh’s cleanup crews are taking public health into their own hands.
Aerial photo of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam showing low water level evidenced by a "bathtub ring."

The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy,’ UN report says

Researchers say this is not merely a temporary crisis, but a permanent failure that requires rethinking the world’s approach to water scarcity.
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Urban greenery is making some cities hotter, study finds

As urban planners look to expand green spaces to help cool cities, a new study finds that, in arid regions, grassy areas can actually have a warming effect.

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The carbon cost of your burger: How much would a meat tax cost the average EU household?

Scientists have put forward the “first step” in tackling meat-related emissions without sending food prices skyrocketing.
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The knowledge to save coffee already exists, now it’s in one e-library

Roughly half the world’s arabica coffee-growing regions will become unsuitable for cultivation of the crop by 2050 due to the effects of climate change.

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