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The race to understand Antarctica’s most terrifying glacier
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The race to understand Antarctica’s most terrifying glacier

The Thwaites Glacier is crumbling into the sea. Now scientists must answer two questions: When will it take the plunge? And can our coastal cities be saved?
Pipeline vandals are reinventing climate activism
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Pipeline vandals are reinventing climate activism

Angry about climate change, activists shut down an oil pipeline in Minnesota—and then tried to convince a jury that their illegal actions were necessary.

What happened in the dark: Puerto Rico's fight for power

More Americans rely on Puerto Rico's grid than on any other public electric utility. How one renegade plant worker led them through the shadows.
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