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Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work

Engineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs.

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In the Pacific, unkept U.S. promises on climate cut deep

Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise.

Impacts

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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

Folks on Louisiana's bayous, where Big Oil is really big, know firsthand the perils of sea level rise, and a group of North Carolinians recently visited there looking to start a conversation.

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them.

Solutions

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Lithium mining leaves severe impacts in Chile, but new methods exist

A new report on the impact of lithium mining in South America’s lithium triangle has found that methods used by companies in the rush to extract the mineral in Chile’s Salar de Atacama has led to an “irreversible” and “unrecoverable” loss of water.

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‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster

Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster.

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As farm flooding increases, federal climate support evaporates

Federal staffing cuts, rescinded climate-focused conservation funds, and misaligned crop insurance are undermining farmers as extreme rainfall and flooding worsen across farm country. The shift is delaying on-the-ground help, sidelining resilience practices, and squeezing especially small, diversified operations.

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Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work

In the Pacific, unkept U.S. promises on climate cut deep

Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

Lithium mining leaves severe impacts in Chile, but new methods exist

‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster

As farm flooding increases, federal climate support evaporates

Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

Reimagining agriculture to feed a growing population without fueling climate collapse

Tiny forests: The overlooked benefits of these miniature urban woodlands

New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

Can this tree still save us? In some places it's barely hanging on

MAHA has a climate change blind spot