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The secret life of plastic

What happens to our trash once we’ve done our duty and tossed it into the right bin?
Politics
Should countries and cities generate energy by burning trash?
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Should countries and cities generate energy by burning trash?

As the world's garbage piles up, controversy over waste-to-energy incineration continues.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
green trees beside river under cloudy sky during daytime.

Vermont climate goals face setbacks as federal support disappears

A person charging an electric vehicle.

States ramp up electric vehicle incentives as Trump revokes California emissions authority

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Jellyfish floating in the ocean

Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

Green coral on a reef.

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

Wildfire smoke in the distance with a forested hill in the foreground.

Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

CLIMATE
Red buoy being set up with scientific measurement equipment.

Trump’s cuts to climate research are derailing science and endangering long-term monitoring

The interior of the Sacramento capitol building photographed from above looking down on desks and chairs.

California Democrats scale back climate goals amid cost-of-living backlash