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Brazil ship-scrapping problem
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A proud ship turned into a giant recycling problem. So Brazil plans to sink it.

The old aircraft carrier, once the navy’s flagship, is packed with asbestos. No country, including Brazil, will let it dock to be dismantled.
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Lake Ontario basin in severe drought
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What’s behind Lake Ontario’s driest year since 1966?

Scientists have always recorded fluctuations in water levels, but they say the dramatic shift between extremes in recent years is 'shocking.'

Impacts
tropical cyclones climate impacts
Photo by Jean-Pierre Brungs on Unsplash

Tropical cyclones suppress rainfall in their wakes

As these tempests move over the ocean, they suppress cloud coverage and rainfall in their wakes, new research has revealed. Such changes, which might become more pronounced with climate change, could affect navigation and fishing, researchers have suggested.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Person wearing green jacket with the word Greenpeace on the back.

Greenpeace verdict over pipeline protest defamation could spell problems for environmental activism and speech

A petrochemical plant on the water at nighttime.

Petrochemical industry struggles with overcapacity, rising costs, and shaky green investments

The word plastic spelled out in multicolored letters.

Plastic ban in Bangladesh struggles as eco-friendly bags face high costs

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A black and white photo of the supreme court

Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

silhouette of people holding hands by a lake at sunset

An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

CLIMATE
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

An NOAA truck with a weather satellite on the back.

Trump’s government cuts disrupt NOAA forecasts and data collection