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U.N. report on climate pledges has updates from only a third of countries
Countries that signed the Paris agreement are required to update their plans every five years. A U.N. report shows a limited picture and thus, limited progress.
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Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the science
The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.
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What if flood-threatened homes could float?
Elizabeth English noticed many raised homes floated up with Hurricane Katrina’s flood waters and remained structurally sound after the water receded, dropping them back onto their foundations.
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2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation
The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help them recover?
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In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges
Around the Cook Islands, the world’s two most powerful countries are exploring the possibility of deep-sea mining for critical minerals
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Firing roils Texas LNG ‘company town’
The town administrator's termination is bringing fresh scrutiny to tax breaks for the Freeport liquefied natural gas facility.
Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first
Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021.
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