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High gas prices have a lot more people searching for electric vehicles
But not everyone can afford to buy a new (or used) EV.
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![A truck drives past the receiving station for the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on March 9, 2022 near Lubmin, Germany.]()
![A truck drives past the receiving station for the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on March 9, 2022 near Lubmin, Germany.]()
‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks out
As western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska argues that the roots of the climate crisis and invasion are in fossil fuels.
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How 5G could send weather forecasting back to the 1970s
Plans to expand wireless cellular networks could be bad news for atmospheric science.
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Honolulu scores a win against Big Oil in climate change lawsuit
Out of over a dozen climate change cases filed nationwide, Honolulu’s lawsuit is leading the pack, attorneys say.
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How the Indigenous landback movement is poised to change conservation
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The future of farming? Think artificial intelligence, robots, and drones.
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Pop culture can no longer ignore our climate reality
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Climate change is stressful, scary, and sad. We’re gonna need therapy.
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What Biden's 'smart' border means for climate migration
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![A BQ-100 Beechcraft aircraft fitted with canisters containing Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride on its wings takes off during the cloud seeding experiment Project Varshadhari at Jakkur Airport in the Indian city of Bangalore on August 21, 2017.]()
![A BQ-100 Beechcraft aircraft fitted with canisters containing Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride on its wings takes off during the cloud seeding experiment Project Varshadhari at Jakkur Airport in the Indian city of Bangalore on August 21, 2017.]()
Can cloud seeding help quench the thirst of the US West?
In the midst of a historic megadrought, states in the American West are embracing cloud seeding to increase snow and rainfall.
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First a hurricane, now wildfire: Climate disasters are colliding in Florida
How Hurricane Michael fueled fires in the Panhandle.
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First Nations begin filing claims for Canada’s multi-billion dollar water settlement
The historic settlement could provide compensation to 142,000 individuals and 250 First Nations who were denied access to clean water.
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![Green striped album cover with 11:11 in red text placed on top of photo of four men and a woman standing in a row with forested background]()
Pinegrove has climate anxiety, but they’re not making it about themselves
The indie rock band’s latest album, 11:11, is an exploration of modern crises that pushes its audience outward, not in.
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![Tropical fish and cauliflower coral in shallow water, Moorea lagoon, Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia.]()
Rumors of this coral’s survival were greatly exaggerated
Bleached coral can suffer long-lasting reproductive effects.
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Critics respond to EPA’s new plan to rein in pollution from heavy-duty trucks
Reducing harmful emissions isn't the same as eliminating them, they say
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![Scottsdale, Arizona highway over a river with buildings, green trees, and mountains in the distance]()
![Scottsdale, Arizona highway over a river with buildings, green trees, and mountains in the distance]()
How the West’s megadrought is leaving one Arizona neighborhood with no water at all
Thanks to Colorado River cuts, hundreds of residents on the outskirts of Phoenix are “the canary in the coal mine.”
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![black and white photo of man in tux holding an envelope with a gold oil pump on it; red curtains in background]()
Greenwashing for Big Oil? There’s an award for that.
Advertising agencies love getting awards. But not this one.
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