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From fiction to reality: Could airships be the key to greener travel?
Airships have captured science-fiction writers’ imaginations — including Kim Stanley Robinson in Ministry for the Future. We examine the tech’s utility in the real world.
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How Big Tech rewrote the nation’s first cell phone repair law
Documents reveal tech lobbyists revised a right-to-repair bill before New York's governor signed it.
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Biden spotlights climate victories in State of the Union. But where do we go from here?
"The climate crisis doesn't care if your state is red or blue."
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To protect marine areas, Canada must include First Nations
A new report says Indigenous management plays a key role in protecting Canada’s waters.
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Extreme Weather
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Auckland drenched by New Zealand’s wettest month on record
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A California town’s wastewater is helping it battle drought
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California’s next flood could destroy one of its most diverse cities. Will lawmakers try to save it?
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California’s storms are almost over. Its reckoning with flood insurance is about to begin.
Indigenous Affairs
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The best way to save forests? Legally recognize Indigenous lands.
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In this Swedish bestseller, a young Sámi woman fights for survival
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Brazil’s new president faces ‘scorched earth scenario’ left behind by Bolsonaro
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Indigenous territories in the Brazilian Amazon effectively protect forests. Why is deforestation increasing?
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A major dairy company plans to slash methane emissions — but there’s an elephant in the room
Can Danone reach its climate goals without scaling back factory farming?
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Even with legal protections, extreme heat and wildfire take a toll on farmworkers
Nearly half of workers in California say their farms are not in compliance with safety codes for extreme weather, survey finds.
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Climate denial campaign goes retro with new textbook
‘The 1990s called. They want their scientific misinformation back.’
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More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected
Bugs need conservation areas too.
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Minnesota to require 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040
Utilities can use a mix of solar, wind, hydropower, nuclear, hydrogen power, and biomass — energy obtained from burning wood and trash — to meet the 2040 goal.
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How the Supreme Court could finally force Big Oil to face trial
Dozens of cities and states sued oil giants for deceiving the public. The Supreme Court could soon break these cases out of limbo.
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Not to be outdone, the EU commits $270 billion to its own Green New Deal
No one wants to be left behind in the growing green economy.
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Cleaning up ‘forever chemicals’ is costly and messy — just ask this Wisconsin town
"It's happening all over the country."
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