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Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil-producing nations are getting in the way.
What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an ...
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How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills
We're wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power.
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Midwest wins funding for a new hydrogen hub. Not everyone is convinced it’s ‘clean.’
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see ...
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The world’s biggest climate case begins in The Hague
The world’s biggest climate case begins at The Hague in the Netherlands today. Oral arguments will be heard by the ...
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There’s a reason oil well sales are collapsing in California: Cleanup costs
For years, large drillers in California sold unprofitable wells to smaller companies willing to wring the last drops of oil ...
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Rampant consumerism is bad for the planet. ‘Underconsumption core’ offers an alternative.
In one of Julie George’s most popular TikTok videos from this past summer, she highlights some of the quality items she owns and cherishes — a few nice pieces of jewelry, a single pair of Ray ...
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At the final round of plastic treaty negotiations, a production cap hangs in the balance
Just a day after the conclusion of the United Nations’ annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, diplomats began convening in ...
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Who’s responsible for waste? A Q&A about the ‘conspiracy’ of overconsumption.
According to the National Retail Federation, a United States trade group, Americans will spend nearly $1 trillion on clothes, ...
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Michigan wants to fast-track renewable development. Local townships are suing.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. A lawsuit is challenging how the state of Michigan plans to approve large ...
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How to take climate change out of the culture wars
Dislodging climate change from the culture wars might feel nearly impossible. But scientists have found ways to talk about the changing weather that resonate with Fox News fans, a segment of the ...