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Why seaweed farming could be the next big thing in sustainability
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Zoe Dutton / Nexus Media
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How companies greenwash their plastic pollution
Mexico bans solar geoengineering tests after US startup’s unsanctioned ‘science project’
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Chris Baraniuk / Knowable Magazine
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Many popular carbon offsets don’t actually counteract emissions, study says
EPA updates emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles for the first time in 20 years
The plan to save Western salt lakes from biting the dust
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Caroline Tracey / High Country News
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Self-driving EVs use way more energy than you’d think
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Earth’s ozone layer should fully recover over the next 40 years
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College textbooks aren’t keeping up with the severity of the global climate crisis
World governments strike historic deal to protect planet’s biodiversity
What more rain in the Arctic means for people, ecosystems, and wildlife
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Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Et al. / The Conversation
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A new battery recycling plant could power 1 million EVs per year
The hard truth of building clean solar farms
Better anti-barnacle coating could keep ships smooth with less harm to ocean life
Wastewater could be the secret to eco-friendly fertilizer
Flamingoes become an accidental source of pride in Mumbai
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Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar / Hakai Magazine
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What successful forest restoration looks like
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Scientists use quantum computing to create glass that cuts the need for AC by a third
FIFA’s sustainability upgrades in Qatar won’t last beyond the World Cup
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Sahar Arshad
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Companies pledge to reduce plastic waste, but the burden falls to you
3 of the biggest climate decisions from COP27
Three nations pledge to reverse decades of destruction in the rainforest
Dams show promise for sustainable food systems, but we should tread lightly
Why you should throw away your non-stick pan the second it cracks
To save water, Arizona farmers are growing guayule for sustainable tires
What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon
The environmental argument for banning menthol cigarettes
Some climate activists aren’t suing over the future—they are taking aim at the present
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Isabella Kaminski / Hakai Magazine
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How Google Search is helping ‘greenwash’ oil companies
Switzerland sets world record for longest passenger train—and it’s electric
Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash
European Union sets goal to block sales of gas-powered cars by 2035
Global carbon emissions will peak in 2025, international agency estimates
Stronger pollution protections mean focusing on specific communities
Pumping carbon dioxide waste to rooftop gardens boosts crop yields
Global CO2 emissions grew by less than a percent this year thanks to renewables
New Zealand may be the first country to carbon price cow farts
This space-adapted solar panel can fold like origami
Thousands of EV chargers will soon line America’s highways
How disastrous floods can also lead to food insecurity
Scientists grow stunning, endangered coral in a lab
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Alex Riley / Hakai Magazine
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Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID
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Miles W. Griffis / High Country News
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People will throw away about 5.3 billion phones this year
A wind turbine just smashed a global energy record—and it’s recyclable
The future of dishwashing could be hot, steamy, and sustainable
The US’s first utility-scale renewable energy triple threat is online in Oregon
Culver City is home to a unique cat versus coyote conflict
Hotter summers are baking the water out of soil at unprecedented rates
Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment
Renewable energy could be the key to hurricane-proofing Puerto Rico’s power grid
The US ban on hydrofluorocarbons is a climate game-changer
Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean
Recycling one of the planet’s trickiest plastics just got a little easier