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The 5 phases of COVID’s endgame
The US is losing some of its biggest freshwater reserves
What the Supreme Court’s decision on vaccine mandates means for Americans
The ISS gets an extension to 2030 to wrap up unfinished business
This algorithm knows about recreational drugs that don’t even exist yet
Even coal miners want Build Back Better to pass
The US government could be net-zero by 2050
Carbon markets from Kyoto to COP26, explained
How the federal broadband plan could affect your state
The world’s largest military isn’t reporting its giant ‘carbon bootprint’
There’s only one space treaty in the world, and it’s woefully out of date
3 big tech changes to be thankful for in 2021
What the final COP26 agreement really means
This one image illustrates the severity of climate change
The people hit worst by climate change get the least airtime at COP26
A quick guide to the climate jargon you’ll hear at COP26
A guide to COP26 and its most important goals
Prescribed burns can keep wildfires in check. So why are politicians standing in the way?
What happens when your doctor and pharmacist are the same person
How the FDA unwittingly helped Theranos dupe America
A new program will incentivize utility companies to tap clean sources, and that’s not the only good news
Abortion bans could make maternal mortality so much worse in the US
There’s only one country doing its Paris Agreement homework
Biden’s new COVID vaccine mandates, explained
How publicly owned power could shape the future of clean energy
How personal carbon allowances can help normal people fight climate change
To shore up packaging recycling, Maine is making businesses foot the bill
Millions of acres in the Arctic refuge are off limits to drilling—for now
6 pregnancy facts that will make you think twice about recent abortion bills
Roadkill hurts a lot more than just animals. A new bill aims to ease the pain.
The US joined the push to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents. Will it actually help?
The real story behind the Biden burger-ban rumor
Chevron just got hit with an official greenwashing complaint. Here’s what that means.
Why millions of students are missing out on food-assistance benefits
Dreamers have been leading America’s pandemic response, despite their own shaky future
What the heck is the Green New Deal?
Wisconsin permitted people to hunt a contentious species. That might change next year.
Oil and gas companies are making old pipelines the landowner’s problem
Companies may soon pay a higher price for emitting carbon. But will it be high enough?
Wisconsin hunters have already killed more gray wolves than allowed
Sci-fi carbon coins could actually save our planet
Biden sets an ambitious goal to protect 30 percent of US lands and waters
The US finally has a national mask mandate
The US is way behind on tracking COVID-19 variants
The FCC is about to undergo a huge shift that could drastically affect the internet
How the Trump border wall sapped a desert oasis dry
The Trump administration’s environmental legacy can be undone. Here’s how.
Biden’s COVID-19 response plan is missing one major component
This clip is all you need to know about the latest Congressional hearing on social media
We already know how to keep the next pandemic from catching us off guard
Six ways the 2020 census will change your life
Five key science takeaways from the first presidential debate
Loggers could soon slice through one of the most important forests in the US
Gas explosions keep killing people, and the US government won’t step in
The ‘inactive’ ingredients in your pills could harm you
The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil companies—but none may bite
Fossil fuel companies don’t have to clean up their methane emissions anymore
Black mothers face high death rates. Now they have to contend with climate change, too.
Militaries around the world are already rocketing beyond the scope of space law
Trans people’s access to health care is imperiled, but a recent Supreme Court case might help
Landowners say pipelines are being constructed in their backyards with little regard for COVID-19
The US could shift to 90-percent renewable energy by 2035 at no extra cost
Vets, farmers, and zookeepers can help prevent the next pandemic
Wacky weather punched a new hole in the ozone—and it could happen again