At a private meeting at Mar-a-Lago, the former president said fossil fuel companies should donate to help him beat President Biden.
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Asbestos, “forever” chemicals, E.V.s and endangered species. Here’s what 10 new rules cover, and why the administration has been churning them out.
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Beijing’s dominance raises economic and security concerns, and tensions will be high as top climate diplomats meet this week.
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In an effort to curb microplastics and marine pollution, state lawmakers voted to ban intentional releases.
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A lot of them don’t work and some might even be harmful. But there are things you can do if you really have to fly.
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Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity
They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. And the technology is expanding rapidly.
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A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals
A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels.
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Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing.
Did you know the “recycling” symbol doesn’t mean something is actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage-sorting game, then read about why this is so tricky.
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Have Climate Questions? Get Answers Here.
What’s causing global warming? How can we fix it? This interactive F.A.Q. will tackle your climate questions big and small.
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How to reconcile two new reports that seem to tell very different stories about the state of climate change.
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With or Without Tesla, More E.V. Chargers Are Coming
Experts say that a new wave of electric vehicle charging stations are coming soon, even after Tesla gutted its charger team.
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New guidelines attempt to make the aviation cleaner by relying on corn-based ethanol, but experts divided on the fuel’s environmental benefits.
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How a group of local activists saved the ‘Yosemite of South America’ in the unlikeliest of deals.
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The fight over the future of plastics
As countries negotiate a landmark agreement to reduce plastic pollution, the industry is fighting a battle over regulations and over its image.
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Officials said the decision would lower bills and encourage people to use cars and appliances that did not use fossil fuels, but some experts said it would discourage energy efficiency.
By Ivan Penn
By digging into the geologic record, scientists are learning how wildfires shaped — and were shaped by — climate change long ago.
By Laura Poppick
Is living on the water our future? Floating developments, including a project in progress in South Korea, suggest that it’s more than a pipe dream.
By Stephen Treffinger
Divers and marine biologists are getting a window into the lives of a red crustacean most often found in the guts of other species.
By Jules Jacobs
The spring population of the critically endangered species is at a 25-year high, a surprising rebound in a tiny desert cave.
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Conventional turf lawns have come under attack. Landscape designers are using water-wise and native plants to balance green with “green.”
By Stephen Wallis
The gasoline-powered Malibu was the last sedan sold by Chevrolet, the General Motors brand, in the United States.
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The number of tornadoes so far in the United States this year is just above average. But their distribution is changing.
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Torrential rains have caused one of Brazil’s worst floods in modern history, leaving more than 100 dead and nearly an entire state submerged.
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Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.
By Emily Anthes
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