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Guardian

Small North Carolina town sues energy ‘Goliath’ in historic climate action

Carrboro officials say Duke Energy broke state laws waging decades-long ‘deception campaign’ about fossil fuels

Dharna Noor · December 5, 2024
Guardian

Is it safe to have a child? Americans rethink family planning ahead of Trump’s return

Some in the US are reconsidering children, with fears over reproductive healthcare and the climate crisis front of mind

Carter Sherman · December 4, 2024
Grist

The world’s biggest climate case begins in The Hague

An international court will decide what nations owe to future generations.

Anita Hofschneider · December 3, 2024
Guardian

This secret society is on a mission to change the way we eat

The "leguminati" say a worldwide shift towards eating beans rather than meat would hugely benefit human health and the environment.

Damien Gayle · November 26, 2024

Vox.com

Trump wants a big expansion in fossil fuel production. Can he do that?

He’ll have key levers he can use, but he faces limitations, too.

Li Zhou · November 21, 2024
Guardian

Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’

Exclusive: Five oil and chemical companies which promised to divert plastic from environment produced 132m tonnes of it, analysis finds

Sandra Laville · November 20, 2024
Grist

The US no longer supports capping plastic production in UN treaty

Environmental advocates understand the announcement as a reversal, calling it “absolutely devastating.”

Joseph Winters · November 19, 2024
Mother Jones

A $60 Billion-a-Year Climate Solution Is Sitting in Our Junk Drawers

In rich nations, just a fraction of e-waste is mined for critical metals. We’re going to have to up our game.

Vince Beiser · November 19, 2024

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World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say

Scientists say goal to keep world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is not going to happen despite talks at Cop29 in Baku

Oliver Milman · November 17, 2024
Inside Climate News

Katharine Hayhoe’s post-election advice: Fight fear, embrace hope and work together

The Texas-based scientist warns people who care about climate change and the energy transition against despair—and looks to examples from the Bible.

Dan Gearino · November 15, 2024
Atlas Obscura

Why Did the Spider Cross the Road?

In Colorado, tap-dancing male tarantulas risk everything for love—including becoming lunch.

Karuna Eberl · November 14, 2024
Guardian

EPA staff fear Trump will destroy how it protects Americans from pollution

Workers face being targets in what could be Environmental Protection Agency’s biggest upheaval since its founding

Oliver Milman and Tom Perkins · November 11, 2024