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High Country News

See how bad your community’s air will be in 30 years

New data forecasts the nation’s future air quality, all the way down to individual addresses.

Susan Shain · February 23, 2024
Inside Climate News

One year later, Pennsylvanians living near the East Palestine train derailment site say they’re still sick

Residents of Beaver County are suffering from alarming symptoms that began at the time of the accident and they’re struggling to access medical guidance.

Kiley Bense · February 23, 2024
Grist

Biden’s climate law fines companies for methane pollution. The bill is coming.

Recent research suggests the IRA’s methane fee could batter the oil and gas industry to the tune of more than $1 billion.

Naveena Sadasivam · February 21, 2024
Guardian

Trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US

Vast reforestation a major reason for ‘warming hole’ across parts of US where temperatures have flatlined or cooled

Oliver Milman · February 20, 2024

Grist

Greener snowmaking is helping ski resorts weather climate change

As a warming world creates an existential threat for the ski industry, resorts are reducing how much energy they need to make it snow.

Tik Root · February 16, 2024
Inside Climate News

Agriculture secretary urges climate action to reverse the tend of declining farmers

The new Census of Agriculture shows carbon-intensive farms and large, factory-scale animal operations are only getting bigger.

Georgina Gustin · February 15, 2024
YaleEnvironment360

As use of A.I. soars, so does the energy and water it requires

Generative AI uses massive amounts of energy for computation and data storage and billions of gallons of water to cool the equipment at data centers.

David Berreby · February 14, 2024
Inside Climate News

How a climate group that has made chaos its brand got the White House’s ear

In less than a year, Climate Defiance has drawn the admiration of activists and the ire of government leaders and CEOs.

Keerti Gopal · February 12, 2024

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Mother Jones

A bunch of new research puts this winter’s wild weather in frightening context

Here are scientists’ big new conclusions on climate change.

Henry Carnell · February 9, 2024
Guardian

‘Life-saving’: EPA tightens US pollution controls on soot

Environmental Protection Agency sets lower limits on fine particle pollution, estimated to cause 85,000 to 225,000 deaths annually.

Dharna Noor · February 9, 2024
Mother Jones

How liquefied natural gas terminals torment the people living nearby

Biden paused new terminal permits—thanks in part to activists like Elida Castillo.

Jackie Flynn Mogensen · February 8, 2024
Guardian

‘In a word, horrific’: Trump’s extreme anti-environment blueprint

Allies and advisers have hinted at a more methodical second term: driving forward fossil fuel production, sidelining scientists and overturning rules

Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor · February 6, 2024