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Are We Really Doing This?

Late-night comedy shows will do a bunch of jokes about climate on Wednesday, after largely avoiding the topic for…

Molly Taft

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Summer Wildfires Emitted More Carbon Dioxide Than India Does in a Year

Wildfires around the world set records for carbon dioxide emissions in July and August, topping India's annual…

Dharna Noor

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I Rode Specialized’s Fancy New E-Bike, and Now I See the Light

I'm scared of going fast, but Specialized's new e-bikes won me over.

Molly Taft

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Biden Administration Says IPCC 'Does Not Present Sufficient Cause' to End Offshore Drilling

Environmentalists slam the White House for brushing off the IPCC report and expanding offshore drilling.

Walker Bragman

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Rare Absence of Summer Snow Is Killing Mount Shasta’s Glaciers

Since the 21st century began, glaciers on the iconic California mountain have lost more than half of their volume…

George Dvorsky

Thursday 4:50PM

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Lobbying Groups' Climate Statements Versus Their Statements on Democrats’ Climate Bill

Major trade groups support climate regulations. Just not those ones.

Dharna Noor

9/16/21 3:50PM

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Facebook Thinks Buzzfeed-Style Quizzes Will Solve Its Climate Misinformation Problem

The company said it will improve climate fact-checking, but a new report shows just how inadequate the platform’s…

Molly Taft

9/16/21 9:50AM

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It's storytime! Read an award-winning climate fiction short story from Grist Fix's Imagine 2200 collection.

Rich Larson

9/15/21 11:20AM

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The Kids Are Not Alright

A landmark study shows kids are extremely anxious about climate change—and furious at governments for not taking…

Brian Kahn

9/14/21 10:00AM

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<i>The ABCs of Big Oil</i>: A Podcast Coming Soon From Earther and Drilled

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The ABCs of Big Oil: A Podcast Coming Soon From Earther and Drilled

Big Oil infiltrated schools across the country. Earther and Drilled take you inside the campaign to miseducate…

Dharna Noor

9/13/21 3:30PM

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Researchers Toilet-Trained Cows in Hopes of Reducing Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Cows are smart. "Why shouldn’t they be able to learn how to use a toilet?"

Isaac Schultz

9/13/21 12:10PM

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SpaceX Will Launch Major Next-Gen Weather Satellite With $153 Million From NASA

The satellite will improve our understanding of Earth's systems and improve weather forecasting that could save…

Dharna Noor

9/13/21 11:40AM

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After Hurricane Ida, the Map of Louisiana May Never Look the Same Again

Rising sea levels are partly to blame for the rapid loss of land along the Louisiana coast.

George Dvorsky

9/10/21 3:36PM

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California’s Quest for Water Could Drive Up Carbon Emissions

Water is a huge electricity suck—and emissions could rise if the state doesn't get more efficient at how it uses…

Molly Taft

9/10/21 1:00PM

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Ida Showed the Fossil Fuel Industry Has Left Louisiana Defenseless

The fossil fuel industry has caused Louisiana's coast to disappear. In the wake of Ida, it's more important than…

Virginia Hanusik

9/10/21 11:19AM

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Summer 2021 Breaks Heat Record Set During the 1936 Dust Bowl

The U.S. saw its hottest summer ever recorded as blistering heat roasted multiple regions of the country, according…

Brian Kahn

9/09/21 12:52PM

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Big Oil’s ‘Wokewashing’ Is the New Climate Science Denialism

Academic researchers say the fossil fuel industry engages in "discourses of delay" to divert attention away from the…

Amy Westervelt

9/09/21 9:10AM

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The World’s Biggest Plant to Suck Carbon Dioxide From the Sky Is Up and Running

The new plant can suck carbon dioxide from the air and turn it to stone underground, sequestering 4,000 tons of…

Molly Taft

9/08/21 1:00PM

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Larry Elder’s Claimed California Needs More Logging to Stop Wildfires

An analysis found that Elder, who is running to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's recall election, has…

Dharna Noor

9/08/21 12:30PM

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Amazon Invests in the Amazon Rainforest Instead of Just Paying Its Damn Taxes

The corporation Amazon is investing in reforesting the Amazon rainforest. But that doesn't make it a sustainable…

Dharna Noor

9/07/21 6:20PM

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