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From the DealBook Summit: Influential People Share Their Insights

December 11, 2024 - 14:40
Industry leaders attending the conference were asked about artificial intelligence, the economy, international relations and more.
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Supreme Court Allows Biden Plan to Address Toxic Coal Ash

December 11, 2024 - 14:34
The court’s order was provisional, rejecting a request from a Kentucky electric utility to block the plan while an appeals court considers its challenge.
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As Teenagers, They Protested Trump’s Climate Policy. Now What?

December 10, 2024 - 18:39
Some young climate activists who were galvanized under Donald Trump’s first presidency are taking a different approach to his second.
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Monarch Butterflies Are Recommended for Protected Status in U.S.

December 10, 2024 - 16:55
They would become the most commonly seen species to receive federal protection if the proposal is adopted.
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How the Climate Movement Is Changing Tactics After Trump’s Win

December 10, 2024 - 16:10
Faced with a president-elect who has called global warming a “scam,” activists are changing their strategies and pushing a message of hope.
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Arctic Tundra Has Long Helped Cool Earth. Now, It’s Fueling Warming.

December 10, 2024 - 15:04
Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for the first time in thousands of years.
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Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money

December 10, 2024 - 09:25
Widespread adoption of heat pumps could prevent thousands of premature deaths and save billions on energy bills, according to a new analysis.
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Illustrator Oliver Jeffers Reflects on 2024

December 9, 2024 - 10:00
The fine artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers on climate change, A.I. and the idea that maybe everything is pretty much our fault.
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E.P.A. Bans Perc and T.C.E., Two Chemicals Used In Dry Cleaning

December 9, 2024 - 09:29
The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy.
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How to Keep Your Own Soul Safe in the Dark

December 9, 2024 - 05:02
Even at my lowest, I have never entirely given up my faith that good people working together can change the world for the better.
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Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says

December 9, 2024 - 03:00
Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia.
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Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump

December 8, 2024 - 06:00
Climate purity is a recipe for failure.
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How A Princeton Professor’s Home Renovation Project Is Fighting Climate Change

December 8, 2024 - 03:00
Forrest Meggers, a professor at Princeton University, has turned his home into a live-in laboratory that pushes the boundaries of sustainability.
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Fannie and Freddie, the Big Mortgage Backers, Face Climate Risks

December 7, 2024 - 05:02
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac know increasing floods and wildfires are a problem. Dealing with them, however, would require trade-offs.
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Athens Revives Hadrian’s Aqueduct to Help With Water Crunch

December 7, 2024 - 04:32
Hadrian’s Aqueduct supplied water to Greece’s capital for centuries but was then largely abandoned. It’s being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming.
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En México, las olas de calor matan incluso a los adultos jóvenes

December 7, 2024 - 02:00
No solo los mayores están en riesgo. Más de tres cuartas partes de las muertes relacionadas con el calor en el país se produjeron entre personas menores de 35 años, reveló un estudio reciente.
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In Mexico, Heat Waves Are Even Killing Younger Adults

December 6, 2024 - 14:57
It’s not the just the elderly. More than three-quarters of heat-related deaths in Mexico occurred among people younger than 35, researchers reported.
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Canada Moves to Protect Arctic From Threats by Russia and China

December 6, 2024 - 11:37
Ottawa says its focus on the Arctic comes after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “has shaken the foundations” of international cooperation in the northern region.
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A $400 Billion Clean Energy Program Is Racing to Get Money Out the Door

December 6, 2024 - 10:01
Some fear Donald Trump could freeze the Energy Department’s loan office, which supports electric vehicles, geothermal, nuclear and other novel technologies.
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What Know About a Landmark Court Case

December 5, 2024 - 14:01
Judges in The Hague are weighing what, exactly, international law requires countries to do about global warming.
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