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Court Temporarily Halts S.E.C.’s New Climate Rules
A federal court on Friday temporarily halted new rules from the Securities Exchange Commission that require public companies to disclose more about the business risks they face from climate change, siding with two oil and gas companies that criticized...
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Making the clean energy transition work for everyone
The clean energy transition is already underway, but how do we make sure it happens in a...
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Study finds lands used for grazing can worsen or help climate change
When it comes to global climate change, livestock grazing can be either a blessing or a curse,...
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Biden Administration Moves to Protect the Sage Grouse
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed plans to save the greater sage grouse, a move that could tighten restrictions on drilling, mining and other commercial activities on public lands in the West.The sage grouse, a ground-nesting bird that is...
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Letting the Earth answer back: Designing better planetary conversations
For Chen Chu MArch ’21, the invitation to join the 2023-24 cohort of Morningside Academy for Design Design...
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Oil Fields Release Far More Methane Than Thought, Study Finds
Oil and gas producers in major oil fields across the United States may be emitting three times as much planet-warming methane gas as official estimates, according to new research published Wednesday, the latest study to suggest that emissions from...
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Climate-friendly beef? Argentina’s new certification could help reduce livestock emissions – if it’s done right
In Argentina, where beef is a symbol of national pride, a government-led partnership has started certifying certain livestock as carbon neutral. It’s a big step that shouldn’t be underestimated, but getting the certification process right...
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Climate-friendly beef? Argentina’s new ‘carbon-neutral’ certification could help reduce livestock emissions – if it’s done right
In Argentina, where beef is a symbol of national pride, a government-led partnership has started certifying certain livestock as carbon neutral. It’s a big step that shouldn’t be underestimated, but getting the certification process right...
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Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t breed afterward
It sounds like a crime show episode at sea: In late January 2024, federal regulators learned that a dead female North Atlantic right whale had been sighted near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The whale was towed...
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Solar power occupies a lot of space – here’s how to make it more ecologically beneficial to the land it sits on
As societies look for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, large-scale solar power is playing a central role. Climate scientists view it as the tool with the greatest potential to reduce...
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Baltimore bridge collapse: Divers find two bodies in submerged truck
At a press conference on Wednesday, Maryland State Police identified Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera,...