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Real Ice
A controversial plan to refreeze the Arctic is seeing promising results. But scientists warn of big risks
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CNN
Robots are helping restore lost seagrass meadows
Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River following one of the worst coal-ash spills in U.S. history into the river in Danville, Va., Feb. 5, 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to strengthen a rule aimed at controlling and cleaning up toxic waste from coal-fired power plants. A proposed rule announced Wednesday, May 17, 2023, would require safe management of so-called coal ash dumped in areas that currently are unregulated at the federal level.
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Scientists find huge trove of rare metals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste
Clouds over the Atlantic Ocean at sunrise in Lido Beach, New York, September 23, 2022.
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The world has been warming faster than expected. Scientists now think they know why
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CNN
Creating new kicks from old soles: How a Dutch recycling company is tackling footwear waste
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CNN
Video Robots dive into action to restore underwater meadows 4:26
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CNN
Video Christmas tree farmers still picking up the pieces from Helene 2:41
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CNN
This startup is using AI to ‘supercharge’ crop breeding. It could help protect farmers from the climate crisis
Openstar Technologies' levitated dipole nuclear fusion reactor in Wellington, New Zealand.
OpenStar Technologies
A nuclear fusion startup just reached a milestone in its bid to commercialize unlimited clean energy
Pawpaw trees bearing fruit are seen at KSU's Harold R. Benson Research & Demonstration Farm in Frankfort, Kentucky, on July 17, 2023.
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Pawpaws, beach plums and more: These native fruits could be on the menu as weather gets more extreme
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CNN
Video New satellite data reveals cities with high methane leaks 2:16
An artist’s rendering of MethaneSAT, a satellite designed to measure methane pollution around the world. (MethaneSAT)
MethaneSAT
New images show where super-polluters are venting an invisible, planet-warming gas into the atmosphere
A Bajau Laut freediver swims amongst a large school of jack fish shoaling on a reef at Sipidan Island in the Celebes Sea, Sabah, Malysia.
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They’ve sailed across Southeast Asia for centuries. Now, these sea nomads are being forced to live on land
FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
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California could keep the $7,500 EV credit alive if Trump kills the cost-saving measure, Newsom says
Activists attend a protest action at the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
The UN climate summit ended in bitterness and accusations of betrayal. Now fears are growing for its future
The four nuclear reactors and cooling towers are seen at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Waynesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Mike Stewart/AP
The US is on the cusp of a nuclear renaissance. One problem: Americans are terrified of the waste