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Atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones and other weird weather words, explained
Atmospheric river, bomb cyclone, derecho, polar vortex, storm surge, thundersnow — meet the weird weather words that climate change is...
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Opinion
January 6, 2023 Was Glass Onion right about hydrogen? A climate scientist gets her knives out
EDF scientist Ilissa Ocko explains what's fact and what's fiction about hydrogen in the movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (with...
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Climate change
December 23, 2022 Reasons to be hopeful: 6 stunning environmental wins in 2022
Six reasons from 2022 to be hopeful about the climate future.
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Analysis
December 22, 2022 The US has the Inflation Reduction Act. Here are 5 other groundbreaking 2022...
The Inflation Reduction Act is a win for the climate. Here are five more laws from around the world that aim to protect the environment.
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Video
December 12, 2022 Is hydrogen good for the climate? EDF explains
Hydrogen could be a clean alternative to using fossil fuels. It can be produced in ways that create little or no carbon dioxide pollution...
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People
December 7, 2022 Climate anxiety to climate action: They made careers out of saving the planet
For 15 years, Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps program has embedded ambitious graduate students at top-tier companies and...
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Green Living
November 30, 2022 Paradise preserved: local fishermen fend off risky mining proposal in The...
Local conservationists in The Bahamas scored a rare victory over mining interests. But the proposal to mine limestone in an ecologically...
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People
November 28, 2022 Too many blackouts: How underserved communities are making utilities listen
Low income communities and communities of color often experience more power outages and service disruptions that whiter, more affluent...
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Green Living
November 14, 2022 Pro tip for your lawn this fall: Leave the leaves
While leaf peepers rejoice at the changing colors on the trees, experts advise that leaving your leaves on the lawn is good for the climate.
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