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Breaking
A new firefighter launches into space
FireSat, a new satellite that can detect wildfires from space, has launched. It's the first of 50 satellites in a global detection system...
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Quick read
March 4, 2025 This methane-hunting satellite was built to fight climate change
Reducing methane is the fastest way to slow global warming, so MethaneSAT scans the globe for this climate super-pollutant.
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Climate change
December 20, 2024 5 reasons to be hopeful: Big environmental wins in 2024
From clean energy expansions to a major electoral victory, here are five big environmental wins in 2024 to give you hope.
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Climate change
November 27, 2024 UN climate talks yield some progress, much more to do
Here's what the UN’s annual climate conference, COP29, delivered — and what’s still needed.
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Climate change
November 8, 2024 The progress the world can — and must — make at UN climate conference
As COP29 kicks off in Baku, Azerbajan, Environmental Defense Fund's Angela Churie Kallhauge explains why the U.N.'s annual global climate...
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Profile
February 5, 2024 This scientist wants climate action, and is developing the satellite to make...
For decades, satellites have been beaming down evidence of Earth’s changing climate, with little impact. Space veteran Dan McCleese wants to...
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Deep dive
January 26, 2024 Welcome to the future: 5 ways the world is fighting climate change from space
It may seem like science fiction, but satellites are helping to fight climate change today. Here are five satellites helping the world with...
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Climate change
December 15, 2023 Was COP28 a success? 3 important climate wins you may not have heard about
Three wins that came out of COP28, the U.N. Climate Conference, that you may have missed.
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Climate change
November 7, 2023 Cutting methane doesn’t just slow warming — it improves health
The MethaneSAT satellite will be able to measure methane like never before, providing a powerful means of accountability for communities and...
