‘Big Three’ automakers join Biden in electric car promises

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Western wildfires are so intense they’re creating their own thunderclouds now

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Big Oil spent $10 million on Facebook ads last year — to sell what, exactly?

A report found that the ads peaked when politicians were poised to act on climate.

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Study: People are moving to flood-prone areas, not away from them

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The Northeast’s hemlock trees face extinction. A tiny fly could save them.

The region can’t afford to lose these trees — or the carbon they store.

Wildfire smoke in Minnesota brings dystopian skies to the Midwest

‘Unprecedented’ haze from wildfires blanketed the Twin Cities last week. More smoke is coming.

Plant-based metal? The mining industry could get a sustainable makeover.

Scientists are starting to mine valuable metals from an unusual source: plants

Your morning coffee-to-go could be a waste

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Can you recycle a hard drive? Google is quietly trying to find out

Rare earth magnet recycling is about so much more than sustainable data centers.