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Teaching kids about climate science leads to more climate-concerned parents on right and left,...

But climate change is already a reality for many American students, affecting lives whether the subject is taught in science class or not.

Study warns of ‘profound’ consequences as Amazon nears ‘tipping point’

New research reveals lost rainforest resiliency imperils biodiversity, carbon storage, and the climate "at a global scale."

‘Not just bad, it’s pathological’: while pushing big oil bailouts, trump slaps wind and...

“Robbing from a clean energy future to prop up the dirty energy past.”

Yellowstone grizzlies win reprieve from trophy hunt as court restores endangered species protections

"The importance of this court ruling for the grizzly bears found in our most iconic national parks cannot be overstated."

Humanity’s challenge of the century: Conserving Earth’s freshwater systems

The challenge from here on is to avoid water wars while preemptively, cooperatively and aggressively addressing a growing global population’s water security. It can be done, but we must do it now.

Do beach cleanups really make a difference?

Cleanups can help people understand the problem and engage in solutions.

Gas flaring can harm people 60 miles away, study finds

Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.

Welcome to 2020: 8 important environmental stories to follow this year

From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.
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Hurricane Michael pummels communities in Florida, a state led by a climate change-denying governor

It is the third most powerful storm to ever hit the U.S. mainland, and meteorologists say it is supercharged by warmer-than-usual water in the Gulf of Mexico.

Not a green bone in their white bodies

Connecting anti-immigrant and racist ideas via population growth to environmental degradation is nothing new.