The world’s governments plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030, with just a modest decrease in coal production.
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Climate change is bad for your health. And plans to boost economies may make it worse
A new report from the medical journal The Lancet finds that human-caused climate change is worsening human health in just about every measurable way.
Voting reform bill stalls in US Senate. Alaska senators, like all Republicans, voted no
Murkowski says the Freedom to Vote bill is partisan and an attempt at micromanaging state elections.
The US is ready to roll out the COVID vaccine once it’s approved for kids age 5-11
The administration has bought enough doses for all 28 million children in that age group, Biden administration officials said.
She reclaims toxic waste dumps, and she just won a major landscape architecture award
Rather than designing gardens for stately manors, Julie Bargmann tackles toxic dumps, Superfund sites and wastelands she cheerfully describes as “gnarly.”
Climate change is causing problems for puffins
Maine’s population of rare Atlantic puffins took a hit this year, as the number of chicks to survive a tough summer plummeted.