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A shock to the system could slash cement’s emissions

By using electricity and recycled materials, researchers made a cement that cuts energy use by 70% and carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 98% compared with traditional cement production.

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A company funded by Bill Gates wants to capture BC's carbon

A northern B.C. village may become the home of a new carbon-storage facility built by a Bill Gates-backed American startup. Locals are skeptical but hopeful.

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With geoengineering, a fringe climate solution moves into the mainstream

Volcanic activity inspired the concept of solar engineering. One company says it can block the sun’s rays to cool the planet. But should it?
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Why Europe is the fastest-warming continent

Europe is sweltering under an early heat wave that has broken records and claimed lives. What is happening to make it so hot?
Greenpeace vessel, The "Arctic Sunrise" under sail

Greenpeace’s long war with a pipeline titan enters a strange new phase

This month, a North Dakota court barred Greenpeace from saying what it wanted in a European court, an unusual move. The environmental group says it is forging ahead.
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Data center boom raises environmental justice concerns in Maryland

As Staci Hartwell sees it, her community has much more to lose than to gain from the development of a massive data center.
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'Alligator Alcatraz' could be emitting hundreds of tons of toxic gases, new case claims

The so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center could be pumping hundreds of tons of toxic gases into the atmosphere without a permit, Florida environmentalists suing the state claimed in a new court filing.
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Air pollution slows lung growth during childhood, UK study shows

Researchers find breathing more air pollution can slow lung development all the way up to early adulthood.

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Our warming planet is a Petri dish for new and deadly microbes

As rising temperatures reshape ecosystems around the world, scientists are warning that bacteria, fungi, and other microbes are adapting in ways that could threaten human health.

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Aid cuts and climate change drive deadly malaria surge in Zimbabwe

A surge in malaria cases in Zimbabwe is exposing fragile health systems and growing treatment shortages in rural areas.
A view of solar panels with snow-covered hills behind them

Solar power expected to soon be cheaper than natural gas power in Anchorage

Because gas prices are expected to rise in coming years, a new solar project in Anchorage is poised to become cheaper than power generated by imported natural gas.

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