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Solar panels on Bangladeshi city rooftop in Dhaka

Bangladesh’s energy crunch highlights the promise — and limits — of solar

As Bangladesh grapples with fuel shortages, power plant outages, and rising energy import costs, the country’s small but growing solar sector is helping cushion the grid against widespread blackouts.

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Top climate scientists accuse the livestock industry of pushing fuzzy math to downplay its climate-warming emissions

An alternative emissions-calculating methodology underpins revised, less ambitious methane-reduction targets.
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Antarctica’s plastic waste may spread dangerous bacteria

Plastic in Antarctica harbors bacteria with antibiotic resistance, raising concerns among scientists about its global spread.
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Duke University plans a data center it says will boost ‘environmental responsibility and sustainability’

The small project is underway at Central Campus, with room for expansion. Its energy usage could complicate the university’s climate goals.
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‘Practical stewardship’: House Republicans release Interior-EPA spending bill

The fiscal 2027 legislation’s cuts are smaller than the White House proposed. The bill also blesses the Wildland Fire Service.
A male influencer standing in front of his phone on a tripod shooting a video

'Be a PleniDude’: How an Italian oil giant conquered TikTok

Aspiring influencers share pro-industry climate messaging after attending a six-week content-creation boot camp.

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Your carbon footprint is only half the story

A pioneering study introduces a parallel metric, the plastic particle footprint — and uses it to rerank kettles, bottles, crates, and T-shirts. The winners aren't who you'd expect.
An aerial view of a beach with green water and waves

The global impact of losing US sea level science

Cuts to climate science risk halting or reversing decades of progress in global change research, just as rising seas demand better data, more informed decision-making, and faster action.

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Climate change is weakening staple foods in Black diets

Air pollution has made staple crops in the Black diet less nutritious, but urban farmers are cooking up solutions.
Red sunset over the ocean backlighting a tied-off skiff

See the undersea blob of warm water that may spark a super El Niño

A 9,000-mile freight train of warm water could contribute to one of the strongest El Niño events on record later this year, with cascading effects expected on global climate patterns into 2027.
Modern semi truck in motion on an American highway

Tesla’s semi-truck could jolt the trucking industry

California truckers have expressed strong interest in the Tesla Semi because it costs much less and can travel further on a charge than electric trucks sold by established manufacturers.

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