One solution to climate change no one is talking about

Carbon sequestering in the soil beneath our feet has the potential to mitigate—and even significantly reverse—human-caused global warming.

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4 ways Trump is sabotaging climate action around the world

In just one year, Trump has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted fossil fuel forecasts, and sought to silence an island nation.

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Revealed: The world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating

Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts.

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Study: In a warming world, people move less — and die more

Physical inactivity rises alongside temperature. A study in The Lancet projected up to 520,000 additional deaths by 2050 and $2.59 billion in annual productivity losses.

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Iran war should trigger faster exit from fossil fuel dependence, United Nations climate chief says

The war in Iran has exposed the dangers of relying on volatile oil and gas markets, UN climate secretary Simon Stiell says.

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Trump administration officials weigh new plan to stop offshore wind farms

Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

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The battle over solar on farmland

Agrivoltaics is either a green revolution or a poison pill for good land, depending on which farmers you ask.

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Federal forest land in Arizona transferred for major copper mine

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete.

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