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A new study suggests an intervention aimed at cooling the planet could have the additional benefit of reducing aircraft turbulence.

From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered.

Climate-themed films matter more than ever as the Trump administration weakens environmental protections. Here are some of the best and most meaningful ones.

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers, and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."
A study of more than 120 million trips finds that Americans' rush to save time on the road comes at an outsize environmental cost.

The Department of Defense has essentially frozen permitting for new wind installations over the last year, preventing more than 155 projects from moving forward.

As the world races toward electric vehicles, the United States risks becoming the Cuba of gas cars — left behind with outdated guzzlers.

The changes are costing homeowners money. But they also reflect a changing grid — and the need for home batteries.
Trump claimed without evidence that the manual was “fraudulent, biased, and misleading.”
International climate investors have largely ignored local governments in an economic system geared toward nations. Some leaders want to change that.

As the United States sizzled through heat waves, the government removed some of its most actionable advice about how to conserve energy.

As connection queues grow, data center companies propose to build out their own power, with many of them eyeing natural gas turbines.

From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialing innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challenge.

Under new rules to reduce waste, large companies across the European Union can no longer dispose of unsold clothes, accessories and footwear.
The administration has allocated $2.7 billion to stymie wind and solar, while backing fossil fuels and nuclear.
In a first, the state could speed up data centers’ grid connection if they bankroll energy-saving residential tech like heat pumps and batteries.
A global shift to mostly plant-based diets with minimal processed foods and red meat, coupled with a large decrease in food waste, would decrease greenhouse gas emissions by more than 85% by 2050 compared to 2020 agricultural emissions, according to a new study. 
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