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Impacts
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Neil Vora: ‘The Last of Us’ is right. Our warming planet is a petri dish

Scientists like me worry that climate change and ecosystem destruction may be creating opportunities for fungal pathogens to grow more infectious, spread over larger distances and reach more people.

Causes
The hidden costs of cheap meat
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The hidden costs of cheap meat

The animal rights activist Leah Garcés discusses how modern meat production harms animals, people and the environment.
Impacts
How the human life span doubled in 100 years
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How the human life span doubled in 100 years

Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.
Politics
We’re all casualties of Trump's war on coronavirus science
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We’re all casualties of Trump's war on coronavirus science

The administration kneecaps experts as the coronavirus rages.
Solutions
Will the coronavirus crisis trump the climate crisis?
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Will the coronavirus crisis trump the climate crisis?

The battle over how to spend recovery funds — to quickly restore the old economy or invest in a greener one — will define the post-pandemic world.
Causes
Eliza Blue: A shortage of steak? Yes, and ranchers knew it was coming
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Eliza Blue: A shortage of steak? Yes, and ranchers knew it was coming

The pandemic has laid bare the instability of the industrialized food chain.
Politics
Coronavirus doesn’t slow Trump’s regulatory rollbacks
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Coronavirus doesn’t slow Trump’s regulatory rollbacks

As much of his government battles the coronavirus outbreak, President Trump is pushing ahead with major reversals of environmental regulations, including a restriction on scientific research that some doctors worry would complicate future pandemic controls.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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New international carbon tax on shipping is significant, but falls short of climate goals

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UK pilot tests carbon removal by drawing CO2 from seawater instead of air

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Pope Francis smiles and waves as an enormous crowd surrounds him taking pictures.

Pope Francis, who used faith and science to call out the climate crisis, dies at 88