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Oregon university plans to develop new rechargeable battery

A research team led by Oregon State University is planning to develop a new rechargeable battery that could reduce the need for environmentally destructive mining of rare minerals like nickel and lithium and accelerate the clean energy transition.

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How climate change threatens the wine industry

Last week, an unusually late frost swept through Oregon’s Willamette Valley, as overnight temperatures dipped into the 20s. According to the newspaper the Oregonian, the wine-producing region could lose half of its grape crop.

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These Indigenous educators are bringing Western and Native science together in the classroom

By meshing laboratory science with Traditional Ecological Knowledge, college professors aim to cultivate better environmental decision makers — and decisions.

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Did Harvey make us sick? Still more questions than answers

Scores of flood victims across the region now being studied and tallied as researchers scramble to grasp the potentially immense long-term health toll Harvey exacted. While it could be years, if not decades, to know the region’s final prognosis, some of the early evidence is troubling.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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Oregon university plans to develop new rechargeable battery

How climate change threatens the wine industry

These Indigenous educators are bringing Western and Native science together in the classroom

Preserving western forests is crucial in fight against climate change, OSU researchers find

Did Harvey make us sick? Still more questions than answers

Fifteen years after the Gulf oil spill, health claims stall as offshore drilling expands

Climate-fueled disasters and inflation drive Texas homeowners to face soaring insurance costs

Agroforestry cuts deforestation in Southeast Asia, but success depends on local policies

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

NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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

Opinion: Global warming is a crisis of inequality

Climate change fades in Canadian election as voters prioritize economy and U.S. tensions