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Yukon salmon populations are falling. The cultural damage is vast

Yukon salmon populations are falling. The cultural damage is vast

Indigenous communities in the Yukon are struggling to survive in a changing climate. Their story provides an important warning, no matter where you live.
Daniel Baer, Noah J. Gordon: Better climate models would build in political and personal decisions

Daniel Baer, Noah J. Gordon: Better climate models would build in political and personal decisions

Climate systems are social systems, too, and political scientists and the foreign policy community need to take that into account.
Chernobyl: Nuclear power plants weren’t built to survive wars

Chernobyl: Nuclear power plants weren’t built to survive wars

Military strategists commonly target the enemy’s electrical grids. That’s a problem when the combat is in a nuclearized country like Ukraine.
Five myths about plastics

Five myths about plastics

No, bioplastics are not (necessarily) more sustainable than conventional plastics. Plus, here are 4 more fallacies that need to be fixed if we are going to shape plastics policies correctly.

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Opinion: My dad’s prepping for the end times. Climate change makes me think I should, too

Opinion: My dad’s prepping for the end times. Climate change makes me think I should, too

I've never been a prepper, not even of workweek meals portioned into Tupperware or for the written part of my driver's exam. I didn't inherit my dad's apocalyptic preoccupation.

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Every Cabinet job is about climate change now

Most departments - from Interior to Transportation - can help reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and improve climate resilience. And with gridlock likely to continue in the closely divided Congress, rulemaking in the executive branch may be the only way to make a difference.

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