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White House aims to reflect the environment in economic data

The Biden administration has set out to measure the economic value of ecosystems, offering new statistics to weigh in policy decisions.
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Climate change is probably a drag on growth, but it's unclear how much
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Climate change is probably a drag on growth, but it's unclear how much

Plenty of long-term models show that rising temperatures are bad for the economy. Estimating the impact in real time is very tricky.
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Peabody awarded sensors to monitor pollution
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Peabody awarded sensors to monitor pollution

When residents opposed to a planned new peaker power plant began looking for data on air pollution in Peabody, they soon discovered a concerning fact — there is none.

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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.
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It’s easier to see the future of renewable energy with climate change data that’s 50x clearer

To plan a renewable energy project means knowing how much wind and sun an area gets - today and 50 years from now. Models of future climate change scenarios help with that, but processing the information into a visual format has resulted in a pixelated image like the one below.

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Will climate change bring benefits from reduced cold-related mortality? Insights from the latest epidemiological research
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Will climate change bring benefits from reduced cold-related mortality? Insights from the latest epidemiological research

Climate skeptics sometimes like to claim that although global warming will lead to more deaths from heat, it will overall save lives due to fewer deaths from cold. But is this true?

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High school football players face increasing heat-related risks

High school football players face increasing heat-related risks

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Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

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california exxonmobil plastics litigation

California takes ExxonMobil to court over decades of plastic pollution deception