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Cities really can be both denser and greener
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Cities really can be both denser and greener

A classic urban trade-off might not be our destiny. That’s great news for the climate.
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Will self-driving cars ruin the American city?
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Will self-driving cars ruin the American city?

The automobile has come to dominate the urban scene without ever quite belonging to it. The latest innovations have the potential to fix that problem—or make it even worse.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Coal use drives sharp rise in U.S. power plant emissions amid summer heat

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Cities are quietly outpacing nations in climate progress

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California residents challenge methane policy they say pollutes under the guise of clean energy

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

CLIMATE
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Our annual summer reading list, 2025 edition

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Major climate change reports vanish from US federal websites, raising transparency concerns