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Feeding 8 billion people has changed our planet. Here's why we can't keep doing it the same way
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Feeding 8 billion people has changed our planet. Here's why we can't keep doing it the same way

Human history is shaped by our ability to feed ourselves. See how population growth is tied to farmland, and how food production's profound environmental effect shows us the need for change.
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Solutions

‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now

The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer some solutions.

Good News

Agency power at risk in Supreme Court securities fight

The Supreme Court’s decision in a battle over the power of agencies to punish investment fraud has the potential to upend federal enforcement against polluters and pipeline builders.

Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds
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Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds

The UAE, hosts of the COP28 climate summit, is breaking its own ban on gas flaring, the BBC finds.
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Climate change is driving a global youth revolution

Climate change is shaping a mindset revolution – powerfully driving innovation and progress. And young people are leading the transformation.
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Solutions

'Time to roll up our sleeves': Congress' long to-do list

Congress has just a few weeks to address a host of priorities with implications for energy, environmental and climate issues.
Causes

Toxic air killed more than 500,000 people in EU in 2021, data shows

European Environment Agency says half of deaths could have been avoided by cutting pollution to recommended limits.

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Opinion: House Speaker Mike Johnson’s climate change playbook — deny the science, take the funding

The two-faced charade of climate denial while diving into the pot of federal renewable incentives and tax breaks.

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Delays in joining the RGGI regional climate program means excess ER visits and child illness in Pennsylvania

Up to 128 premature deaths from air pollution could have been prevented if the state had entered the program in 2022 as planned.

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LISTEN: Carlos Gould on wildfire smoke and our health

“Information matters a lot — trying to explain not just that there’s a problem, but how to do something about it.”

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“Forever chemicals” in Pennsylvania fracking wells could impact health of surrounding communities: Report

More than 5,000 wells in the state were injected with 160 million pounds of undisclosed, “trade-secret” chemicals, which potentially include PFAS.

800,000 tons of radioactive waste from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry has gone “missing”

800,000 tons of radioactive waste from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry has gone “missing”

Poor recordkeeping on hazardous waste disposal points to potential for bigger problems, according to a new study.

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