How toxic wildfire smoke affects pregnant people

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Powered by sunshine: London fruit and veg market now home to the city’s largest rooftop solar project

A sprawling London fresh produce market is producing its own power thanks to record-breaking rooftop solar.

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The climate disaster behind 'The Odyssey'

New research finds the Bronze Age collapse of civilization emerged from water scarcity. Are droughts today pushing us toward a collapse of our own?

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The circular chemistry that could make cement carbon-negative

By closing the loop on the same reaction that makes cement, researchers say plants could capture more carbon dioxide than they release.

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Sun-Ways is testing out train track solar farms

A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France, and Korea.

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Climate crisis could be destabilizing mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn

Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place — leading to catastrophe.

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As Texans’ electricity costs soar and temperatures rise, a public health crisis brews

This is the first installment of “Powerless,” a series from Public Health Watch examining how rising temperatures and skyrocketing electricity costs are placing Texans in danger.

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$900M from a canceled wind deal will benefit a Trump donor

The Trump administration’s latest deal to abandon offshore wind projects and boost investment in fossil fuels is set to deliver a windfall to a private equity firm run by one of the president's major donors.

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