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New research on keeping cities cool
Planting trees is smart, planting them in the right places is smarter.
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New laws punish protest and protesters
Many of the new laws target environmental protesting
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Banned books, education, and the environment
Attempts to ban books from schools and libraries are symptoms of a larger problem of selective ignorance; our kids and our planet are paying the price.
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It Might Be a Good Thing to Eat Local, After All
Research from 2022 finds more emissions from food transportation than previously thought
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Get on your bikes and ride!
Improved safety and convenience add up to increased cycling
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Do meat alternatives help the environment?
The ups and downs of lab-grown and plant-based meat
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Climate change affecting building foundations
Climate change warms buildings that warm the ground on which they are built, and that's not good
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Removing dams restores fish, river ecologies, and much more
The Klamath and other rivers now flow freely without dams
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Project 2025 Part II: The EPA
The Heritage Foundation's plan for the expected next Trump administration spells trouble for America's environmental protections
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Microplastics affect reproductive organs and other systems and cells
Although these microscopic particles were measured in mice, they are probably affecting humans, too.
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Is it time for California to embrace dry farming?
The niche farming technique could save California's water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Environmental organizations prepare to fight Trump's anti-environmental agenda
Trump is expected to be more organized and aggressive against the environment
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