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Purslane Sex and the City

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This story was originally published by bioGraphic and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Steps from a public bathroom, across a narrow street from a home goods store in Tokyo, Japan, a tangle of delicate reddish stems fringed with rubbery emerald leaves pokes from a crack in the pavement. Smaller than a discarded Big […]

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Trump’s Killing of Energy Star Program Will Cost Families a Bundle

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The federal Energy Star program is among the most successful government initiatives in modern history. Its signature blue label is now nearly as recognizable as the Nike swoosh or a Coca-Cola can, and appliances bearing it save American consumers some $40 […]

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FEMA Will No Longer Go Door-to-Door to Assist Disaster Victims

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This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making significant changes to how it will respond to disasters on the ground this season, including ending federal door-to-door canvassing of survivors in disaster areas, WIRED has learned. A memo reviewed by WIRED, dated May 2 […]

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Leaked Memo Reveals Details About Trump’s War on Science at the NIH

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to end future funding for research projects focused on vaccine hesitancy and the Covid pandemic, as well as gender-affirming care, climate change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other areas, according to a new draft guidance memo reviewed by Mother Jones. The internal memo, which has not been […]

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A Leaked Memo Reveals Details About Trump’s War on Science at the NIH

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to end future funding for research projects focused on vaccine hesitancy and the Covid pandemic, as well as gender-affirming care, climate change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other areas, according to a new draft guidance memo reviewed by Mother Jones. The internal memo, which has not been […]

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Aviation Industry “Failing Dramatically” on Climate, Insiders Say

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The aviation industry is “failing dramatically” in its efforts to tackle its role in the climate crisis, according to a newly formed group of aviation professionals. They say they are torn between their passion for flying and their concern for the planet […]

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Bird Populations Are Declining Across North America

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Bird populations across North America are falling most quickly in areas where they are most abundant, according to new research, prompting fears of ecological collapse in previously protected areas. Analysis of nearly 500 bird species across North America has found that […]

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Trump’s Onslaught Hits Staffers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Department of Energy division that guides public and private research and development involving renewable energy and energy efficiency, were blindsided with a round of layoffs on Monday morning. Three lab sources told Mother Jones the cuts affect several NREL departments, including communications, wind, water, and community […]

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Trump Dismantled 30 Years of Environmental Justice in 100 Days

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration Tucked inside the Altgeld Gardens public housing project on Chicago’s far South Side, there’s a yellow brick wall filled with hundreds of names. It stands as a memorial to the friends and family members in this community who died, often due […]

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Missing Lynx: How the Rise of Border Walls Has Divided Wildlife Populations

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The lynxes of the Białowieża forest once freely prowled through 548 square miles of ancient woodland. Then, in 2022, the habitat was abruptly sliced in two. Poland built a 115-mile wall across its border with Belarus to stop refugees and migrants […]

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After Trump Kills the National Climate Assessment, Scientists Vow to Create Their Own

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Two major US scientific societies have announced they will join forces to produce peer-reviewed research on the climate crisis’s impact days after Donald Trump’s administration dismissed contributors to a key Congress-mandated report on climate crisis preparedness. On Friday, the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the […]

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Republicans Seek to Kill California Auto Pollution Rules Using a “Blatantly Illegal” Tactic

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration On a warm July morning in 1943, in the middle of World War II, a thick cloud of acrid smoke blanketed downtown Los Angeles, turning its clear blue skies into an inscrutable brown haze that left Angelenos with burning eyes, […]

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