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View In: Inside Climate NewsScientists have known for years that the Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world—nearly four times faster, according to a recent study. Tracking that warming is critical to understanding climate change not just in the Arctic but around the world. New data and analysis are crucial. Now, a...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsWhen Wyatt Miller and Wilson Morse graduated from college in the spring of 2022, they knew they wanted to help the fight against climate change and decided to create software that allows employers to encourage their workers to install sustainable technologies in their own homes. Their vision was base...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsWhile the prospects for a bitterly divided Congress to produce further ambitious climate legislation are almost nonexistent, newly named Republican leaders of key House committees say they want to help bring the U.S. closer to its emissions goal. “There’s no question that human activities are causin...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsPuerto Rican authorities have hired a natural gas company to operate the island’s publicly-owned fleet of fossil fuel power plants, despite the commonwealth facing increasing pressure to rapidly transition its aging energy system to renewable sources. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced Wednesday that hi...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsNeighbors of refineries can see the glowing flares and visible plumes of air pollution rising into the sky. But water pollution often happens at ground level, or below, out of sight for both local residents and environmental regulators.  In a new report, the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Projec...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsOne of the many possible tools to stabilize Earth’s climate by reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide had its potential better defined this week, with a new study shedding light on the effectiveness of enhanced rock weathering as a way to mitigate human-caused global warming. As certain types of rocks brea...