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Sorry, Beijing, but you look like a wrung-out sponge
The city is pumping out so much groundwater it's sinking 4 inches a year.
It’s really hard to deal with climate change. A new podcast talks it out.
"Warm Regards" features scientists and journalists who aren't afraid to admit it: They're terrified.
Post-Brexit, U.K. favorite for prime minister is Trump-Lite on climate change
Former London Mayor Boris Johnson isn’t exactly a climate denier. But he’s something.
Watch a burning house float away in an epic flood
West Virginia is flooding in a pretty terrifying way.
Brexit could have serious repercussions for the climate
What will Britain’s vote to leave the European Union mean for the Paris Agreement and climate action?
Ben & Jerry’s keeps trying to save the world with ice cream (and beer)
We’re all going to die, so why not drink your beer and ice cream at the same time?
China could blow the world away as a wind superpower
China could produce up to a quarter of its electricity from wind by 2030.
A solar-powered plane just crossed the Atlantic
The scrappy little plane completed the journey that the Titanic never could.
30 million dead trees could make California wildfires even worse
As if the state's firefighters weren’t already busy enough.
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California’s latest oil spill almost drained right into the Pacific
You don't need offshore drilling to have an offshore oil spill.
Don’t believe the slander: Americans are eating less crap.
But the rich still eat better than the rest.
Bernie Sanders lays out what Democrats should do next
The runner-up in the Democratic race hasn’t given up on impacting the party's platform.
Top architect of climate deal warns against Brexit
Climate advocates say Britain leaving the EU is bad news for the climate.
Pennsylvanians are complaining their water is fracked up. Now what?
For those with contaminated wells, state regulators aren’t acting fast enough.
What’s worse, burning plastic or sending it to a landfill?
When it comes to pesky, non-recyclable plastics, should we bury or burn? Advice maven Umbra Fisk tosses out a few ideas.
Wave goodbye to California’s last nuclear plant
And wave hello to what might become a bigger carbon footprint.
Clean water should be a basic human right. Why are we charging so much for it?
The cost of clean water and wastewater services has risen 41 percent over the last five years.
The California drought ain’t over til it’s over (and it’s not over)
Not so fast, everyone: A new study indicates California will be feeling the drought for the next three years.
Obama’s fracking regulations hit a speedbump, not a brick wall
A judge rules that the government is limited in how it regulates fracking, but don't freak out.
After mega-heatwave, Los Angeles faces mega-wildfire
After two days, only 10 percent of the fire was contained.
20,000 leagues under the sea, we’ve made a mess
Industrial chemicals can now be found at the very bottom of the ocean.
Could delivery drones cut down China’s emissions?
Drone deliveries are becoming more likely in China, which could mean less air pollution.
Republicans in Congress passed a law giving EPA more power
Now the agency can start to regulate some 64,000 chemicals that are already in use.
Piano performance next to a crumbling glacier will give you chills
Greenpeace’s latest stunt involves a pianist playing a haunting song in the Arctic.
Today’s headlines, brought to you from the future
The extreme heatwave in the Southwest is just the beginning.
People don’t trust hypocritical climate scientists, study finds
Scientists seem less credible if they fly a lot or have large, gas-guzzling houses.
A peek into the relatively sane climate debates outside the United States
Turns out denial isn't a pre-req for political life elsewhere.
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