Climate

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Conspiracy Theories and Fake News Cause Climate Inaction, Report Finds

Over one million social media posts amplify misinformation about “soyboys” and “fake meat.”

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Artificial Snow Can Harm Wildlife, but Some Ski Resorts Have Found Another Way
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What the Endangered Species Act Does, and Why It Matters
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Will Climate Cookbooks Change How We Eat?
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Meat Consumption Is Rising — But Not in the Way You Think

Environment

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What the Endangered Species Act Does, and Why It Matters
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Don’t Feed Your Holiday Pumpkins to Wild Animals
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Amazon Deforestation — How Much of the Rainforest Is Left?
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How Wildfires Affect Animals, and What You Can Do About It
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How a Family Cares for Llamas in Guatemala — and Teaches Climate Action

Pollution

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Poop From Mega-Dairies Ends Up in Drinking Water, Drone Footage Reveals
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
How Much Does the U.S. Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
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Why Fish Are Disappearing in Bangladesh
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Toxic Pollutants a Growing Concern for Pregnant Mothers and Babies
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Can We Turn Plastic Waste Into Edible Protein?

Justice

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New Report Calls for a Just Transition From Factory Farms
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Time To Dance the Salmon Home
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How the Bison Became a Being of Decolonization 
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‘This Is Absurd’: Train Cars That Derailed in Ohio Were Labeled Non-Hazardous
12 Climate Solutions
12 Solutions to Climate Change

Oceans

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Overfishing Harms the Environment. Here’s How to Stop It.
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Whale Hunting Still Exists in 3 Countries, but It Is Declining
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Iceland Decides Not to Ban Whaling After All, Despite “Horrific” Methods
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Seafood Is Extremely Vulnerable to Climate Change, Study Finds
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Industrial Fishing Harms More Than Just Marine Life

Wildlife

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Artificial Snow Can Harm Wildlife, but Some Ski Resorts Have Found Another Way
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More Than 600 Species at Risk From Forever Chemicals
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15 Animals Who Help the Environment and How They Do It
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Which Animals Are Most Affected by Climate Change, Explained
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A New Program Cleaning Up Crab Traps Is a Start – But Is It Enough?

Industry

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New Report Warns of Dairy and Meat Industry Accounting Alternative
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Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28
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What You Need to Know About the Meat Industry-Funded ‘Protein Pact’
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Dairy Farms Are Still Draining the Colorado River Dry, Says New Report
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A California Bill Could Reveal Corporate America’s Climate Secrets

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