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Climate scientist Michael Mann says $1M verdict "sends a clear message"
In an exchange with Newsweek, renowned climate scientist Michael Mann said the defamation verdict was a victory against "bad faith" attacks on scientists.
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Biden administration strengthens clean air protection against deadly soot
The Environmental Protection Agency said stronger limits on fine particulate matter, or soot, could prevent 4,500 premature deaths a year.
Innovation
These companies are trying to remove toxic forever chemicals from our water
Toxic substances called PFAS taint about half the nation's tap water. Here's a look into the multibillion-dollar industry to clean up the mess.
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Climate win: clean power could cut CO2 emissions from electricity this year
A new forecast shows low carbon sources will meet new global electricity demand, cutting the power sector's greenhouse gas emissions this year.
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Biden Climate Czar: U.S. climate action is 'bringing the whole world along'
White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi says the Biden administration is "clear-eyed" in its energy policy and stopping methane leaks is one way to slow warming.
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New York Stock Exchange drops idea on investing in nature amid GOP backlash
Natural Asset Companies would have allowed investments in the services nature provides, but the NYSE dropped the proposal after fierce conservative criticism.
Sustainability
Why the carbon footprint of your fish might be bigger than you think
A new study shows that bottom trawl fishing pulls up more than fish from the seafloor: It also stirs up a significant source of CO2.
Sustainability
For MLK Day, a community vision for climate resilience and racial equity
A new initiative sets standards for economic growth and environmental sustainability inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas about a "beloved community."
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These young climate activists grew up while waiting for their day in court
In 2015, a lawsuit argued that inaction on climate change violates constitutional rights for young people. Eight years later, the case might finally be heard.
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U.S. offshore wind industry is off to a turbulent start in the new year
In back-to-back events this week, one offshore wind developer delivered its first power to Massachusetts while another pulled the plug on a project in New York.
Sustainability
Conservation success stories from 50 years of the Endangered Species Act
From soaring falcons to freshwater mussels, conservation scientists share their favorite success stories from 50 years of the Endangered Species Act.
Sustainability
How America's most responsible companies are rethinking 'going green'
In a year of ESG criticism, here's how three members of Newsweek's Most Responsible Companies list made corporate responsibility a core part of their business.
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Biden administration sets strict rules for clean hydrogen subsidies
A technical tax rule has billion-dollar implications for the emerging hydrogen industry and could shape the Biden administration's response to climate change.
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How El Niño and climate change supercharged this week's East Coast storm
Meteorologists called climate change a "shot of steroids" pushing the storm's heavy rain and coastal flooding to extremes on the East Coast Sunday and Monday.
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"Historic" COP28 calls for a transition away from fossil fuels, at last
A call for an energy transition, an emphasis on nature and more money for those hardest hit by climate impacts: Here's what COP28 accomplished.
Sustainability
COP28 looks to nature for help against climate change
COP28 produced more money to protect the forests and other ecosystems that can draw down CO2. But new data shows fossil fuels still threaten protected forests.
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As COP28 nears its end, no agreement in sight to end fossil fuels
Climate advocates and leaders of low-lying island nations expressed disappointment in a draft of the final COP28 report that lacks a call to end fossil fuels.
Sustainability
At COP28, oil-rich Colombia moves to end fossil fuels and protect forests
Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said her country is reducing fossil fuels and deforestation, but global economics don't support climate action.
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Carbon capture is key to COP28 debate over ending or extending fossil fuels
Carbon capture and storage technology has emerged as a central issue among U.N. COP28 climate negotiators considering a phaseout of fossil fuels.
Sustainability
COP28 hears a plea for more sustainable mining of minerals needed for EVs
COP28 delegates want to avoid impacts from mining for critical minerals for EV batteries, such as deforestation in Indonesia and human rights abuses in Africa.
Sustainability
Newsweek's Better Planet COP28 panel addresses the green transition
At the United Nations COP28 climate talks in Dubai, Newsweek's Better Planet hosted a panel discussion on opportunities to green the economy and cut emissions.
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Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists at COP28, environmentalists say
An analysis of attendees at the U.N.'s COP28 climate talks finds a record 2,456 people an environmental group considers to be fossil fuel lobbyists.
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COP28 focuses on climate change threats to global health
Health ministers urged COP28 delegates to act on the health threats from climate change and warned that years of progress in global health was at risk.
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Oil CEO achieves COP28 deal on reducing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas
The oil executive serving as president of the climate talks brokered a deal with dozens of major oil and gas companies to end methane emissions by 2030.
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At COP28, a fossil fuel debate plays out in oil-rich Dubai
As world leaders gather for the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, clean energy is booming but still not driving down emissions from fossil fuels.
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The five things and people to watch at the UN COP28 climate talks
As the warmest year ever recorded winds down, here are the key people and issues to watch as climate negotiators gather this week in Dubai for the U.N.'s COP28.
Innovation
This climate solution rocks: Crushed stone helps farmers capture carbon
Farmers find that spreading certain kinds of crushed rock on fields not only improves soil, but also helps reduce planet-warming greenhouse gases in the air.
Planet Heroes
Josh Benitez links New Orleans culture to coastal restoration
"Over the next few years, we're going to be planting 65,000 trees just here in this one little part of Louisiana," Benitez said of the work his group is doing.
Sustainability
Oil fueled the "Flower Moon" murders. Now, tribes embrace clean energy
Native communities see clean energy as a way to remedy some of the abuses depicted in the new Martin Scorsese film, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
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James Hansen's new climate warning and controversial planet-cooling plan
The renowned scientist argues that the world is warming faster than climate models predict, and is in favor of bold approaches to block some of the sun's rays.