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Why banning financing for fossil fuel projects in Africa isn’t a climate solution
The majority of the Congolese population doesn’t have access to electricity. Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images Today’s global energy inequities are staggering. Video gamers in
Moving beyond America’s war on wildfire: 4 ways to avoid future megafires
Tools for a prescribed burn conducted in the Sierra Nevada in November 2019. Susan Kocher, CC BY-ND Californians have been concerned about wildfires for a
How the climate crisis is transforming the meaning of ‘sustainability’ in business
Businesses tend to value profit over people and planet. Climate change is forcing them to evolve. elenabs via Getty Images In his 2021 letter to
Rural Alaska needs new bridges as permafrost thaws and crossing river ice gets riskier – the infrastructure bill is only a start
The Denali Highway as it crosses the Susitna River. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images America’s bridges are in rough shape. Of
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are widespread and threaten human health – here’s a strategy for protecting the public
Firefighting foam left after a fire in Pennsylvania. These foams often contain PFAS chemicals that can contaminate water supplies. Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images Like
Monarch butterflies’ spectacular migration is at risk – an ambitious new plan aims to help save it
Monarch butterflies cover a tree at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Michoacán, Mexico. D. André Green II, CC BY-ND One of nature’s epic events
Biden restores protection for national monuments Trump shrank: 5 essential reads
The twin buttes that give Bears Ears National Monument in Utah its name are sacred places to many Indigenous Tribes and Pueblos. T. Schofield, iStock
Some Good and Bad News About Biodiversity
Biodiversity: where the world is making progress – and where it’s not Vlad61/Shutterstock Tom Oliver, University of Reading The future of biodiversity hangs in the
The water you’re drinking may be thousands of years old – growing demand for deeper wells is tapping ancient reserves
Some of North America’s groundwater is so old, it fell as rain before humans arrived here thousands of years ago. Maria Fuchs via Getty Images
