Is Coal’s Political Heft Plunging? One State May Be Canary in Mine
Activists in Washington State have fought the industry, largely successfully, on building export terminals, and a ballot measure to tax carbon there could create a national model.
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CreditIan Willms for The New York Times How a Changing Climate Is Shaping a Leaf Peeper’s Paradise
A warming planet is responsible for the glorious colors of fall lasting so late in the year, scientists say, but they warn it could have a negative effect on the foliage over the longer term.
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Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops
Higher yields with less pesticides was the sales pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the United States.
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CreditScott McIntyre for The New York Times Measure in Florida That Claims to Back Solar Power May Discourage It
Opponents of the proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot say that it was written to fool voters and could make panels more costly.
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Credit Living in China’s Expanding Deserts
People on the edges of the country’s vast seas of sand are being displaced by climate change.
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CreditJames Yang Bottled Water or Tap: How Much Does Your Choice Matter?
What’s your daily plastic habit doing to the planet? Take this quiz and find out.
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CreditMurray Carpenter Taking Down Dams and Letting the Fish Flow
On the Penobscot in Maine and other rivers in the U.S., several endangered species are rebounding with the reopening of spawning areas.
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CreditStephen B. Morton for The New York Times Flooding of Coast, Caused by Global Warming, Has Already Begun
Scientists’ warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline are no longer theoretical.
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CreditJames Yang for The New York Times Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change
The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. We get it. This is your cheat sheet.
