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Carbon dioxide soars to record-breaking levels not seen in 800,000 years

by Peter Dykstra on May 25, 2019 at 10:20 pm

There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been for 800,000 years — since before our species evolved. […]

Scientists find 414 million pieces of plastic debris on remote islands. That's even worse than it sounds.

by Peter Dykstra on May 25, 2019 at 5:13 pm

The extraordinary haul means we may have underestimated the scale of the world's plastic problem. […]

Malaysia, flooded with plastic waste, to send back some scrap to source

by Peter Dykstra on May 25, 2019 at 2:57 pm

Malaysia, which has become the dumping ground for the world's plastic waste... […]

E.P.A. experts objected to ‘misleading’ agency smog decision, emails show

by Peter Dykstra on May 25, 2019 at 1:49 pm

One agency scientist expressed “disbelief” over a 2018 decision to exempt most of southeastern Wisconsin from federal limits on smog. […]

Q & A: Why low-income households need to be part of the clean energy revolution

by Peter Dykstra on May 25, 2019 at 12:39 pm

Researcher Tony Reames focuses his work on the growing energy divide between rich and poor Americans. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he talks about why it is […]

Climate change Is bringing epic flooding to the Midwest

by Peter Dykstra on May 25, 2019 at 12:27 pm

We often focus on coastal cities when we talk about rising waters, but massive rainfall in the middle of the US has put millions at risk, harming the nation’s […]

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