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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it
The Bezos Earth Fund has disbursed more than $2 billion so far. With less than four years left to deploy the rest, the couple’s philanthropy is accelerating—though it still trails MacKenzie Scott’s by billions.
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Senate votes 50-49 to overturn mining ban near Boundary Waters
The vote clears the path for Twin Metals to reapply to open an underground copper mine near Ely, just outside the wilderness area. Conservation groups argue mining in the region poses an unacceptable pollution threat.
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EV prices drop again as the gap with gas cars hits a record low
EV prices fell again in March as incentives hit nearly $8,000 and the price gap with gas cars narrowed to its lowest level on record.
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US Plans to Sacrifice Mexico’s Environment for Weapons and Tech
A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and environmental impacts.
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Freshwater mussels are disappearing—and no one is really sure why
Biologists are racing to save America’s freshwater mussels—the water-filtering keystone species that once filled the country’s rivers and streams—from extinction
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In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month
It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid.
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Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s invasive ‘cocaine hippos’
After attempts at relocation and sterilization have failed, invasive hippos introduced by the infamous drug lord will be culled, the country announced
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Battery storage is now cheap enough to unleash India's full solar potential
Ember's analysis shows how solar and battery storage can meet as much as 90% of India's electricity demand at lower LCOE than the average power purchase costs in most states.
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Plants are climbing higher across the Himalayas as the climate warms
Alpine vegetation across the Himalayas is shifting uphill as warming temperatures and changing snow patterns reshape mountain ecosystems.
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Apple Hits Record 30% Recycled Content Across All Products in 2025
Apple today announced that a record 30% of material across all products it shipped in 2025 came from recycled content, alongside a series of other environmental milestones published in its annual Environmental Progress Report. The achievement marks new highs across several specific components.
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Ukraine’s Renewable Energy Rebuild: How a Nation is Building a Cleaner, Stronger Power Future
Ukraine’s renewable energy rebuild is turning crisis into one of the fastest clean energy transitions in the world, driven by security needs, European funding, and grassroots demand.
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Aging oil wells on her land are making this Alberta farmer's life miserable. She's not alone
Teresa Patry, a Vermilion, Alta., farmer and rancher, has two active oil wells operating on her land, which, according to an air quality assessment, are venting a steady stream of potentially dangerous greenhouse gases downwind from where she lives with her family and livestock. But, according to Alberta's energy regulator, everything is operating as it should be.
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Lough Neagh sand mining likely harming lake’s ecosystem, research warns
Study reveals how dredging is altering the lakebed and threatening biodiversity at Lough Neagh in Ireland
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The project turning used tennis balls into shoes
What should be done with all those used tennis balls that get inevitably sent to landfill? Lilian Xu might have found the answer.
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