Environment
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Environment & Climate
Silent Crisis: How Marine Heat Waves are Driving Alarming Spikes in Global Child Mortality and Malnutrition
In the complex tapestry of global climate change, the health of our oceans has long been viewed through the lens…
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Michigan Bets on Geologic Hydrogen as a Future Pillar of Clean Energy Independence
The state of Michigan has officially committed $7.5 million to explore the feasibility of extracting geologic hydrogen from beneath its…
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The Cultural and Environmental Reckoning of Polyester in the Age of Digital Consumption
Even if your current wardrobe feels dominated by cotton or wool, the omnipresent thread of global textiles—polyester—is almost certainly occupying…
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Fiber Optic Sensing Technology Revolutionizes Glaciology and Early Warning Systems for Climate-Related Disasters
The scientific community is currently witnessing a paradigm shift in environmental monitoring, driven by an unassuming technology: distributed acoustic sensing…
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From the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations.
For decades, the American summer has been anchored in a reliable cadence of seasonal activities: the predictable monsoon rains of…
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The Battle for the Soil: How Michigan Farmers Are Navigating a Changing Agricultural Landscape
John Boyer grew up on his family’s 131 acres of rolling fields of corn, oats, and wheat in a rural…
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The Political and Economic Calculus of the American Energy Crisis Following the Collapse of the Iran Ceasefire
More than two months have elapsed since the tentative ceasefire between the United States and Iran disintegrated, plunging global energy…
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Deadly Flash Flood in the Grand Canyon Highlights Growing Risks of Compound Climate Extremes
A catastrophic flash flood tore through the Bright Angel Creek area of the Grand Canyon this past weekend, serving as…
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The Erosion of Industrial Safety: The Dismantling of the HON Rule and the Future of Cancer Alley
In April 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, under the direction of Administrator Michael Regan, finalized a landmark regulatory…
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The Vicious Cycle of Fire Suppression and the Looming Reality of Megafires in the American West
Dan Dallas, a seasoned incident commander for the U.S. Forest Service, has spent his career standing between volatile wilderness landscapes…
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