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A brightly colored illustration showing a green hydrogen hub. A container ship on a waterway and a hydrogen production and storage facility are in the foreground, a solar panel array and wind turbines are in the mid-ground, and a city and sunset sky are in the distance.

Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.
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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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Things Are Looking Up

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The Department of Energy just announced what may be the most significant efficiency rule ever—and one that businesses can get behind.

The Glow Man and the Sea

Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar
This summer John Sparks will don a 530-pound suit and plunge 1,000 feet into the Atlantic—all to find some Day-Glo fish.

Don't Stop Planting Milkweed

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
New research shows a certain type of milkweed can harm monarchs—but we still need to give these butterflies something to snack on.

Acid Attack

Latest NewsHawaiiJason Bittel
Invasive ants are harrying Hawaii’s native seabirds and causing horrifying deformities in their young.

On the Runway

Latest NewsUnited StatesLucy Siegle
Stella McCartney has risen to the top of the fashion world by adding just one more element to her sexy, sophisticated designs: sustainability. Can this trendsetter get an entire industry to follow her lead?

Can't Touch This

Latest NewsAlaska
President Obama just protected the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery from oil and gas drilling.