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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.
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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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There Are Other Sharks in the Sea

ExplainerInternationalJason Bittel
Shark Week has been running for 28 years, and yet so many endangered sharks are still waiting for their close-up.

Moveable Feast

Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar
When dead whales sink to the ocean floor, they give life to an array of bizarre creatures—including gutless, bone-devouring worms.

Franken-Coral?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new study suggests that creative interbreeding could save coral from extinction.

Vanishing Vaquitas

Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson
A report finds that the world’s smallest cetacean has reached a dangerous new low.

Sea Change

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Global warming could condense three million years of changes in the oceans into less than one century.

A Variation Variable

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Unraveling the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation will help us better understand climate change.

I Hate Reruns

Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson
The Santa Barbara coast has yet another oil spill, thanks to a company that screws up royally—repeatedly.

The Science of Sea Spray

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The bubbles and droplets on the ocean surface (and what lives in them) may have a big influence on climate.

A Beach of an Oil Spill

Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson
Santa Barbara’s pristine coastline is now coated in crude.

Down with TPP

Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar
From fracking to tainted fish, how the Trans-Pacific Partnership could affect the West.