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In some states, you can now plug solar panels into your wall » Yale Climate Connections

Plug-in systems are small but can save renters and homeowners hundreds of dollars a year.

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Global biodiversity summit ends with shortfall of funding for Africa, despite 30x30 push

African countries left the United Nations biodiversity conference in Yerevan, Armenia, with an unresolved funding gap for conservation. International funding for protected and conserved areas in Africa fell significantly even as countries are working toward a global agreement to protect 30% of the world’s land and oceans by 2030, known as the 30×30 goal. During […]

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Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery

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El Niño to Ratchet Up Carbon Dioxide Levels

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Online tool tracks climate-related bills in 10 states » Yale Climate Connections

It also shows how each representative voted.

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Long After Maui Fire, Residents Found With High Levels of Toxic Metals in Their Bodies

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Industry Knew for Decades That Microplastics Could Infiltrate Human Bodies

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Poor apple crop blamed on early spring, late freeze » Yale Climate Connections

In a Maryland orchard, one researcher is searching for apple varieties that can handle these swings.

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Dragonflies can see a color humans can’t and it could change medicine

Dragonflies may see the world in a way that pushes beyond human limits—and surprisingly, they do it using the same molecular trick we evolved ourselves. Scientists discovered that these insects can detect extremely deep red light, even edging into near-infrared, thanks to a specialized visual protein strikingly similar to the one in human eyes. This ability likely helps them spot mates mid-flight by picking up subtle differences in reflected light.

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Electric cars help China weather the global energy crisis » Yale Climate Connections

The world’s largest importer of crude oil has cut transportation-related oil use by 16% since the Iran war started – in part by adopting EVs.

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Climate change is killing the plants of Uluṟu‑Kata Tjuṯa: Aṉangu traditional owners are concerned

When we hear that climate change is damaging natural environments, it conjures images of rising seas eroding coastlines, or heat waves bleaching the Great Barrier Reef. But what about deserts?

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Restoration efforts are working, but we need to move faster to meet targets, says U.N. report

A U.N. report finds that 252 million hectares (ha) (623 million acres) across 149 countries are being restored, creating more than 1 million green jobs—the largest documented global restoration effort to date.

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Nature finance needs a fundamental rethink, researchers argue

The authors call on governments, investors and conservation organizers to reimagine nature finance based on a central tenet: raising funds should be a means to an end, not an end in itself.

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Climate change helps insects devour more crops even as farmers spray more pesticides » Yale Climate Connections

Many agricultural pests are benefiting from climate change.

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Birds that are supposed to be completely safe from extinction are actually losing their genetic diversity very quickly

Sixty-two common songbirds lost nearly half their genetic diversity in 50 years, and the most abundant species lost the most.

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As the Colorado River Shrinks, Calls to Drain Lake Powell Grow

Lake Powell recently dropped to a historic low, slashing hydropower and the flow of water downstream. As drought deepens, groups are pushing to drain the lake entirely to reveal its long-submerged rock arches and spires and allow wildlife along the Colorado River to recover.