Spain approves law allowing 4 days of 'paid climate leave' after recent deadly floods

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A woman collects supplies from an excavator shovel from her flood-affected home in Massanassa, Valencia, Spain, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
Floods devastated Valencia and other parts of Spain in October 2024.

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McDonald's wants to make flatulent cows less of a problem for the environment

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McDonald's is working with Syngenta to reduce gas emissions from the cattle that produce its burger meat.

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Critical Vote on Deep Sea Mining Could Define Ocean’s Fate for Eons

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Heat-related injuries to workers in the Americas have soared since 2000, study finds

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Two men work on an irrigation system in a public park during a heat wave.
Extreme heat is causing more injuries among workers.

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The Biden administration is giving entrepreneurs a shot at loans up to $2 million for climate-focused projects

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The Small Business Administration is expanding loan programs for climate-friendly businesses.

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Why sand divers risk their lives 300 times a day for the world's most mined resource

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Sand is the most mined resource in the world. But extracting it from lakes and rivers comes at a deadly cost — and could have dire consequences for the environment.

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A Powerful Windstorm Changed the Boiling Point of Water in the UK

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Waves from Storm Ciaran November 2023

The hottest temperature recorded in every state

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A sign for extreme heat in Death Valley, California, in June 2024.
A sign for extreme heat in Death Valley, California.

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The Mysterious X Factor Behind 2023's Unbelievable Heat

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What it will take to modernize the American grid and usher in the clean-energy revolution

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To reach a carbon-pollution-free grid by 2035, we'll need to build up to 10,100 miles of new transmission lines.

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