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Are clothing rental services actually sustainable? Experts say it’s complicated
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Cities are using alternatives to clean up their parking lots
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Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?
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1.5°C: what it means and why it matters
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Heather Grady plants a kale seedling in her garden Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Denver. (AP photo/Brittany Peterson)
In a drought? Here’s how to grow food with less water
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Extreme heat could impact the World Cup games. Here’s what cities are doing to prepare
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FILE - Bleached coral is visible at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Most sunscreens harm corals. Here’s what you can do
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Up close with the wind farms taking shape on US East Coast
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Katharine Wilkinson gives a talk about living with climate uncertainty at American University in Washington on April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)
In climate change fight, doomerism is out. Laughter is in
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How you store produce can make it last longer
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Earth Day: What AP climate reporters do to reduce their impact
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Why wildfires are burning longer than they used to
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Maddie Tibayan pauses while wearing a respirator while collecting a water sample of the Tijuana River, as part of a research team from the University of California, San Diego, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Tijuana River sewage is making the air toxic, scientists say
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Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia
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Edervan Forte dos Santos, from the Galibi Kali’na Indigenous community, steers his boat toward mangroves in the biodiversity conservation area of ​​Cabo Orange, in Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) 
Oil drilling in Brazil’s Amazon draws concern from Indigenous communities
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Unsafe water in mobile homes

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Rollbacks of U.S. environmental regulations and potential impact

Searching for fresh water

Climate story collaboration between MIT and AP

Chasing hail storms to learn about the costly weather events

Extreme weather and its impact on humans