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What’s Wrong with Fossil Fuel–Based Fertilizer?
Massive overapplication of nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture damages soil, causes pollution, and contributes to climate change.
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What is Climate Loss and Damage?
Wealthy, polluting nations should pay for climate damages.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Attacks on SNAP are rooted in persistent, divisive myths about the program. Here are the facts.
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Cars, Trucks, Buses and Air Pollution
Transportation is a major source of air pollution and the emissions that contribute to climate change in the United States.
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How Nuclear Weapons Work
At the center of every atom is a nucleus. Breaking that nucleus apart—or combining two nuclei together—can release large amounts of energy.
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Each Country's Share of CO2 Emissions
Which 20 countries emit the most carbon dioxide? The wealthiest.
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What is Nuclear Testing?
A resumption would increase the risk of nuclear war.
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The Food and Farm Bill
The massive piece of legislation commonly referred to as the “farm bill” should really be called the “food and farm bill” because of its key role in how we eat.
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Environmental Impacts of Natural Gas
This comprehensive overview details the potential environmental impacts of natural gas use and extraction, including its effects on water supplies, global warming emissions, air pollution, and wildlife.
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The Future of Natural Gas
Natural gas is not an effective long-term climate strategy.
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How Natural Gas Is Formed
This comprehensive overview explains the basics of how natural gas is formed and where it can be found in the United States and around the world.
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How Natural Gas Works
This comprehensive overview details how natural gas is formed, extracted, processed, transported, and used, and its associated benefits and environmental impacts.