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A large snowy landscape photograph depicts a single dirt road running through the lower half with a large yellow dump truck driving.
Environment
On Baffin Island in the fragile Canadian Arctic, an iron ore mine spews black carbon
Eight nations share the territory of the Arctic, which is experiencing the fastest changes of any part of the earth as global temperatures rise. The United States will emphasize addressing the causes and impacts of climate change in the region when it tak
Environment
As new leader of the Arctic Council, the US will focus on the region’s Big Thaw
Researcher Tami Bond won a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship for her work investigating the sources of black carbon emissions.
Environment
A newly-minted ‘genius’ hopes to stop pollution from soot and smoke
Environment
They’re unhealthy and contribute to climate change, but traditional cookstoves prove hard to displace
Climate Control and Clean Air
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