An experiment with roots at M.I.T. used A.I. and satellite images to grow a coastline in the Maldives. More projects are planned for Boston and Miami.

Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.

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The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back.

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The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back.

The database of federal global warming research recreates a website that was closed amid the administration’s broad retreat from climate science.

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The database of federal global warming research recreates a website that was closed amid the administration’s broad retreat from climate science.

A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.

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A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.