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### Climate
[Can Toxic Mining Waste Help Remove CO2 from the Atmosphere?](https://e360.yale.edu/features/asbestos-mine-tailings-carbon-removal-baie-verte)
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On the coast of Newfoundland, waste from a shuttered asbestos mine has been a troubling source of contamination for decades. Now, a company plans to process the waste to draw CO2 from the air — one of several projects worldwide that aim to turn this liability into an asset.
By [Moira Donovan](/authors/moira-donovan)
* ### INTERVIEW
[Saving U.S. Climate and Environmental Data Before It Goes Away](https://e360.yale.edu/features/eric-nost-interview)
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Some 2,000 records went missing from government data sets after the Trump administration took office in January. Canadian geographer Eric Nost talks about the work he and colleagues are doing to archive data related to climate and the environment while it is still accessible.
By [Nicola Jones](/authors/nicola-jones)
* ### Biodiversity
[A Craze for Tiny Plants Is Driving a Poaching Crisis in South Africa](https://e360.yale.edu/features/south-africa-plant-poaching)
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South Africa’s Succulent Karoo is the most biodiverse arid region on the planet, with thousands of plants found nowhere else. But to meet a demand fueled by social media, criminal networks have been poaching these colorful succulents by the millions and smuggling them overseas.
By [Adam Welz](/authors/adam-welz)
* ### INTERVIEW
[Bill McKibben on Climate Activism in the Age of Trump 2.0](https://e360.yale.edu/features/bill-mckibben-interview)
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Activist Bill McKibben says Americans upset by the Trump administration’s gutting of U.S. climate efforts need to move beyond despair. In an interview with e360, he talks about rethinking the role of protest, the global push on clean energy, and why he sees reason for hope.
By [Elizabeth Kolbert](/authors/elizabeth-kolbert)
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### Climate
[How Climate Change Puts the Safety of Drinking Water at Risk](https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-drinking-water)
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Wildfires, floods, intense heat, droughts, and other extreme events fueled by climate change are threatening water systems in the U.S. and around the globe. Experts warn of the increasing threat of contamination and the need to improve infrastructure to keep drinking water safe.
By [Jim Robbins](/authors/jim-robbins)
E360 Digest
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[Digest Archive →](/digest)
* ### [African Solar Installations Headed for Banner Year](https://e360.yale.edu/digest/africa-solar-2025)
African solar installations are projected to grow by 42 percent this year, according to an industry group. [More about African Solar Installations Headed for Banner Year →](https://e360.yale.edu/digest/africa-solar-2025)
* ### [In This Storied Egyptian City, Rising Seas are Causing Buildings to Crumble](https://e360.yale.edu/digest/alexandria-egypt-sea-level-rise-buildings)
As waters rise along the Egyptian coast, hundreds of buildings in the historic port city of Alexandria have collapsed. [More about In This Storied Egyptian City, Rising Seas are Causing Buildings to Crumble →](https://e360.yale.edu/digest/alexandria-egypt-sea-level-rise-buildings)
* ### [Cuts to U.S. Climate Aid Will Leave Large Gap in Global Funding](https://e360.yale.edu/digest/trump-climate-aid)
The U.S. provides nearly a tenth of all climate finance globally, a well of funding that is at risk of drying up as the Trump administration takes aim at overseas spending. [More about Cuts to U.S. Climate Aid Will Leave Large Gap in Global Funding →](https://e360.yale.edu/digest/trump-climate-aid)
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#### Energy
[‘Green Grab’: Solar and Wind Boom Sparks Conflicts on Land Use](https://e360.yale.edu/features/solar-land-grabs-agrovoltaics)
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Solar and wind farms are proliferating and increasingly taking up land worldwide, prompting criticism from rural communities and environmentalists. Solutions range from growing crops or grazing livestock under PV panels to putting floating solar farms on lakes and reservoirs.
By [Fred Pearce](/authors/fred-pearce)
* ### INTERVIEW
[Reciprocity: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World](https://e360.yale.edu/features/robin-kimmerer-interview)
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Robin Wall Kimmerer, the bestselling author of _Braiding Sweetgrass_, recently published _The Serviceberry_, which explores the economies of nature. In an _e360_ interview, the Native American ecologist discusses reciprocity, gratitude, and aligning human law with ecological law.
By [Mary Evelyn Tucker](/authors/mary-evelyn-tucker)
* ### Oceans
[With Sea Ice Melting, Killer Whales Are Moving Into the Arctic](https://e360.yale.edu/features/canada-high-arctic-killer-whales-orcas)
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Killer whales have begun to migrate farther into previously icy regions of the Arctic, preying on narwhal, beluga, and bowhead. Scientists say their increasing numbers could shift food webs in ways that affect both endangered whale populations and subsistence Inuit hunters.
By [Ed Struzik](/authors/ed-struzik)
* ### WAR IN GAZA
[As War Halts, the Environmental Devastation in Gaza Runs Deep](https://e360.yale.edu/features/gaza-war-environment)
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The war in Gaza has taken a heavy toll on the environment, with water supplies contaminated, raw sewage pouring into the Mediterranean, once-fertile soils ruined, and the land stripped of trees. Experts say the extent of the damage needs to be tallied to help plan for a recovery.
By [Fred Pearce](/authors/fred-pearce)
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[High-Tech Conservation](https://e360.yale.edu/features/internet-of-animals-icarus)
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1. #### [The ‘Internet of Animals’ Could Transform What We Know About Wildlife](https://e360.yale.edu/features/internet-of-animals-icarus)
2. #### [How DNA from the Dead Is Helping Boost Species on the Brink](https://e360.yale.edu/features/museum-specimen-dna-conservation)
3. ##### INTERVIEW
#### [How Digital Technology Is Helping Decode the Sounds of Nature](https://e360.yale.edu/features/bioacoustics-nature-sounds-digital-technology)
4. #### [Back from the Dead: New Hope for Resurrecting Extinct Plants](https://e360.yale.edu/features/plant-de-extinctions-herbariums)
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* [Climate](https://e360.yale.edu/topics/climate)
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* ##### [Climate](https://e360.yale.edu/features/asbestos-mine-tailings-carbon-removal-baie-verte)
#### [Can Toxic Mining Waste Help Remove CO2 from the Atmosphere?](https://e360.yale.edu/features/asbestos-mine-tailings-carbon-removal-baie-verte)
* ##### [INTERVIEW](https://e360.yale.edu/features/bill-mckibben-interview)
#### [Bill McKibben on Climate Activism in the Age of Trump 2.0](https://e360.yale.edu/features/bill-mckibben-interview)
* ##### [Climate](https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-drinking-water)
#### [How Climate Change Puts the Safety of Drinking Water at Risk](https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-drinking-water)
* [Energy](https://e360.yale.edu/topics/energy)
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* ##### [Energy](https://e360.yale.edu/features/solar-land-grabs-agrovoltaics)
#### [‘Green Grab’: Solar and Wind Boom Sparks Conflicts on Land Use](https://e360.yale.edu/features/solar-land-grabs-agrovoltaics)
* ##### [Energy](https://e360.yale.edu/features/wave-tidal-energy)
#### [U.S. Support and New Investments Buoy Hopes for Marine Energy](https://e360.yale.edu/features/wave-tidal-energy)
* ##### [ANALYSIS](https://e360.yale.edu/features/world-bank-hydro-dams)
#### [In a Major Reversal, the World Bank Is Backing Mega Dams](https://e360.yale.edu/features/world-bank-hydro-dams)
* [Biodiversity](https://e360.yale.edu/topics/biodiversity)
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* ##### [Biodiversity](https://e360.yale.edu/features/south-africa-plant-poaching)
#### [A Craze for Tiny Plants Is Driving a Poaching Crisis in South Africa](https://e360.yale.edu/features/south-africa-plant-poaching)
* ##### [INTERVIEW](https://e360.yale.edu/features/robin-kimmerer-interview)
#### [Reciprocity: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World](https://e360.yale.edu/features/robin-kimmerer-interview)
* ##### [RIVERS](https://e360.yale.edu/features/northeast-dam-removals)
#### [How Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers](https://e360.yale.edu/features/northeast-dam-removals)
* [Oceans](https://e360.yale.edu/topics/oceans)
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* ##### [Oceans](https://e360.yale.edu/features/canada-high-arctic-killer-whales-orcas)
#### [With Sea Ice Melting, Killer Whales Are Moving Into the Arctic](https://e360.yale.edu/features/canada-high-arctic-killer-whales-orcas)
* ##### [Oceans](https://e360.yale.edu/features/ocean-migration-mismatch)
#### [As Oceans Warm, Predators Are Falling Out of Sync with Their Prey](https://e360.yale.edu/features/ocean-migration-mismatch)
* ##### [Oceans](https://e360.yale.edu/features/selective-breeding-coral-climate-change)
#### [As Ocean Waters Warm, a Race to Breed Heat-Resistant Coral](https://e360.yale.edu/features/selective-breeding-coral-climate-change)
* [Food & Agriculture](https://e360.yale.edu/topics/food-agriculture)
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* ##### [Food & Agriculture](https://e360.yale.edu/features/germany-peatlands-paludiculture)
#### [Turning Farmland Back to Peatland: Can It Slow CO2 Emissions?](https://e360.yale.edu/features/germany-peatlands-paludiculture)
* ##### [Food & Agriculture](https://e360.yale.edu/features/navajo-natural-infrastructure-dryland-streams)
#### [On Navajo Lands, Ancient Ways Are Restoring the Parched Earth](https://e360.yale.edu/features/navajo-natural-infrastructure-dryland-streams)
* ##### [Food & Agriculture](https://e360.yale.edu/features/trees-agriculture-farming)
#### [How Agroforestry Could Help Revitalize America’s Corn Belt](https://e360.yale.edu/features/trees-agriculture-farming)
* [Solutions](https://e360.yale.edu/topics/solutions)
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* ##### [Solutions](https://e360.yale.edu/features/concrete-carbon-capture-germany)
#### [Greening Concrete: A Major Emitter Inches Toward Carbon Neutrality](https://e360.yale.edu/features/concrete-carbon-capture-germany)
* ##### [E360 Film Contest Winner](https://e360.yale.edu/features/2024-film-contest-first-place-berkeley-shepherd)
#### [A Solitary Herder Cares for His Goats and the Bay Area Hills](https://e360.yale.edu/features/2024-film-contest-first-place-berkeley-shepherd)
* ##### [E360 Film Contest](https://e360.yale.edu/features/2024-film-contest-second-place-australia-indigenous-fire)
#### [For 60,000 Years, Australia’s First Nations Have Put Fire to Good Use](https://e360.yale.edu/features/2024-film-contest-second-place-australia-indigenous-fire)
* [Cities](https://e360.yale.edu/topics/cities)
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* ##### [WAR IN GAZA](https://e360.yale.edu/features/gaza-war-environment)
#### [As War Halts, the Environmental Devastation in Gaza Runs Deep](https://e360.yale.edu/features/gaza-war-environment)
* ##### [PHOTO ESSAY](https://e360.yale.edu/features/tigris-euphrates-photo-essay)
#### [Eye on the Fertile Crescent: Life Along the Mideast’s Fabled Rivers](https://e360.yale.edu/features/tigris-euphrates-photo-essay)
* ##### [Cities](https://e360.yale.edu/features/ev-school-buses)
#### [Slowly but Surely, U.S. School Buses Are Starting to Electrify](https://e360.yale.edu/features/ev-school-buses)
* [Policy](https://e360.yale.edu/topics/policy)
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* ##### [INTERVIEW](https://e360.yale.edu/features/eric-nost-interview)
#### [Saving U.S. Climate and Environmental Data Before It Goes Away](https://e360.yale.edu/features/eric-nost-interview)
* ##### [INTERVIEW](https://e360.yale.edu/features/leah-stokes-interview)
#### [Can Support for Clean Energy Withstand Changing Political Winds?](https://e360.yale.edu/features/leah-stokes-interview)
* ##### [INTERVIEW](https://e360.yale.edu/features/richard-thompson-interview)
#### [Why We Need a Strong Global Agreement on Plastics Pollution](https://e360.yale.edu/features/richard-thompson-interview)