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Californias electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it

In the name of climate action, California pushed the world toward electric cars. But building enough of them is creating its own environmental crises.

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California’s electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it

The sprint to supply automakers with heavy duty lithium batteries is propelled by climate-conscious countries like the United States that aspire to abandon gas-powered vehicles. Oceanographers and environmentalists warn of the damage it could do to literally uncharted waters.

With metals and maybe even coronavirus, wildfire smoke is more dangerous than you think

As another fire season ramps up, the dangers of respiratory illness and other serious side effects from smoke loom nearly as large as the flames. One study linked wildfire smoke to an increased risk of COVID-19.

Misinformation is killing people. Here's the truth about COVID vaccines

Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines circulates as doses remain unused and coronavirus infections climb. We asked to experts to evaluate four common vaccine myths and explain why they’re wrong.

Caltech says it regrets drilling holes in sacred Native American petroglyph site

Inside a federal ranger’s patrol truck, the radio crackled with alarming news: People were seen lugging bags of heavy equipment into a protected site containing prehistoric rock carvings. The suspicious activity involved a faculty member and students from Caltech.

Fauci: 'There's no way' the coronavirus was made with U.S. research funds. Here's why

When Sen. Rand Paul accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of sending U.S. tax dollars to China so scientists there could soup up coronaviruses culled from bats and make them more dangerous to people, the infectious diseases expert did not accept the charges quietly.

One of America's hottest cities is down to one water well. What happens if the taps go dry?

Rick Daniels lies awake at night worrying about a rusty contraption in a forlorn field, littered with discarded pipes and fire hydrants. It is the only water pump in Needles that meets state water quality standards, and it runs 23 hours a day to keep up with demand.

Summer of disaster: Extreme weather wreaks havoc worldwide as climate change bears down

A portfolio of disasters this year raises the specter of irreversible climate change as never before, offering glimpses of what it means to live on a warming planet where human survival grows more fraught.

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Californias electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it

In the name of climate action, California pushed the world toward electric cars. But building enough of them is creating its own environmental crises.

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