Climate Coach: How this ordinary rock could stop climate change

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Get unlimited access for US$2 a week every 4 weeks your first year. Expert reporting. Exceptional price. Switch on. → PUBLISHED BY READ ONLINE | SIGN UP Climate Coach Down-to-earth advice for life on our changing planet.   Climate Coach author Michael Coren is taking the next few months for parental leave. We'll share the best of The Post's climate coverage while we wait for his return in April. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to get Climate Coach in your inbox every Tuesday. (iStock) How this ordinary rock could stop climate change They look ordinary: gray with a hint of green, the sort of rock you may step over without thinking twice. But a pair of scientists say they just figured out a way of transforming these plain slabs of Earth into something extraordinary: a high-tech, low-cost substance that can bend geologic time and help stall — or even reverse — planetary warming. By harnessing some of the same technologies used today to produce cement, scientists said, they have found a way of heating a mixture of common minerals and turning them into a material that can suck carbon out of the sky and deposit it deep in Earth's oceans. Read more   More of The Post's climate coverage   New EV batteries are making electric cars cheaper and safer (Hailey Haymond) Lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries last longer, cost less and have fewer fires than the nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries in most U.S. and European EVs. By Nicolás Rivero Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   France just banned PFAS. Here's why the U.S. hasn't. (Elsa Biyick/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty) French lawmakers approved legislation banning PFAS in cosmetics, ski wax and clothing. By Amudalat Ajasa Read more   Helene's profound impact on N.C. farms is only now coming into clearer focus (Kate Medley for The Post) The storm inflicted huge losses on North Carolina farms. As many farmers wait for aid to flow, some wonder whether they can — or should — begin again. By Brady Dennis Read more   Long lines and canceled rentals: Firings bring chaos to national parks (Dukas/Getty) Trump's purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country. By Maxine Joselow and Andrea Sachs Read more   In the state of hockey, climate change leads to fewer skating rinks (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Local officials in Minnesota say warmer winters and unpredictable weather are forcing them to reassess whether they can afford this cherished winter tradition. By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred Read more   Why the U.S. has been home to Earth's most unusually cold air this year (Joshua A. Bickel/AP) The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet's most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame. By Ben Noll Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna (Marty Melville/AFP/Getty) Fourteen Pacific island nations will receive $107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes the fish farther from their shores. By Michael E. Miller Read more   Send me your photos and stories at climatecoach@washpost.com See you next Tuesday. Ask your climate questions Try our experimental AI that finds answers to your climate questions from our published reporting. Learn More     You received this email because you signed up for Climate Coach or because it is included in your subscription. Manage newsletters | Unsubscribe 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 DOWNLOAD OUR APP      ©2025 The Washington Post | Privacy Policy | Help & Contact