More than half of the Colorado River’s water is used to grow crops, primarily livestock feed, a new study finds. The river and its users are facing tough decisions as the climate warms.
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After the fires, a Maui community tries a novel approach to keep homes in local hands
As burned properties come up for sale in Lahaina, many worry outside developers will scoop them up. Some are turning to a tool that’s helped other towns after a disaster: a community land trust.
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A new satellite will track climate-warming pollution. Here’s why that’s a big deal
A satellite with a climate solutions mission blasted off on a SpaceX rocket Monday. It’s on a mission to detect planet-heating methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.
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There’s a new ‘Climate Reality Check’ test — these 3 Oscar-nominated features passed
Does climate change exist? And does a character know it? Barbie, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Nyad met the criteria for a new challenge inspired by the famous Bechdel Test.
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Debt, missed classes and anxiety: How climate-driven disasters hurt college students
Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.
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How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean
The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.
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Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf
Recycling “does not solve the solid waste problem,” the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.
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Across the world, migrating animal populations are dwindling. Here’s why
In a landmark U.N. study, researchers found nearly half of the world’s threatened migratory species have declining populations. More than a fifth of the assessed animals face extinction.
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EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade
The new regulations could save thousands of lives from deadly air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s calculations.
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Rhode Island lawmakers propose plan to tackle climate-related coastal threats
On a recent weekday, state Representative Terri Cortvriend climbed the rock outcropping at Surfers End at Sachuest Beach in Middletown. It was raining, and she climbed slowly, her boots seeking traction. At the top, in every direction, she saw areas that are being impacted by the effects of climate change. To the southwest, she mentioned […]
