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Poll: Arizonans want to ban uranium mining near the Grand Canyon
Protecting the state’s water supply appears to be a top priority among likely voters.
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Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law
It’s the single biggest climate package in U.S. history.
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“The results will be dire”: Extreme heat to impact a quarter of US by midcentury
Some 107 million Americans will experience heat index temperatures above 125 degrees F by 2053, according to a new report.
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Scientists unravel the origins of the Southwest’s monsoon
But just as their understanding of the phenomena becomes more clear, it’s starting to disappear.
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Is the Biden administration fast-tracking a ‘carbon disaster’ in Alaska?
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How a conservative US network undermined Indigenous energy rights in Canada
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Indigenous leaders say Africa’s conservation plan puts lives at risk
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A Native Corporation wants to mine gold on the Kuskokwim River. Alaska Natives say no.
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As rising seas swamp South Carolina’s shores, some coastal communities are left unprotected
A proposed $1.1 billion seawall bypasses marginalized Charleston neighborhoods and relies on outdated grey infrastructure. But there is an alternative: green, nature-based solutions can protect at-risk coastal communities.
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Pipe dreams: Why far-fetched Western water projects won’t go away
There are at least half a dozen major Western water pipeline projects under consideration, ranging from ambitious to outlandish.
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House passes the Inflation Reduction Act, the ‘most significant’ climate bill in US history
It's the “most comprehensive, most complete, most serious climate bill that the Congress has ever passed.”
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Massachusetts’ Republican governor signs far-reaching climate bill into law
It’s “a big f****ing deal.”
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The Arctic is heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet
That's much quicker than climate models predicted.
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How NYC’s upcoming congestion pricing program will reduce traffic — and cut carbon
A new report analyzes potential fee structures and shows how they would affect traffic, transit, and emissions.
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Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests
A new study warns that boreal forests are fast approaching a tipping point.
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Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly
Carbon dioxide emissions aren’t the only way aviation warms the planet. Exhaust contains a host of polluting particles, from soot to nitrogen oxides.
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