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To protect marine areas, Canada must include First Nations
A new report says Indigenous management plays a key role in protecting Canada’s waters.
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Even with legal protections, extreme heat and wildfire take a toll on farmworkers
Nearly half of workers in California say their farms are not in compliance with safety codes for extreme weather, survey finds.
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Climate denial campaign goes retro with new textbook
‘The 1990s called. They want their scientific misinformation back.’
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More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected
Bugs need conservation areas too.
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Minnesota to require 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040
Utilities can use a mix of solar, wind, hydropower, nuclear, hydrogen power, and biomass — energy obtained from burning wood and trash — to meet the 2040 goal.
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How the Supreme Court could finally force Big Oil to face trial
Dozens of cities and states sued oil giants for deceiving the public. The Supreme Court could soon break these cases out of limbo.
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Not to be outdone, the EU commits $270 billion to its own Green New Deal
No one wants to be left behind in the growing green economy.
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Report: Burning gas in oil fields cost tribes $22 million
How poor methane rules are costing tribes and taxpayers.
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Exxon reports record profits, doubles down on fossil fuels
The White House responds with renewed calls to boost production.
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There’s a deal to save the Colorado River — if California doesn’t blow it up
The plan would cut water use on the river by roughly a quarter, drying up farms and subdivisions across the Southwest.
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EPA issues rare veto, halting Alaska’s Pebble mine
Mining waste would have jeopardized the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.
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How a defunct Trump policy still threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
The short-lived rule is helping the mining industry from beyond the grave.
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