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Pawpaws, America’s latest fruit craze, are being threatened by climate change
Everyone wants a piece of the lovingly nicknamed "Appalachian banana.” Can the species survive warming temperatures?
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![Damage from Hurricane Nicole in Daytona Beach, FL]()
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The world’s insurance bill from natural disasters this year: $115 billion
That’s 42 percent higher than the 10-year average.
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![A man in a blue shirt holding a tool installs a solar panel on the roof of a home in Puerto Rico]()
![A man in a blue shirt holding a tool installs a solar panel on the roof of a home in Puerto Rico]()
An infusion of cash from Congress could keep the lights on in Puerto Rico
Here's what $3 billion could do to avert the next tropical storm blackout.
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Beyond solar: Here’s what the clean energy future might look like
Five scenes show how direct air capture, carbon capture, and hydrogen hubs could fit into the U.S. economy.
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Inside the COP27 fight to get wealthy nations to pay climate reparations
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Climate change made deadly rainfall in West Africa 80% more likely to happen
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Tribes in the Colorado River Basin are fighting for their water. States wish they wouldn’t.
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9 in 10 US counties have experienced a climate disaster in the last decade, report finds
Indigenous Affairs
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Underfunded, understaffed, Canada’s Indigenous Services Agency is failing to protect First Nations
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The return of the American bison is an environmental boon — and a logistical mess
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At COP27, Tuvalu joins call for an international treaty to stop fossil fuel expansion
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Report: Countries need an impossible amount of land to meet climate pledges
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![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?
States are struggling to budget given incomplete data
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![France Olivier Giroud Qatar 2022 World Cup]()
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Lessons from the World Cup: How a changing climate is changing sports
From professional to youth leagues, a warming planet is forcing athletes to adapt to new extremes.
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![Collage: dried up reservoir, cows drinking from a water trough, greenhouses with marijuana plants]()
![Collage: dried up reservoir, cows drinking from a water trough, greenhouses with marijuana plants]()
Water thieves abound in dry California. Why are they so hard to catch?
A short-staffed state agency struggles to catch rogue water users.
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![A gas well sits on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation as the sun sets behind a ridge line. A tall metal structure is]()
![A gas well sits on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation as the sun sets behind a ridge line. A tall metal structure is]()
Biden administration proposes new rule targeting methane emissions on tribal lands
Wasted natural gas has quadrupled since 1990 – regulators hope to rein in that loss.
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The fossil fuel origins of ‘gaslighting’
Merriam-Webster's word of the year is all about deception. Guess where it comes from?
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![Map of Chico, California, with bottom half covered in a photo of a wildfire and a line of flames bisecting the two images]()
![Map of Chico, California, with bottom half covered in a photo of a wildfire and a line of flames bisecting the two images]()
This California city needs housing. But is a new development destined to burn?
Still reeling from the 2018 Camp Fire, Chico residents are divided over a large new subdivision planned in the path of the last blaze.
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Houston is just the latest Texas city to boil water for safety
The infrastructure woes behind a water failure
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![U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management sign that reads]()
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Despite Biden’s promises, logging still threatens old forests and U.S. climate goals
Federal agencies continue to move dozens of logging projects forward in federal forests across the United States.
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