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Scientists have a dire new warning about the state of the planet
Recent climatic developments "mark the beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth," but it's not too late for radical action.
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![A man stands outdoors with oil drills to either side of him. He has white hair and his hands are clasped in front of him.]()
![A man stands outdoors with oil drills to either side of him. He has white hair and his hands are clasped in front of him.]()
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
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![Two firefighters are seen silhouetted against the flames of a burning house in Altadena, California.]()
Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
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The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom
The tech industry’s soaring electricity and water demands are raising consumer rates and threatening sustainability goals.
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In New York, a pipeline proposal that just won’t die
Why some think a “lurid political shakedown” by President Trump will get a pipeline built off Rockaway Beach.
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What we lost when cars won
Americans once feared cars. Now we can’t imagine life without them.
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How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
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Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff
Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.
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Trump targets federal employees working on conservation and environmental protection
A new round of furlough notices were issued to EPA employees last week, while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut positions affecting national parks, endangered species, and toxic contamination research.
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens were discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.
