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![Colorful Houses in a neighborhood on the east side of Detroit]()
![Colorful Houses in a neighborhood on the east side of Detroit]()
Why Detroit residents pushed back against tree-planting
Detroiters were refusing city-sponsored “free trees.” A researcher found out the problem: She was the first person to ask them if they wanted them.
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My hometown is going to burn. Here’s how my neighbors are preparing
Can neighborhood burn squads save California from the next big wildfire?
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![Scenic view of Stanley Lake and Sawtooth Mountains at Stanley, Idaho.]()
![Scenic view of Stanley Lake and Sawtooth Mountains at Stanley, Idaho.]()
Sportsmen flex their political muscles
In the midterms, public land access issues helped several candidates nab governorships.
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![A residential apartment complex is seen standing among the debris of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.]()
![A residential apartment complex is seen standing among the debris of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.]()
California’s Camp Fire was the most expensive natural disaster worldwide in 2018
The state’s deadliest fire ever was also the world’s costliest catastrophe in 2018.
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Trump’s swap of ‘irreplaceable’ wilderness allows millions of dollars in seafood transport
A road through a national refuge in Alaska is meant to be for medical evacuations. But a little-known loophole lets it move fish, not just patients.
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Prepping for the Seattle Squeeze? Here are 10 rules of bus etiquette
Does the end of the viaduct mean you're getting on Seattle transit for the first time? Follow these tips and (hopefully) no one will hate you.
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![A large male polar bear stands on an ice float, surrounded by water.]()
![A large male polar bear stands on an ice float, surrounded by water.]()
Ocean temps rising faster than scientists thought: Report
Scientists say the rate of ocean warming has led to more rain, increased sea levels, coral reef destruction and declining ocean oxygen levels.
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The green movement has a diversity problem. And it is getting worse
Environmental NGOs and foundations still have a long way to go to diversify their ranks.
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Trump’s border wall may cost Texas and Puerto Rico a chunk of their disaster aid
President Trump may divert billions of unspent dollars of aid originally earmarked for Puerto Rico and other communities recovering from disasters.
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Off-roading, chopped Joshua trees, overflowing toilets: Our national parks during a shutdown
National park visitors downed a Joshua tree and yeah, we just lost our faith in humanity too.
