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![A bison stands next to two men -- one with an elaborate traditional headdress and one with a straw hat]()
Wildlife, not livestock: Why the Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming are reclassifying buffalo
"Bringing the buffalo back is about our relationship with them, not domination over them."
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Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget
Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts.
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Global warming is melting Arctic sea ice. Can science refreeze it?
Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.
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Did climate change supercharge the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ storm pummeling the central US?
A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico could be making it worse.
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Why a tree-planting nonprofit in Chicago is suing the Trump administration
Similar programs across the country are also struggling.
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Utilities may soon pay you to help support a greener grid
Electricity usually runs one way, but EV and large home batteries could provide a vast network of backup energy to draw on.
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."
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Droughts are getting worse. Is fog-farming a fix?
Tapping low-hanging clouds could be a cheap way to boost dwindling water supplies, according to new research.
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Another casualty of Trump’s funding freeze: New Orleans’ tree canopy
A program was trying to mitigate the loss of 200,000 trees to Hurricane Katrina.
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Oh, great: Rat populations are surging as cities heat up
Hotter weather makes it easier for rodents to feed and breed. Washington, D.C. saw a 390 percent increase in rats over the last decade.
