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![Collage: a topographic map of a mine with a blueberry bush sprig, a rainbow smelt, a ptarmigan and two chicks, and a caribou surrounding it, with a gold nugget in the middle of the map and a river running through the center]()
![Collage: a topographic map of a mine with a blueberry bush sprig, a rainbow smelt, a ptarmigan and two chicks, and a caribou surrounding it, with a gold nugget in the middle of the map and a river running through the center]()
A Native Corporation wants to mine gold on the Kuskokwim River. Alaska Natives say no.
The world’s largest open-pit gold mine could destroy the tundra — and the livelihoods of those who depend on it.
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Without Congress, what can Biden do to stem the climate crisis?
"It's now time for executive Beast Mode."
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European lawmakers declared natural gas ‘green.’ Now they may face lawsuits.
Environmental advocates said they "will not rest" until the decision is overturned in court.
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Report: US on track to fall ‘significantly short’ of its climate goals
Without new policies, the nation won't even come close to halving emissions by the end of this decade.
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US emissions cost the world $1.9 trillion in economic damages
A new study pinpoints the economic cost of emissions, paving the way for international legal action.
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Toxic algal blooms are driving up water costs in the Great Lakes
In Toledo, Ohio, monitoring and treating algae-contaminated water from Lake Erie costs $100 per family per year.
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Nature is in crisis. A UN report says short-sighted economics is to blame.
A panel of experts calls for different ways to value the natural world.
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![An aerial photo shows a long bridge leading to a small, precarious-looking island crowded with homes.]()
![An aerial photo shows a long bridge leading to a small, precarious-looking island crowded with homes.]()
Study: Rising seas are weakening nature’s storm shields
Barrier islands may not be such a good barrier anymore.
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Climate change breaks plant immune systems. Can they be rebooted?
When temperatures rise, plants mysteriously lose their ability to defend against invading pathogens — but there may be a fix.
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![An aerial picture shows Islands jutting out into a lake amid the vast swamplands of the Sudd, around the border of Jonglei and Unity states in Southern Sudan, on June 21, 2011.]()
![An aerial picture shows Islands jutting out into a lake amid the vast swamplands of the Sudd, around the border of Jonglei and Unity states in Southern Sudan, on June 21, 2011.]()
Will a Nile canal project dry up Africa’s largest wetland?
South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics warn the megaproject would desiccate the world’s second largest wetland, impacting its rich wildlife and the rains on which the region depends.
