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Greens bash heads over how to deal with wildfires
The U.S. Forest Service's strategy for fighting fires might be making the problem worse, some groups argue.
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Obama’s latest big climate move: Keeping more coal in the ground
The Obama administration has put a moratorium on new coal mining leases on public land, and plans to overhaul the whole coal leasing program.
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We’ve finally figured out how climate change will benefit future generations
We're saving our descendants from an ice age! There’s just one small problem with our logic.
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The story of air pollution started way back in ancient times
The Romans were dealing with smog, too.
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California cities fail to keep homeless safe during El Niño rains
Despite big talk about preparations, communities up and down the West Coast are failing to protect their most vulnerable residents.
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The seven charts you need to fathom California’s water prospects
"So far, so good" is the word from the meteorologists, but they warn that weather patterns remain "darn unpredictable."
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How the huge gas leak is turning California’s Porter Ranch into a ghost town
A subdivision that was billed as a sanctuary has now turned into a nightmare thanks to an out-of-control environmental disaster.
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Can we make the Anthropocene official yet?
Here's what future cyborgs might find when they look back at what early Anthropocene dwellers (that's us) left behind.
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America was really damn hot last year, scientists confirm
It was the second-hottest year ever in the U.S., and it was awfully wet too.
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Guinea pigs might have a secret defense against climate change
A study finds that guinea pigs can tweak their DNA -- and their offspring's -- to protect against heat damage.
