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Wanna see what climate change looks like? Check out the vicious fires in northwest Canada
Hot, dry weather is triggering wildfires that are eating up forests in the Northwest Territories in Canada, and in the U.S. West too.
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Now Google Street View is mapping gas pipeline leaks
Experiments by Google, Environmental Defense Fund, and university scientists reveal the huge amounts of methane that leak from pipelines beneath some cities.
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Five reasons why kelp could be the next kale
Once we all start getting tired of kale, seaweed could step up to the plate as America's favorite superfood.
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California farms are sucking up enough groundwater to put Rhode Island 17 feet under
Here are four key takeaways from a new report prepared for the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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As Arctic sea ice melts, polar bears eat less surf, more turf
Great news for seals! For caribou, not so much.
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Guess which two words can make your nonpartisan education reforms a hot potato?
Some states think that the new national standards for the science curriculum go way too far when it comes to teaching kids about climate change.
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Oklahoma hit by eight earthquakes in two days. Is the fracking industry to blame?
Last year, Oklahoma's quake activity was more than 5,000 percent greater than normal. Underground injection of fracking wastewater might be the cause.
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Climate change is flooding out American coastlines
A new analysis finds that flooding from storm surges is getting worse as sea levels rise.
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Kidney stones: One more thing to look forward to in our climate-changed future
Brace yourself: New research suggests that even slight warming causes a marked increase in kidney stones.
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Cowboys, hunters, and enviros team up to fight natural gas drilling
In Colorado's beautiful Thompson Divide, locals are trying to stop drilling before it begins.
