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Winery plans to chop down California redwoods to make room for vineyards
As the world warms, winemakers are moving into new regions. Along the California coast, that's bad news for redwoods.
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The worst wildfires in a decade pour acrid smoke over Sydney
There are roughly 100 blazes popping in southeastern Australia, making the sky almost as black as night.
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For climate scientists, shutdown casts long shadow
An Antarctic scientist explains how the impacts of the shutdown could be felt for years to come.
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How do you get people to give a damn about climate change?
Experts have come a long way in trying to figure out which messages can successfully open minds and move public opinion. There's just one problem: They disagree about whether the message everyone's using actually works.
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U.N. lists air pollution as carcinogen
If you want to avoid lung cancer, the United Nation's cancer-research body has some advice for you: Don't breathe.
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Colorado frackers pump out cash to ward off ballot initiatives
The Colorado Oil and Gas Association has spent more than $600,000 in its effort to defeat proposed fracking bans and suspensions in four cities.
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Australian scientists rescue wildlife by hand from changing climates
A new formula will help Australian scientists decide when a species should be evacuated from a landscape affected by climate change, and where it should be moved.
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Greens sue EPA over Pacific Northwest’s increasingly acid waters
Carbon dioxide emissions have turned the Pacific Ocean off Oregon and Washington so acidic that shellfish are dying. The Center for Biological Diversity says that's a Clean Water Act violation.
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Powering Japan after Fukushima: Gas drilling isn’t the only choice
When coverage declares natural gas is "the only viable option," it's baking in bad assumptions. We need to read between the lines.
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Mighty mangroves shield Indian village from cyclone’s wrath
Villagers in Praharajpur planted and protected mangroves along the coast -- and it paid off over the weekend by helping rebuff a vicious storm.