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Why Toledo just gave legal rights to Lake Erie
In a special election this week, voters supported a controversial ballot measure giving Lake Erie the right to “exist, flourish, and naturally evolve.”
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![Thousands of youth climate strikers gathered in central London on February 15.]()
![Thousands of youth climate strikers gathered in central London on February 15.]()
Youth climate strikers: ‘We are going to change the fate of humanity’
Students issue an open letter ahead of global day of action on March 15, when young people are expected to strike across 50 nations.
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To fear or not to fear? A conversation between David Wallace-Wells and Eric Holthaus
David Wallace-Wells and Eric Holthaus discuss telling stories about the end of the world, facing climate fears, and finding hope in the face of doomsday studies.
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Warming oceans have already harmed the world’s fish supply
A first-of-its-kind study reveals that ocean warming has significantly affected fisheries worldwide.
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![People take selfies in front of frozen fountain in New York City.]()
![People take selfies in front of frozen fountain in New York City.]()
Your weather tweets are showing your climate amnesia
A database of 2 billion tweets shows people get so used to weather extremes they might stop noticing them. That's bad for action on climate change.
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If climate change makes the clouds disappear, we’re screwed
Carbon dioxide emissions could mean blue skies. That's not a good thing.
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![A fire crew hikes past McClure Reservoir in New Mexico en route to conducting a prescribed burn]()
![A fire crew hikes past McClure Reservoir in New Mexico en route to conducting a prescribed burn]()
For a warming world, a new strategy for protecting watersheds
In the hot, dry West, water managers are learning the benefits of prescribed burns and thinning trees.
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![A damp view of Atlantic City's boardwalk.]()
![A damp view of Atlantic City's boardwalk.]()
Atlantic City can’t afford to roll the dice on sea-level rise
With more frequent floods, many East Coast cities are looking at becoming the next Atlantis.
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‘Moment of reckoning:’ U.S. cities burn recyclables after China bans imports
Residents of cities like Chester, outside Philadelphia, fear a rise in pollution from incinerators after China’s recycling ban.
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![Physicist William Happer in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.]()
![Physicist William Happer in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.]()
Trump is considering a fervent climate denier to lead a White House panel assessing climate change risk
William Happer compares the "demonization" of carbon dioxide to the Holocaust.
