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40 million Americans depend on the Colorado River. It’s drying up.
Prompted by years of drought and mismanagement, a series of urgent multi-state meetings are currently underway to renegotiate the use of the Colorado River.
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How farmers are turning to tradition as they face climate change
Farmers are seeing the effects of warming firsthand -- and here's what some are doing to save our food supply.
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Why we need a better definition of ‘renewable’ energy
"Renewable" is in the eye of the beholder. And that’s a big problem.
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![The city of Katowice is ready for COP24, the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.]()
![The city of Katowice is ready for COP24, the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.]()
How cities can lead on climate change solutions
The latest United Nations climate change report paints a dire picture, but IPCC co-chair Debra Roberts says urban residents have a critical role to play in addressing the crisis.
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California’s battle against climate change is going up in smoke
The state’s 2018 wildfire season released emissions equal to a year of power use.
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Report: Climate change could flush your savings
Company climate plans “give little inkling that up to 30 percent of manageable assets globally may be at risk,” according to a new study.
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![Kashmiri women farmers carry lumps of grass during harvesting of rice, in the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir.]()
![Kashmiri women farmers carry lumps of grass during harvesting of rice, in the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir.]()
Here’s a way to fight climate change: Empower women
Women are disproportionately affected by climate change, says environmentalist Katharine Wilkinson, but she says there are three distinct ways to make a difference.
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China is both the best and worst hope for clean energy
China is the world’s biggest polluter but a leader in renewable energy, making it the country to watch at this week's climate summit in Poland.
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Americans have planted so much corn that it’s changing the weather
The Corn Belt is making it rain.
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Global carbon emissions are on the rise, but don’t let that dash your hopes
New research finds that CO2 emissions will increase by 2.7 percent in 2018.
