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![The upper building of a dam sits amid red rocks and a low water level]()
![The upper building of a dam sits amid red rocks and a low water level]()
A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one?
It would likely be complicated, messy and involve big lawsuits, according to experts and former officials.
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It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America.
The urban heat island sits in a rural heat ocean.
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![Firefighter stands on road next to a wildfire. The photo is tinged red from fire.]()
![Firefighter stands on road next to a wildfire. The photo is tinged red from fire.]()
The Trump administration claims roads in forests prevent wildfires. Researchers disagree.
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
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![A female river guide leads two groups of rafts down a river]()
![A female river guide leads two groups of rafts down a river]()
A year after Helene, river guides in Appalachia are navigating a new world
The first tourist season since the storm reveals how much the river and livelihoods have changed.
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![Glenn Harris of the Bureau of Land Management surveys the scorched land of the watershed above Casatic Power Plant in the hills above Los Angeles.]()
![Glenn Harris of the Bureau of Land Management surveys the scorched land of the watershed above Casatic Power Plant in the hills above Los Angeles.]()
Pollution from wildfires can contaminate our water for up to 8 years, study finds
An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire.
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How shrinking the EPA could make wildfire smoke even more dangerous
"It will leave communities more vulnerable."
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![Forecasted temperatures for June 16 in Alaska.]()
![Forecasted temperatures for June 16 in Alaska.]()
Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory
The heat bearing down on central Alaska "could feel like 110" in a state where the sun can shine all day.
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Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?
Volunteer cartographers on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia are turning local knowledge into life-saving maps in the face of rising seas and stronger storms.
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![Birds fly past a pile of wood used to make pellets at a Drax facility in Gloster, Mississippi.]()
![Birds fly past a pile of wood used to make pellets at a Drax facility in Gloster, Mississippi.]()
In California, a biomass company’s expansion raises fears of more fires
Facilities that make wood pellets have a track record of catching on fire. So why are there plans to build several near Yosemite's tinderbox forests?
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![Ukrainian rescuers of the State Emergency Service and firefighters continue to extinguish the forest fire after a Russian bomb explosion in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on September 17, 2024.]()
![Ukrainian rescuers of the State Emergency Service and firefighters continue to extinguish the forest fire after a Russian bomb explosion in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on September 17, 2024.]()
How 3 years of war have ravaged Ukraine’s forests, and the people who depend on them
Nearly 5 million acres have burned since Russia’s latest invasion in 2022, ignited by rocket fire, artillery shelling, and explosive devices.
