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Millions of people are bitten by snakes every year. Climate change is increasing human-snake encounters, even as many countries remain ill-equipped to treat victims.
A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.
Agriculture requires a lot of water. In the drought-stricken Central Valley, researchers have found a win-win for growers.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
Though tech companies are secretive about their water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of the state’s supply.
The pledge was born out of shareholder activism — and was withdrawn as regulators crack down on greenwashing.
Many projects such as solar panels and electric school buses may not meet new deadlines for tax credits under the “big, beautiful bill.”
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
Most were Black or Indigenous.