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With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.
Record flooding pushed Michigan's dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.
To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding.
The decision could have far-reaching consequences — including for the fossil fuel industry, which may find itself exposed to a flood of new litigation.
The state's pension funds have an estimated $14.8 billion invested in fossil fuel companies.
And it’s getting worse with extreme heat.
As the regulatory fight over toxic sterilization facilities continues, the health of more than 14 million people may hang in the balance.
A GOP-led Congress could resuscitate the effort to transfer roughly 2 acres within the Wind River Indian Reservation to a local irrigation district.
One sound index used to monitor biodiversity fell by as much as 15 percent following particularly smoky days, according to a new study.