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Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the American west.
Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.
The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities.
Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.
Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.
Local officials emphasized the need for river gauges and real-time rainfall monitoring to better predict flash floods.
The administration has done real damage to climate action, experts say. But in many ways, renewables are unstoppable.
Nitrogen dioxide levels near e-commerce warehouses are 20 percent higher than in other neighborhoods. It can even be measured from space.
Norway’s crusade to eliminate gasoline powered cars was years in the making. Can that achievement be replicated?