Climate-fueled drought threatens wheat harvest
Massive drought across the Upper Midwest, Northern Plains states, and Prairie provinces of Canada is putting the spring wheat crop…
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‘I’m hopeful’: A New York teen went from protestor to helping craft US climate policy
By Oliver Milman If a week is a long time in politics, the past year has been an eternity for…
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Climate change threatens American rivers
Climate change, activities that contribute to it, and dams pose grave threats to America’s rivers, according to American Rivers. The…
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Beer could help scientists understand how crops adapt to climate change
Researchers at UC-Riverside are investigating how barley, a key ingredient in beer, survives in such a wide variety of climates…
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BIden administration allows DAPL to operate without proper authorization
The Army Corps of Engineers will allow the Dakota Access pipeline to continue operating while the Corps conducts an environmental…
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Big Oil CEO refuses to testify at Senate hearing — Sanders slams him for avoiding ‘tough questions’
By Brett Wilkins In the latest example of Big Oil’s failure to face public scrutiny for a global crisis driven…
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Biden administration decides DAPL’s fate
The immediate fate of the Dakota Access Pipeline is at stake on Friday, as the Biden administration decides whether to…
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‘Very scary indeed’: Atmospheric methane levels surged in 2020
Atmospheric methane levels surged in 2020, a new report from NOAA shows, accelerating an increasing trend, alarming scientists, and possibly…
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Toxic waste infrastructure vulnerable to climate change
The threat of a catastrophic failure unleashing a 20-foot wall of industrial wastewater over nearby homes and businesses in Piney…
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Sea level rise is creating ‘ghost forests’ that are visible from space
By Emily Ury Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I slog through…
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