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Government Budget and Staffing Cuts Could Close Facilities in California’s National Forests, Memo Says

March 5, 2025 - 14:25
A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal government staff reductions and budget freezes.
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150 Years of Change: How Old Photos, Recaptured, Reveal a Shifting Climate

March 5, 2025 - 05:00
In the heart of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, a team of scientists is re-creating historical pictures to study how much, and how quickly, ecosystems are changing.
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El pensamiento de suma cero, ¿en qué consiste?

March 5, 2025 - 01:00
Este tipo de pensamiento, que indica que solo hay espacio para un ganador, se ha extendido como un virus mental desde la geopolítica hasta la cultura pop.
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U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad

March 4, 2025 - 17:41
Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.
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Some Green Groups Are Running Out of Cash After Trump Freezes $20 Billion

March 4, 2025 - 16:36
The Justice Department and F.B.I. are investigating $20 billion in climate funds, despite a top prosecutor’s decision that there was not sufficient evidence of wrongdoing.
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A Straightforward Climate Fix Hits Another Setback

March 4, 2025 - 15:29
Cutting down emissions of planet-warming methane from oil and gas production was supposed to be relatively simple. It hasn’t worked that way.
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World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground

March 4, 2025 - 14:29
A massive superberg, four times as big as New York City, has halted east of the southern tip of South America.
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Trump Administration Said to Drop Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical

March 3, 2025 - 20:49
The Biden administration had sued to force the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in Louisiana to reduce emissions of chloroprene, a likely carcinogen.
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Tesla for Sale: Buyer’s Remorse Sinks In for Elon Musk’s E.V.-Owning Critics

March 3, 2025 - 19:20
The backlash against the electric vehicle company has intensified as the billionaire ally of President Trump exerts his power over the federal government.
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Truths to Remember in a Time of Lies

March 3, 2025 - 05:02
Chaos and disorientation are the goals here. But we know what’s going on behind the curtain.
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A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go?

March 3, 2025 - 05:02
In the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks.
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Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web

March 3, 2025 - 05:00
Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.
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Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests

March 2, 2025 - 15:25
The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry.
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Greenpeace Faces Tough Start in Trial Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

March 2, 2025 - 14:41
The environmental group, battling a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, told the court it can’t get a fair trial.
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How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy

March 2, 2025 - 03:00
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
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Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?

March 1, 2025 - 12:21
Zero-sum thinking has spread like a mind virus, from geopolitics to pop culture.
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How Fungi Move Among Us

March 1, 2025 - 12:07
Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.
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Hundreds Are Said to Resign From NOAA

February 28, 2025 - 17:36
The resignations came a day after a wave of firings at the agency, a world center of climate research.
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Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

February 28, 2025 - 14:12
A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.
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Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment

February 28, 2025 - 13:48
Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.
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