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Facing a super El Niño, fisheries demand disaster relief reform

Fishers nationwide lack insurance protections, while late federal relief forces many of them out of business.
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The Louisiana fishermen refusing to go down with the ship

Cameron, Louisiana, used to be the largest exporter of seafood in the U.S. Now, it’s one of the largest exporters of liquefied natural gas.
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Manitoba’s orphan wells, explained

The province has far fewer orphan wells than other western provinces. Is that the result of successful regulators — or a lack of robust oversight?
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Study examines how climate change affects Minnesota's trees

As our climate continues to change, scientists in St. Paul, Minnesota, are taking a closer look at how it's impacting our trees.
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Judge advances suit over coal ash pollution in Susquehanna River

According to the Center for Biological Diversity, a Pennsylvania power plant has been leaching toxic chemicals into surrounding waters for years.
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Climate change is getting worse in Nevada. Why did Democrats stop talking about it?

Voters tend to worry about global warming while worrying more about other issues; Democrats have noticed and changed how they discuss the environment.

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Diesel export fight strains GOP ties with Big Oil

Farm-state Republicans and MAGA populists are backing a diesel export ban, putting them at odds with an industry that has long been a GOP ally.

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Carbon capture proposals draw mixed responses from environmental groups in Michigan House committee

As Michigan continues to examine its options for meeting its 100% clean energy goal, members of the state House gathered to consider a slate of bills to give the state authority over efforts to capture and store carbon emissions.
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Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust

Workforce programs are trying to ride out the legal, administrative, and economic headwinds of the Trump administration.

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United Nations chief says power has polarized the world

Will the world continue on its path to fragmentation or cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway artificial intelligence, and intensifying inequalities?

An Asian farmer with a hat on watering their crops

Climate change has created a meta-crisis in food security, energy, and the economy, says Greek expert

Emmanuella Doussis is the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy and Professor of International Institutions at the University of Athens.

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