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Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine
Speaking in the heart of the oil industry, climate activist Bill McKibben said solar power has become the cheapest and fastest-growing energy source, offering Texas a path to lead the clean energy transition.
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www.houstonchronicle.com
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New Hampshire snowpack decline reveals hidden impacts on forests and water
New England residents know that snow is disappearing from our landscape, and scientists have proven that climate change is to blame. But the effects of snowpack decline go far beyond what’s visible.
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newhampshirebulletin.com
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Syria's worst drought in decades pushes millions to the brink
A devastating drought has slashed Syria’s wheat harvests by 40%, pushing millions closer to food insecurity as bread prices soar and farmers abandon their land.
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www.bbc.com
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Trump's call to end quarterly reports gets unlikely support from climate-conscious investors
A call by Donald Trump to ditch quarterly corporate reporting has received cautious support from an unlikely source: international investors pushing business to do more on longer-term sustainability issues, many lambasted by the U.S. president.
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www.reuters.com
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Effort to curb Southern California rail yard pollution stalls under Trump
A landmark rule to cut toxic emissions from Southern California’s rail yards has been blocked under the Trump administration, leaving communities in the Inland Empire pushing state officials to take action.
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capitalandmain.com
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It isn’t just the U.S. The whole world has soured on climate politics.
How do we think about the climate future, now that the era marked by the Paris Agreement has so utterly disappeared?
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www.nytimes.com
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New Mexico’s billion-dollar oilfield orphans
A recent report warns that bankrupt oil companies could leave New Mexico with up to $1.6 billion in cleanup costs, as orphaned wells and leaking tank batteries pile up.
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capitalandmain.com
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