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31 August 2019
The peaches are sweet, but growing them isn’t
An annual picking trip to a California farm has become a window into our daunting climate and work challenges.
Led by New York, the attorneys general argue that the administration’s agreement to reimburse the energy giant for abandoning its offshore wind leases is illegal.
Even a huge snowpack during the coming winter would only give the river basin states less than two years of storage before reservoirs return to historic lows.
Novel forms of CO2 removal must expand at ‘highly ambitious rates’ if the world is to limit global heating to 1.5C, says study.
One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.
“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”
"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”
A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations
“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”
“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.