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Scientists use DNA in efforts to help species adapt to climate change
As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration.
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Trump's EPA is paving the way for hazier national parks, activists say
Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks.
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Spiking gas prices spark consumer interest in electric vehicles
Oil and gasoline prices are rising as the war in Iran intensifies and other global conflicts affect supply. That means pain at the pump for drivers filling up with gas.
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An oil refinery defined life in this quaint California city. What happens when it’s gone?
For decades, the Valero refinery shaped Benicia’s economy, politics and health. Now the city has become a reluctant test case of whether an oil town can reinvent itself
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Number of days with weather just right for wildfires is soaring around the world
A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.
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Worst snow drought in decades grips much of Western US
Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain.
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California takes Trump administration to court over plans to restart oil pipelines
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration for approving an oil company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast.
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