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No kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires

Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer.

Resilience
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Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or dream?

In 2012, the Bureau of Reclamation completed “the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken within the Colorado River Basin” at the time, which analyzed solutions to water supply issues — including importing water from the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

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Va. Senate Democrats kill effort to repeal electric car rule

Virginia Senate Democrats on Tuesday defeated several Republican efforts to repeal a so-called “clean cars” law that aims to reduce carbon pollution through the adoption of California’s stringent rules for vehicle emissions.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Warming climate puts over 3,500 animal species at risk of extinction

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Texas school board faces lawsuit over lack of public notice on Exxon tax break vote

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Fracking operators in Colorado dodge chemical disclosure rules despite legal mandate

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Congress proposes major reforms to FEMA in bid to counter Trump cuts

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How fragile power grids and extreme weather combined to cause Europe’s biggest blackout in decades

Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

CLIMATE
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U.S. Interior secretary downplays climate crisis as Trump budget slashes environmental funding

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Clean energy factories bring jobs and billions to red states as tax credits face cuts