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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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Greenpeace verdict over pipeline protest defamation could spell problems for environmental activism and speech

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Petrochemical industry struggles with overcapacity, rising costs, and shaky green investments

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Plastic ban in Bangladesh struggles as eco-friendly bags face high costs

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

CLIMATE
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

An NOAA truck with a weather satellite on the back.

Trump’s government cuts disrupt NOAA forecasts and data collection