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invasive earthworms remaking forests

Invasive earthworms are remaking our forests, and climate scientists are worried

As earthworms silently devour leaf litter across the country, they are changing soils, restructuring ecosystems and depleting our forests' carbon stocks.
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Overheated reefs are caught in a vicious carbon cycle

Overheated reefs are caught in a vicious carbon cycle

A mediterranean reef is turning tropical and could contribute to global warming.

How American forests fuel the EU’s appetite for ‘green’ energy
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How American forests fuel the EU’s appetite for ‘green’ energy

The smoke billows like cream in coffee off Lebanon Church road, above the pine stands and winter fallow, a sharp palette of blue and green and white.

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Baby bison are being flown to Siberia to try to save the permafrost
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Baby bison are being flown to Siberia to try to save the permafrost

The Pleistocene Park, in the wilds of Siberia, is trying to recreate the ecosystem of 20,000 years ago, in the hopes that the actions of grazing animals can help keep the ground from thawing and releasing billions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere.
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Gray heron standing in body of water amid water plants.

EPA moves to further limit protections for wetlands

Burned foundation of a home next to burned out car and trees.

Wildfire survivors face hidden risks from lingering toxic pollution

A hand places pennies in a glass jar with an image of a house roof covered in solar panels in background.

Solar power surges ahead despite political opposition

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Gloved hands holding a globe of the earth with a small plant growing from the top.

Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

U.S. Supreme Court bathed in evening sunlight.

US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

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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

Facade of the Environmental Protection Agency with blue sky and clouds behind.

EPA faces legal pushback over canceled climate grants