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Nearly 60 percent of energy production in Iowa comes from wind turbines
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Nearly 60 percent of energy production in Iowa comes from wind turbines

Since 2006, Iowa has increased its wind energy production 15 times over.
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With about three months remaining, 2021 has already seen the second-most billion-dollar weather disasters
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With about three months remaining, 2021 has already seen the second-most billion-dollar weather disasters

Since 1980, the frequency and intensity of the events have been steadily increasing.
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Acres in federal ag conservation program have decreased steadily in past decade
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Acres in federal ag conservation program have decreased steadily in past decade

Since 2007, the number of acres the government has paid farmers and ranchers to conserve has declined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program subsidizes the removal of environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
A power plant with a wind turbine in the foreground.

Shanxi province faces difficult path away from coal as China pushes clean energy

A flooded park alongside a river with submerged trees.

Texas growth and lax rules put more homes in harm’s way from flood disasters

Rural hills under dark storm clouds during daytime.

Trump administration moves to shut down critical storm research lab in Oklahoma

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Jellyfish floating in the ocean

Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

Green coral on a reef.

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

Wildfire smoke in the distance with a forested hill in the foreground.

Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

Sign saying Break Free from Fossil Fuels on a street.

Burning fossil fuels linked to 1,500 deaths in Europe’s latest heat wave