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Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines
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Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

Peter Dykstra and Bobby Bascomb take a look at how melting sea ice in the Arctic is already opening up a new shipping route for oil and gas in particular. Then, the two discuss the low attendance by Democratic candidates at the first ever Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice, and some of the big ideas from the candidates who showed up.

Politics
Venta Maersk container ship tests the waters of an ice-free Arctic, thanks to climate change
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Venta Maersk container ship tests the waters of an ice-free Arctic, thanks to climate change

A container vessel carrying fish and electronics is testing a route that could be a boon for Moscow.
Impacts
“The damn thing melted”: Arctic security in the blue-water era
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“The damn thing melted”: Arctic security in the blue-water era

When Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer told the media last week that “the damn thing melted," he wasn't talking about an ice cream cone.

Editorial

Editorial: Hot news from the North Pole

Here's disturbing news that deserves more attention: North Pole temperatures have soared 50 degrees above normal in the dead of winter. And it wasn't just a one-time spike.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump accelerates environmental rollbacks at unprecedented pace in first 100 days

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Trump administration moves to eliminate $2.4 billion in environmental justice grants

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Canada’s new prime minister backs fossil fuels while promising Indigenous partnerships

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Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

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

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

CLIMATE
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EPA shifts scientists from research to chemical approvals, raising alarm over independence

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Hawaii moves to sue Big Oil over climate costs; Trump administration strikes first