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Parched Los Angeles launches fireworks buyback program ahead of July 4 holiday

The drought-plagued city of Los Angeles announced that a fireworks buyback program would be held Wednesday ahead of the U.S. July 4 holiday, hoping to rein in the explosives' illegal use in a setup similar to gun buyback programs.

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From Peter Gleick:  A letter to my grandkids on Santa Claus and climate change

Once upon a time, a jolly old man named St. Nick, or Santa Claus, lived at the North Pole. Every year, at Christmas, he bundled up toys made by his magic elves and flew around the world in a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer, including his most famous one, Rudolph.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

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Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs