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California farms dried up a river for months. Nobody stopped them

Water officials didn’t find out the Merced had gone dry until after the fact, raising questions about the state’s ability to manage supplies during droughts.
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Susannah Meadows: What I saw in Yosemite was devastating
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Susannah Meadows: What I saw in Yosemite was devastating

What does it mean if we can't protect even our protected land from climate change?
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Water wars head upstream as California considers cutbacks for senior Central Valley irrigation districts
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Water wars head upstream as California considers cutbacks for senior Central Valley irrigation districts

More than two decades after Los Angeles was forced to cut historic water diversions to protect California’s natural resources, the state is poised to impose similar restrictions on San Francisco and some of the Central Valley’s oldest irrigation districts.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Alaska villages face soaring energy costs as GOP debate threatens clean energy tax credits

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Louisiana coastal restoration project faces new turmoil over hidden environmental report

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Satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere could worsen climate change and ozone depletion

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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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Scientists move forward with climate assessment work despite federal dismissals

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Climate disaster survivors form nationwide movement to push for climate action and disaster reform