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In rush for key metals, Canada ushers miners to its fragile north

Canada is offering incentives to mining companies to dig in its northern regions for the critical minerals needed for EVs and solar panels. But based on past abuses, critics fear carbon-rich peatlands will be lost, wild rivers polluted, and enormous cleanup projects left behind.

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Dead fish are popping up along beaches on the Texas Gulf Coast, officials say. Here's why

This week, Texas beachgoers along the Gulf Coast may have observed a startling sight along the coastlines: possibly thousands of dead fish washed up on the sand.

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California floated cutting major Southwest cities off Colorado River water before touching its agriculture supply

In a closed-door negotiation last week over the fate of the Colorado River, representatives from California’s powerful water districts proposed modeling what the basin’s future would look like if some of the West’s biggest cities – including Phoenix and Las Vegas – were cut off from the river’s water supply.

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Hotter, rainier, wetter - climate change is dramatically transforming the Arctic

Each year, the Arctic region goes through an annual health checkup — and the results are in: From a rapid decline in snow cover to an unprecedented late season melting event to another year of seabird die-offs, the Arctic has once again shown clear symptoms of an ailing planet.

Snow continues to pummel western New York as metro Buffalo digs out from up to 6 feet of accumulation

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In rush for key metals, Canada ushers miners to its fragile north

Dead fish are popping up along beaches on the Texas Gulf Coast, officials say. Here's why

California floated cutting major Southwest cities off Colorado River water before touching its agriculture supply

Hotter, rainier, wetter - climate change is dramatically transforming the Arctic

Snow continues to pummel western New York as metro Buffalo digs out from up to 6 feet of accumulation

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Arctic permafrost is thawing rapidly. It affects us all.

A climate-themed version of Catan sparks new conversations

Opinion: Building climate resilience fails to protect human health

Montana’s Supreme Court debates climate law's constitutionality

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way