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Pedal-powered compost pickup combats climate change with micromobility

Mike Harrison works as a “rot rider” for Down to Earth Composting in Reno. That means twice a week, he hitches a trailer to an e-bike and motors around town collecting compost.

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Warming is making the West thirstier, researchers say. And it’s stressing water supplies

Over the past four decades, the Western U.S. has demanded more water. And the landscapes — the valleys and mountains and lakes — that make up the region’s arid ecosystems have borne the impacts of increasing water needs in more ways than one.

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Will climate change and technological progress end Nevada's beef industry?

The CEO of Danish Crown, Europe's top meat processor, believes beef “will be a luxury product that we eat when we want to treat ourselves" due to beef's climate impact. If this is true, how will this impact Nevada's cattle-centric agricultural sector?

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Researchers say climate change is making the atmosphere thirstier, increasing the danger of wildfire, drought

Across the Southwest, human-caused warming is changing the way that water falls as snow or rain, creating uncertainty around the regional water supplies we rely on.

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Climate change threatens Great Basin waterbirds, a 'canary in the mine' for healthy lakes, wetlands
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Climate change threatens Great Basin waterbirds, a 'canary in the mine' for healthy lakes, wetlands

A study released this month in Scientific Reports showed that the footprint of climate change was already visible in the Great Basin.

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Report: Climate change is making Lake Tahoe warmer, adding stress to the ecosystem
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Report: Climate change is making Lake Tahoe warmer, adding stress to the ecosystem

In an annual report released this week, U.C. Davis researchers found that climate change is adding new pressure to the Lake Tahoe ecosystem.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Midwest’s hydrogen plans spark debate over clean energy standards

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Activists urge insurers to cut ties with fossil fuels in London protests

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Steel industry lags in renewable energy transition, study finds

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

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UN court hears historic case as island nations confront climate threats