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Listening to music in the desert at dawn
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Listening to music in the desert at dawn

Terry Tempest Williams, an author and environmental activist, on bird song, Keith Jarrett and slowing down.
Impacts
Warmer, drier, browner: Climate scientists connect drought and human-caused climate change

Warmer, drier, browner: Climate scientists connect drought and human-caused climate change

The western United States has experienced such intense droughts over the past decade that technical descriptions are becoming inadequate. In many places, conditions are rocketing past "severe," through "extreme," all the way to "exceptional drought."

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Despite their promises, giant energy companies burn away vast amounts of natural gas
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Despite their promises, giant energy companies burn away vast amounts of natural gas

Exxon, Marathon, BP and others are flaring natural gas, a wasteful practice with consequences in the fight against climate change, at a record pace. 
Politics
PG&E bankruptcy tests who will pay for California wildfires
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PG&E bankruptcy tests who will pay for California wildfires

The utility faces $30 billion in potential liability over deadly fires linked to its equipment. Critics say it is pressuring the state to shield it.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
blue and white solar panels on green grass.

Clean energy tech is outpacing politics and reshaping the global power landscape

Scientists in lab coats and protective goggles work in a lab, reviewing files.

Scientists scramble to save climate and health data as government deletions escalate

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Trump administration slashes environmental reviews to speed fossil fuel permits

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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

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
A woman looks at a handmade journal that includes pressed flowers and leaves.

Independent bookshops are helping people fight climate despair with the right stories

A river runs between hills covered with trees displaying fall foliage colors.

Maryland’s conservation streak shows how far a small state can go