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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.
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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
Deer crossing a snowy road.

Humans are reshaping life on Earth, shrinking biodiversity everywhere

An owl sitting on top of a roof with solar panels.

Solar power surge drives global growth in clean energy, but targets remain out of reach

Four firefighters working on a fire line.

South Korea’s worst wildfire on record spreads fast as climate fuels disaster

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Climate scientist Michael Mann speaks at a podium with a porjection of the famous hockey Stick climate graph.

A climate scientist’s legal win just got flipped on its head

CLIMATE
EPA opens quiet backdoor for polluters.

EPA opens quiet backdoor for polluters to bypass clean air rules

People walk and stand on a beach with high-rise buildings in the background.

A city in India offers a glimpse of how to build a cooler, cleaner future