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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
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Butterfly populations in the U.S. are plummeting, study finds

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Trump officials push for expanded natural gas exports in Louisiana

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Fossil fuel companies use lawsuits to stall climate action

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

CLIMATE
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Fossil fuel industry ramps up political spending as investigations stall

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EPA reinstates dozens of environmental justice staff