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A Florida community aimed to address a legacy of pollution. The Trump administration cancelled its funding

Trump canceled a $15M EPA grant for Tampa’s University Area, halting pollution, flood-control and community projects.

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MAHA moms take on coal

Some leaders of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement are challenging a pillar of the U.S. president’s energy agenda.

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Did climate change cause this heat wave? Most likely, and here's why

More than 80 million people are under an Extreme Heat Warning or Heat Advisory through this week, according to the National Weather Service.

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Trees are vital for cooler cities, but they need help too

Record-breaking heat and drought are putting urban trees at risk. Experts explain how to protect these essential assets and build city forests that can withstand the climate challenges ahead.
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Urban heat’s overlooked fix: greening the land upwind of cities

A study published in Nature Cities, suggests that forests placed strategically outside urban cores can lower temperatures across much of a city.

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Climate change is devastating the ‘cherry capital of the world’

As costs rise, Northern Michigan's cherry farmers face a choice: adapt or sell.
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Plant life in the warming Arctic alters lush knee-high jungle

Alaska's North Slope tundra may look desolate, but crouch down and you'll see a lush jungle. It's just so small, it's almost all below your knee.
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The biggest carbon polluters are to blame for half of U.S. western water lost, ‘groundbreaking’ paper says

Some of the most impactful changes from climate change have come in the stressed Colorado River basin.

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The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events

Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods, and droughts as long as we continue to use gas, oil, and coal at our current pace.

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Even meteorologists are baffled by the Midwestern tornado season

More than 200 tornadoes have hit Illinois this year. Here's how the twisters form, and how climate change might be influencing them.
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The clean energy transition has a grid problem. Here’s how to fix it

If the United States’ electrical grid were a highway, much of it would be clogged with bumper-to-bumper traffic.

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