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A baby sandpiper standing in a seashell on a beach

As the sea swallows a Nigerian community, migratory bird habitat disappears

Increasingly powerful tides linked to rising sea levels are rapidly eroding the coastline in southwestern Nigeria, damaging local community infrastructure as well as the wetlands that shorebirds rely on.

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Trump says he's ending restrictions on methane emissions from oil drilling

President Donald Trump says he's “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to reduce planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.
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Stratos Project’s emissions could cause up to 45 premature deaths, illnesses each year

If natural gas continues to be Stratos Project's energy choice, the data center campus would be the root of many public health woes.
Woman, lying on a sofa with cold compress on forehead coping with extreme heat

Climate experts warn of health emergency as heat deaths rise

Researchers want global warming to be declared a global health emergency as the health harms from it escalate faster than ever.

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As extreme heat worsens, renters are gaining a 'right to cooling'

New laws are treating cooling as a necessity rather than a luxury, though what landlords must provide varies widely.
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'A potential glimpse into the future': climate change has triggered 'permafrost landslides' in Canada

For the first time, researchers have identified a new type of landslide of permafrost in Canada's Northwest Territories.
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In Maine’s Senate race, it’s heating oil vs. electricity

Energy affordability dominated the debates, but the candidates disagreed about the causes and how to solve the crisis.
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New Mexico off track for 2030 greenhouse gas goal, environment official says

At its current rate, New Mexico won't hit its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, an environment official told lawmakers.
Electric car charging at charger vs. diesel vehicle refueling petrol gas station. Renewable clean solar wind energy with old dirty fossil coal power generation.

Ford’s new EV pickup will come with more affordable home-power backup

Owners of the Ford Fathom, starting at under $30,000, can power their homes without buying a costly bidirectional charger. Will other automakers follow?
A person using a calculator to verify numbers on a financial document

UK accused of relying on ‘questionable accounting’ to meet key climate finance target

Exclusive: New analysis suggests around £2.1bn of the funds the UK counted towards its climate target did not come from new spending – without it the UK would have fallen nearly £1bn short of its target.

A group of penguins on top of ice floes

Antarctic sea ice decline is triggering global ocean changes

A key layer of water around Antarctica is getting saltier, potentially shifting storm tracks and accelerating sea-level rise, new research shows.

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