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A fraction of promised climate money reaches Amazon communities: Interview with Latimpacto’s leaders

The Amazon is the largest rainforest on Earth, with many funders making financial commitments to conserve this crucial ecosystem. Yet, when the declarations are traced to the ground, the capital is rarely there.

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Climate change-driven heat, weather extremes impact specialty crop farmers

Farmers are experiencing shorter planting windows and potential loss of crops because of periods of early-season heat followed by a freeze.

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Scientists say 4th of July heatwave was “virtually impossible” without fossil fuels

A group of scientists say record 4th of July temperatures would have been unheard of in a pre-industrial world, before the advent of fossil fuels.

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Colorado cut $11.4 million in penalties for oil firms submitting fake cleanup data

Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.
A person tossing a bucket full of grapes into a larger container

Drought shrivels French wine harvest prospects

France's scorching summer is stunting grape growth in wine regions including Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy, threatening a smaller crop and bringing one of the earliest harvests on record.

Aerial view of Rosendale Dairy, a CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) in Rosendale, Wisconsin.

Manure digesters spur dairy farm expansion in California, study finds

Expansion at California dairy farms that tap into state and federal incentives to build digesters that turn manure into gas wipes out an estimated 9% of the farms’ purported greenhouse gas reductions, according to a new pre-print study. 
A hand displaying a northern pike  showing head from gills forward with a focus on the formidable teeth

Climate change is helping an invasive predator wreak havoc on iconic Alaskan fish

Warming rivers and the uncanny ability of northern pike to navigate saltwater have enabled the freshwater invaders to lay siege to Southcentral Alaska’s salmon and trout.

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Conflict, climate, no cash: Why poverty persists

With just under five years left to complete the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, a new report shows what's hampering progress. And what the solutions are.
Smokestacks emitting pollution at coal-fired facility

Trump EPA air chief heads for the exit

If his deregulatory actions survive judicial scrutiny, Aaron Szabo will have played a key role in reshaping EPA’s regulatory power.
A person adjusting the controls on a window air conditioning unit

Census data model: Nearly 50K Tennessee households may not have access to air conditioning

Amid dangerous heat, resources for those without air conditioning vary at the local level.

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