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Climate hopes dim in New York even as Western states join on cap-and-trade

Even as California and Washington state prepare to merge their cap-and-trade climate programs, New York's retreat from creating a similar program has sparked renewed debates about energy costs.
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'Shrinking-swelling’ phenomenon is putting 12m French homes at risk. Is climate change to blame?

More than half of the detached houses in France are under threat by rising temperatures, spurring the government to fight back.
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These maps show exactly where the West might burn this summer

Drought, low snowpack, and a winter heatwave have left every state in the Western U.S. facing an above-average risk of summer wildfires.
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Brazilian researchers remix coffee varieties to confront climate challenge

Researchers in Brazil are crossbreeding arabica coffee with rare, more resilient species to help the crop survive rising temperatures, drought and disease.

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Opinion: One year in, the anti-science agenda of the Trump administration is evident

We are now more than a year into President Trump’s second stint in the White House, establishing a grim and undeniable record of attacks on science.

The oil rig Sevan Louisiana off the Curacao coast in the Caribbean.

Opinion: ‘God Squad’ exempts entire Gulf of Mexico oil industry from endangered species rules

Unprecedented legal dodge means the deaths of turtles, whales, manatees, and other imperiled species will be officially excused.

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Meet the combustible cartoon character who wants to make kids feel sorry for fossil fuels

A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
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Athletes say climate change impacting Canada's Labrador Winter Games

From temperature changes to snowmelt, unpredictable weather made it hard to train for the 2026 Labrador Winter Games.

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As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt

Rising temperatures are increasing the danger of heat-related illness among student athletes, pushing states to adopt new safety rules.

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Warm winters mean there's more nitrate pollution in Iowa's drinking water

Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter, forcing the state's largest city to run an expensive nitrate removal system.

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Higher cancer rates in counties with more CAFOs, study finds

People living near concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, in California, Texas and Iowa suffer from higher rates of cancer, suggesting that the air and water pollution from the massive farms may be playing a role, according to a new study.

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