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Opinion: Believe what you are seeing and feeling — the climate is changing

Nearly all climate scientists believe that climate warming has occurred as the result of human activities, but do you see it and feel it, plainly? Do you believe it?

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Researchers may have solved wastewater's climate problem

Scientists expected their artificial floating wetland to help only after cleaning the water. Instead, greenhouse gas emissions dropped months earlier, and nobody is sure exactly why.
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A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it

Geothermal companies face tough tradeoffs over water as they aim to power the data center buildout in Western states.

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How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could increase emissions from Georgia

Advocates in Georgia warn a Trump administration rollback on climate standards for power plants will increase greenhouse gas emissions. 
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Minnesota project shows promise of mixing farming, solar power

Winifred Sylvah picked a handful of plump cucumbers on a cold, wet September morning as raindrops trickled off rows of solar panels in the background.
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Dirty air is killing Europeans and costing trillions. These cities prove change is possible

From London's ULEZ to Sofia's clean air zone, European cities are proving that cleaner air is achievable — but there's still a lot of work to do.

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Fuel prices, AI, and disasters complicate UN climate efforts

World and business leaders gathering in New York face mounting pressure to address climate change as extreme weather, high fossil fuel prices, and rapidly-growing electricity demand from AI reshape the global energy debate.

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How Florida ties localities’ hands on everything from environmental regulation to worker protections

By allowing state laws to override local ordinances, actions like Senate Bill 180 are making Florida "less free," one advocate says.

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‘Do you have to be dead?’: US coalminers plead for benefits as black lung disease cases surge

Trump says he digs coal — but pneumoconiosis cases are at a 50-year high, and sick miners are mired in benefit delays.

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Opinion: Could climate change be a good news story for Irish agriculture?

The intensity of the weather changes that have impacted Ireland and the rest of Europe over the past number of years must be fully recognized.

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