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louisiana fishing climate impacts
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As climate change threatens coastal Louisiana communities, fishermen race to protect a culture

Louisiana identity is closely tied to our seafood, especially for the family-run businesses that have been working the state's waterways for generations. But that culture and history are in danger as the effects of climate change threaten to wash away small coastal towns and change how seafood producers operate.

Politics
Pittsburgh’s fracking industry cut more than 400 jobs in 2019, with more cuts likely on the way
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Pittsburgh’s fracking industry cut more than 400 jobs in 2019, with more cuts likely on the way

Last year, Pittsburgh's fracking industry cut hundreds of jobs, and the outlook for 2020 could be even worse for the natural gas extraction field.

Causes
Where do Allegheny County’s elected officials stand on the fight over fracking and cracker plants?
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Where do Allegheny County’s elected officials stand on the fight over fracking and cracker plants?

Two factions are wrestling over the future of the natural-gas and petrochemical industries in the region, and whether to support their growth or to transition away.

Impacts
David Suzuki: Holding a mirror to the real overabundant species
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David Suzuki: Holding a mirror to the real overabundant species

When nature is out of whack, it is most often because of the actions of our own very abundant species.

Solutions
Incentive program announced to help truckers reduce fuel use
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Incentive program announced to help truckers reduce fuel use

Citing the need to take action to combat climate change, the Manitoba and federal governments have combined to provide $11.6 million in incentives to truckers in this province to cut down on fuel use.

Solutions
Proposed "Big Moves" on climate could transform Vancouver in ways residents might not have imagined
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Proposed "Big Moves" on climate could transform Vancouver in ways residents might not have imagined

Today, Vancouver city council is expected to vote on a range of staff recommendations that could have far-reaching implications.
Pittsburgh had its second wettest year ever; can the region’s infrastructure handle all the precipitation?
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Pittsburgh had its second wettest year ever; can the region’s infrastructure handle all the precipitation?

This year could become the wettest year Pittsburgh has ever seen, and it's capping off a very wet decade.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Record prison numbers for UK activists highlight crackdown on protests

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Big Tech's power needs leave Navajo families in the dark

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World Bank renews focus on financing controversial mega dams

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

CLIMATE
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Supreme Court rulings weaken environmental protections in 2024

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E.P.A. head Michael Regan stepping down before Biden’s term ends