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Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based solutions
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Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based solutions

Many communities are shifting away from traditional flood mitigation tactics to make room for the water instead.
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Norfolk faces criticism over flood-protection plan
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In danger of drowning, Norfolk faces criticism over flood-protection plan

Facing a greater degree of sea level rise than almost any other part of the country, Norfolk is on the verge of launching a $1.6 billion counterattack.
Politics
Mississippi River New Orleans flooding

Mississippi River drops below 'flood fight' level in New Orleans for first time in 172 days

The Mississippi River in New Orleans has dropped below 11 feet at the Carrollton Gauge for the first time in nearly six months, ending Army Corps of Engineers "flood fight"
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Aging levees, climate change and the challenge to hold back the Ohio River
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Aging levees, climate change and the challenge to hold back the Ohio River

When 78-year-old Jim Casto looks at the towering floodwalls that line downtown Huntington, West Virginia, he sees a dark history of generations past.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
A graphic image of a brain with arms and legs walking out of a city pulling a suitcase.

Europe steps up funding to attract U.S. scientists facing cuts under Trump

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Scientists worldwide pledge to support U.S. colleagues facing political attacks on climate research

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Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

silhouette of wind turbines during sunset.

17 states sue Trump administration over blocked wind energy development