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Oil and gas land sale nets $79M amid New Mexico climate concerns

A contentious auction of public land to the oil and gas industry brought in about $78.8 million to the federal government this week, amid outcry from New Mexico environmental groups calling for a halt on using the lands for fossil fuel drilling.

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Permian Basin methane plume
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New Mexico's oil, gas air pollution is visible from space, study says

A cloud of methane about 2 miles long was discovered southeast of Carlsbad by NASA, amid the Permian Basin oilfields.
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Vulnerable communities hit hard by cancelation of climate grants

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Denmark pushes to tie climate goals to European defense and economic strength

Disaster response kit Go-Bag

A customizable survival kit for climate-fueled disasters

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

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New hires in Department of Energy challenge climate science consensus

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Flood deaths rise in Texas as Trump slashes disaster preparedness and weather forecasting