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Brazil ship-scrapping problem
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A proud ship turned into a giant recycling problem. So Brazil plans to sink it.

The old aircraft carrier, once the navy’s flagship, is packed with asbestos. No country, including Brazil, will let it dock to be dismantled.
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Lake Ontario basin in severe drought
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What’s behind Lake Ontario’s driest year since 1966?

Scientists have always recorded fluctuations in water levels, but they say the dramatic shift between extremes in recent years is 'shocking.'

Impacts
tropical cyclones climate impacts
Photo by Jean-Pierre Brungs on Unsplash

Tropical cyclones suppress rainfall in their wakes

As these tempests move over the ocean, they suppress cloud coverage and rainfall in their wakes, new research has revealed. Such changes, which might become more pronounced with climate change, could affect navigation and fishing, researchers have suggested.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Person in a yellow vest installing a solar panel

DOE drops solar focus in revamp of student building competition

Offshore wind turbines in a line on a cloudy ocean horizon.

Offshore wind turbines may offer new habitat for key fish species

A large pipe emitting water into a dirty water source.

Texas water fight pits growing cities against each other over groundwater exports

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

CLIMATE
Firefighters in full gear fighting a barn fire.

Urban wildfires may expose firefighters to toxic metals like lead and mercury

a bridge that is lit up at night with wave breaking on a nearby lake shore in foreground.

Tribes exit pipeline negotiations in Michigan over lack of consultation