Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.
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Arizona’s share of the river will shrink by a third, likely increasing reliance on groundwater and raising pressure on agriculture.
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At least a half-dozen federal agencies have moved to undermine the state’s environmental efforts.
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We know that trees are good for cities. A new study finds that mature trees are especially good.
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At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections.
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Africans have turned to one of their own for fuel as the world’s supplies run low. But they are not the only ones with the continent’s richest man on speed dial.
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The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.
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Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.
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Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
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The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.
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A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills.
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The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.
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The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.
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The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation.
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With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. We took a spin around Lahore, Pakistan, on a small-but-mighty one.
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With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. The Iran war has made Trump “salesman of the year,” one executive in Pakistan said.
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine had been under pressure from Republican leaders, including President Trump.
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The administration will impose a minimum import price for polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, as well as tariffs for products made with the material.
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A die-off of seabirds has some experts thinking an El Niño weather pattern is to blame, a look at data centers and pollution, and more climate news.
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Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.
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