War on Wildfire
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Borderlands Cat
Jaguars once thrived in the US Southwest. Some conservationists want to see that happen again.
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Can the tiny Australian town of Morwell, which is located right next to a dirty coal power plant, reinvent itself?
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How “Cheap Talk” Helped Environmentalists and Water Managers Find Common Ground
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Sid Wilson, one of Arizona’s senior water managers, thought Jennifer Pitt was some sort of crazy tree hugger. Pitt, who worked on Colorado River issues for the Environmental Defense Fund, imagined Wilson as something akin to Genghis Khan. But until they set…
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‘Trump’s Promises Are Empty:’ Energy Experts Lay Waste to His Proposals
From making coal great again to ‘cancelling’ the Paris accord, industry analysts say Trump's ideas are farfetched
Donald Trump’s energy agenda — which includes pledges of “complete energy independence,” making coal great again and ditching the Paris climate deal — is drawing bipartisan fire from industry analysts, former members of Congress, and even one coal mogul. All of them,…
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Will the Aviation Sector’s Planned Carbon Offset Scheme Help Curb Emissions from Air Travel?
Critics say focus on offsets rather than reductions gives the industry license to continue polluting
Some may have noticed aviation’s conspicuous absence from the Paris climate negotiations last December. Worldwide, the aviation industry accounts for approximately 4.9 percent of anthropogenic global warming. It is also the fastest growing emitter, with some estimates expecting it to become the…
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Long Journey to a More Righteous Shore
IUCN’s recognition of Indigenous peoples’ contributions to conservation was long overdue
Boats from Maui arrived offshore at dawn, when winds, swell, and currents were expected to be at their calmest. On board were Indigenous sacred site guardians from around the world, seeing their first glimpse of uninhabited Kaho‘olawe: a rough and revered island,…
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Drought Leaves Paraguayan Caimans in Peril
A wildlife crisis on the Pilcomayo River spurs “futile” rescue effort by citizens
They call it Agrophil Cemetery. A desiccated wasteland is all that’s left of a vast marsh that stretched along the Pilcomayo River in Paraguay. Now, dozens of dead and dying caimans lie mired in mud, bare earth extends to the horizon, and…
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7 Popular Foods That Might Disappear Because of Climate Change
Search is on for ancient or near-extinct crops that might be better suited for this new reality
Throughout history, different types of food have surged and dropped in popularity, and some foods that existed at one point just aren’t around anymore. But we’re not talking about foods that aren’t popular, quite the opposite in fact. Some of our favorite…
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Pesticide Manufacturers’ Own Tests Reveal Serious Harm to Honeybees
Bayer and Syngenta criticized for secrecy after unpublished research linked high doses of their products to damage to bee colonies
Unpublished field trials by pesticide manufacturers show their products cause serious harm to honeybees at high levels, leading to calls from senior scientists for the companies to end the secrecy which cloaks much of their research. The research, conducted by Syngenta and…
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