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ClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthNews

Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going

Billy Barr first began recording snow and weather data more than 50 years ago as a freshly minted environmental science graduate in Gothic,...

AgricultureAnalysisClimateIn-DepthWeather

In a cycle of extreme weather, drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger

MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic...

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A researcher who has studied sand dunes for 40 years shares what people find most surprising

Sand dunes can teach us about how the climate has changed over time, writes the University of Oxford's David Thomas for The Conversation.

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Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project.

ClimateElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthNewsPolitics

Federal EV charge points are key to climate agenda, yet are only in 4 states

LONDON, Ohio (AP) — Within 24 hours of buying his red Ford Mustang Mach-E, Liam Sawyer set off on a camping trip. Sawyer,...

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‘Winners and losers’: The world of coffee is being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forests

BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP) — Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes...

AgricultureAnalysisEmissionsIn-Depth

India has millions of dairy farmers. It’s creating a methane problem that’s tricky to solve

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Abinaya Tamilarasu said her four cows are part of the family. She has a degree in commerce from a...

AgricultureAnalysisEnvironmentIn-Depth

Grueling conditions, environmental problems in India’s shrimp industry: investigative report

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls,...

AnalysisEnvironmentIn-Depth

In B.C.’s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake

Ross Muirhead stood at the edge of a forestry cut blockfilled with stumps, rain pelting down as he watched water rushing over the...

AnalysisClimateIn-DepthNewsSolarWind

Across the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution

In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge when the sun is shining...

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