Covering the state’s canals with solar panels would reduce evaporation of precious water and help meet renewable energy…
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His theory, based on years of detailed climate and weather data, became known as the Callendar Effect. Today we call it…
Innovation made the 2022 Winter Games possible in Beijing, but snowmaking has limits in a warming climate.
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West Virginia v. EPA could be the opportunity that conservative justices have been seeking to curb federal power.
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The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.
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Cities and farmers in the Southwest are resorting to unsustainable strategies to pull in more water. Iran has tried many…
Natural gas was once widely seen as a bridge fuel to renewable energy. But the industry’s methane leaks make it a larger…
The U.S. has learned that it cannot suppress its way to a healthy relationship with fire in the West. That strategy failed,…
About 60% of Mexico’s forests are managed by local communities. A scholar who has studied the forests for 30 years explains…
Know your local disaster risks and how those risks are changing, and be prepared.
Building even more power poles and transmission lines won’t avert outages when major disasters strike.
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