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    Colorado is suffering from Christmas Tree inflation because Denver imports most of them—from North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest

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    From Antarctica to Tasmania, the debate over whether to fish a creature the size of a paper clip is key to saving the climate—and the humpback whales

    By Joshua Goodman, David Keyton and The Associated Press
    October 13, 2023
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    Environment

    3 stunning charts show how the world of gas-guzzling has changed—and hasn’t—since the trauma of the 1973 oil embargo

    By Jim Krane, Mark Finley and The Conversation
    October 12, 2023
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    Environment

    Apple and Patagonia love Gavin Newsom’s move to make big firms disclose their emissions—Chevron and Exxon are going to have to fess up

    By Lily Hsueh and The Conversation
    October 10, 2023
    Map shows global electricity production by source since 1990
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    The dark side of electric vehicles: Here are the countries where driving an EV can be dirtiest

    By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer
    October 9, 2023
    Tourism is returning in West Maui near wildfire-ravaged Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties open for business
    Environment

    Tourism is returning in West Maui near wildfire-ravaged Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties open for business

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
    October 9, 2023
    Gavin Newsom signs California law—backed by Apple—requiring big businesses to disclose their indirect emissions. Many say they don’t know how
    Environment

    Gavin Newsom signs California law—backed by Apple—requiring big businesses to disclose their indirect emissions. Many say they don’t know how

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
    October 7, 2023
    Nearly 1,000 migrating songbirds crash into Chicago exhibition hall’s windows in single night: ‘Like a carpet of dead birds’
    Environment

    Nearly 1,000 migrating songbirds crash into Chicago exhibition hall’s windows in single night: ‘Like a carpet of dead birds’

    By Todd Richmond and The Associated Press
    October 7, 2023
    Wilbur Slockish, left, Carol Logan, center, and Johnny Jackson
    Environment

    After a 15-year fight that reached the Supreme Court, the feds are restoring the ‘Place of Big Big Trees’ after building a road through it

    By Claire Rush and The Associated Press
    October 6, 2023
    September was so hot climate scientists are calling it ‘mind-blowing’
    Environment

    September was so hot climate scientists are calling it ‘mind-blowing’

    By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press
    October 5, 2023
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    Environment

    Saudi Arabia was pumping water on 10,000 acres of drought-stricken Arizona. The governor just stripped its leases

    By Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
    October 4, 2023
    The ultra-rich are not just the worst polluters–their donations to climate action are also another way of hoarding money and gaming the system
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    The ultra-rich are not just the worst polluters–their donations to climate action are also another way of hoarding money and gaming the system

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    Pantheon and fountain in Rome
    Environment

    How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets to improve modern architecture

    By Maddie Burakoff and The Associated Press
    October 3, 2023
    People at a climate protest holding cardboard signs that read, "Save our planet," and "We don't have time," and "Save the Earth, no plastic."
    Environment

    Saying news organizations aren’t devoting enough attention to climate change, Columbia Journalism Review editor steps down

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    October 3, 2023
    NYC scuba
    Environment

    NYC scuba enthusiasts are picking up trash off the ocean floor: ‘The best find of all time was an actual ATM machine’

    By Bobby Caina Calvan, Ted Shaffrey and The Associated Press
    October 2, 2023
    Lahaina wildfire
    Environment

    A woman who fled the Maui wildfire on foot has died after weeks in a hospital burn unit

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    Phoenix, Arizona
    Environment

    Phoenix, America’s 5th-largest city, hasn’t been this dry in (at least) 130 years

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    Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 
    Environment

    Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 

    By Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
    October 1, 2023
    It’s so hot and humid in Minnesota that organizers called off two races drawing up to 20,000 runners: ‘Extreme and dangerous’
    Environment

    It’s so hot and humid in Minnesota that organizers called off two races drawing up to 20,000 runners: ‘Extreme and dangerous’

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    Wildfires are making west coast wines taste like an ashtray as hundreds of thousands of tons of grapes are too smoky to be usable
    Environment

    Wildfires are making west coast wines taste like an ashtray as hundreds of thousands of tons of grapes are too smoky to be usable

    By Andrew Selsky and The Associated Press
    September 30, 2023
    Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’
    Environment

    Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’

    By Sara Cline and The Associated Press
    September 29, 2023
    Biden stirs anger on all sides with oil and gas lease sales in Gulf of Mexico: ‘Showing the world that it’s OK to prioritize polluters’
    Environment

    Biden stirs anger on all sides with oil and gas lease sales in Gulf of Mexico: ‘Showing the world that it’s OK to prioritize polluters’

    By Matthew Daly, Matthew Brown and The Associated Press
    September 29, 2023
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    Environment

    Much of New York City is underwater as rain pounds city, prompting state of emergency declaration

    By Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press
    September 29, 2023
    Lesser prairie chicken
    Environment

    Biden is fighting with Republicans over whether to keep protecting the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
    September 29, 2023
    Wildfire smoke is a huge crisis for the wine industry. Researchers are scrambling for a solution before climate change devastates the industry
    Environment

    Wildfire smoke is a huge crisis for the wine industry. Researchers are scrambling for a solution before climate change devastates the industry

    By Andrew Selsky and The Associated Press
    September 28, 2023
    Silicon Valley pioneer Vinod Khosla says VCs need to make riskier climate tech investments
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    Silicon Valley pioneer Vinod Khosla says VCs need to make riskier climate tech investments

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    Environment

    The Texas problem: All the workers who have the skills for green energy jobs are in fossil fuels and don’t want to move

    By Morgan R. Frank, Junghyun Lim and The Conversation
    September 27, 2023
    Can Elon Musk really save the world?
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    Can Elon Musk really save the world?

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    After a brutally hot summer, brace yourself for a weird El Niño winter
    Environment

    After a brutally hot summer, brace yourself for a weird El Niño winter

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    Grand Coulee Dam
    Environment

    The White House is trying to correct a ‘historic wrong,’ spending $200 million to restore salmon to ancestral fishing grounds in the Northwest

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    September 26, 2023
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    Environment

    German airline Lufthansa says it would consume half of Germany’s electricity if it were to switch to green fuels

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