The Cochise County Groundwater Wars
A thirsty megafarm is driving a libertarian enclave in Arizona to embrace a radical solution: government regulation.
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Cities want more trees. Drought is complicating their efforts.
As water resources dwindle, Western communities are investing in new ways to ensure young trees survive.
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The West’s biggest source of renewable energy depends on water. Will it survive the drought?
Glen Canyon and the Hoover Dam are “not the whole story.”
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Study: Climate anxiety is spreading all over the planet
The broadest look yet shows it's not just a Western worry.
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All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, too
Researchers worry that microplastics may be messing with an important carbon sequestration process.
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![Collage: dark water with red light reflected on the ripples. A grayscale photo of offshore wind turbines and a worker looking at them is in the center; the worker is in color wearing a neon safety jacket. On top is a pink overlaid silhouette of the state of Texas.]()
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Will offshore wind bring ‘good-paying, union jobs’? Texas workers aren’t so sure.
With wind coming to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas unions demand stronger labor protections.
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![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
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‘A moral responsibility’: Scotland calls for climate reparations ahead of COP27
“People in the Global South and emerging economies are already paying the price of climate change every single day."
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![A photo of rancher Schuler Wight at one of the 100 abandoned wells on his property.]()
![A photo of rancher Schuler Wight at one of the 100 abandoned wells on his property.]()
Abandoned Texas oil wells are blowing out. The state won’t fix them.
Without state or federal funds, farmers, ranchers, and local governments are struggling to fix the environmental damage left from decades of drilling.
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Inside the industry push to label your yogurt cup ‘recyclable’
A network of groups backed by the plastics industry claims polypropylene containers are “widely recyclable,” despite ample evidence to the contrary.
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Report: Extreme heat will hit urban poor the hardest, worsening inequality
The good news is that prevention is possible.
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Hurricane Julia leaves a path of destruction through Central America
The region is still recovering from a particularly intense hurricane season in 2020.
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UN: Conservation shouldn’t cost Indigenous lives
A new report says expanding biodiversity protections are a threat to human rights.
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UN countries adopt ‘aspirational’ net-zero goal for aviation
A new framework will require countries to buy carbon offsets if their air travel emissions keep growing.
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