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An Itsy-Bitsy Spider, Larger Than Life
An arachnid, up close and personal
Banking on the Seaweed Rush
Seaweed farmers promise to feed us, combat climate change, support coastal communities, provide wildlife habitat, and more. Can seaweed do it all?
ICYMI: Sacrificing Wind for Coal, Snowy California, What—No Lamprey Pie? & A Stand-Up Iceberg
A weekly roundup for busy people
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California's Changing Climate Is Already Impacting Its Cavity-Nesting Songbirds
New research highlights how birds struggle to adapt in a changing world
Can California Condors Survive Avian Flu?
An outbreak among condors in the Southwest has wildlife conservationists on high alert
The Quandary of Balancing Trails and Wildlife
One small-town fight signals a growing rift
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Young Climate Activists Lead Blockade at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Demonstrators call on President Biden to keep his campaign promise to end fossil fuel leasing on federal lands
The Global Climate Breakdown: A Reform Agenda for the World Bank and the IMF
A conversation with professor Avinash Persaud
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Young Climate Activists Lead Blockade at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Demonstrators call on President Biden to keep his campaign promise to end fossil fuel leasing on federal lands
The Art of Making Lush Community Food Forests Happen
The concept is gaining a foothold in the US
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How—and Why—to Create a Backyard Bug Hotel
Because bugs are truly a gardener’s best friend
ICYMI: Parrot FaceTime, Yosemite Valley Closes, Auroras All Over & COVID Isn’t Done With Us
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
Who Owns the Water in Hawai'i?
Hōkūao Pellegrino helped Maui farmers win the biggest water rights case in Hawai'i history
The Investment in Our Planet That We Need
Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill would only take us backward
At Yosemite National Park, the Crush of Visitors Sparks a Construction Boom
As more concrete is poured in the national park, other ways of managing visitation are being explored
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Why is the Sea Rising Faster in Some Parts of the US?
Sea levels rising are affected by small regional changes too
The Women Who Logged 18 Months in the Arctic
Hilde Fålun Strøm and Sunniva Sorby did it for science
Supreme Court Refuses to Give Big Oil a “Get Out of Jail Free” Card
State and local climate liability lawsuits will be heard by state courts
Goldman Prize Winner Diane Wilson Protected San Antonio Bay
Often alone in her efforts, this unexpected activist won big against a major plastics manufacturer
