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Will California Blow up the Deal To Save the Colorado River?

Jake Bittle / Grist Feb 2, 2023 There’s a deal to save the Colorado River—if California doesn’t blow it up Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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California’s Forests Are Permanently Stunted

Maya L. Kapoor / High Country News Jan 31, 2023 California’s trees keep dying, severely affecting the state's plans to fight climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Extreme Warming Ahead Even as Worst-Case Scenarios Grow Obsolete

Gaye Taylor / The Energy Mix Jan 25, 2023 There has been progress on renewable energy, but we are still far from the needed levels of decarbonization. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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How Road Salt Pollutes Rivers

Madeline Heim / Undark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jan 20, 2023 Decades of road salting has polluted the Mississippi River—suggesting dangers to rivers elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Half of World’s Glaciers Will Disappear With 1.5C of Global Warming

Daisy Dunne / Carbon Brief Jan 12, 2023 A sobering new study projects that half of the world's glaciers could disappear by 2100, even if countries reach the ambitious goal of 1.5C. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Can Congress Prevent the West’s Salt Lakes From Turning to Dust?

Caroline Tracey / High Country News Jan 9, 2023 A new research and monitoring program aims to conserve threatened but overlooked saline ecosystems. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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What If Indigenous Women Ran Controlled Burns?

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster / High Country News Jan 3, 2023 Fire management is predominantly white and around 90% male, but the Kiruk Tribe in California is challenging the status quo. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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How Zoning Reform Could Help Slash Emissions

The Energy Mix Dec 30, 2022 State and city governments could use land regulations to combat climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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A Tree Grows in El Sereno

Caroline Tracey / High Country News Dec 22, 2022 How activists are protecting black walnut trees to fight gentrification in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Dark Side of Jalisco’s Avocado Boom

Maya Peidra / Texas Observer Dec 22, 2022 The costs—environmental and otherwise—of increasing avocado production in Jalisco, Mexico, far outweigh the economic profits. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Puerto Rico Struggles to Adapt to Climate Change

Camile Roldán Soto / Truthdig Dec 22, 2022 Battered by climate change, Puerto Ricans are taking the fight to the polluters as they work to reinforce their island. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Big Oil Strikes Back in California

Blanca Begert / Grist Dec 21, 2022 A new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative in California could reverse a major environmental justice victory. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )