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Google’s Sneaky Trick to Sidestep an Iowa County’s Data Center Zoning Rules

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Google is seeking to bypass data center zoning rules recently adopted by Linn County, Iowa, by annexing the land for its proposed campus into a city two miles away. If approved by city officials in Palo, the move would free […]

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Trump’s Actions Threaten the Integrity of Our National Parks, Critics Say

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just over a year ago, the Trump administration gutted staff across the National Park Service, triggering a series of protests around the country, a signal of the public’s deep passion for America’s “crown jewels.”  Since then, the service has been in flux. […]

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War With Iran Could Create “Historic” Disruptions in Global Energy Markets

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US and Israeli war against Iran is disrupting energy markets and driving oil and gas prices higher in the United States and globally. While those increases are modest so far, experts say the war has the potential to […]

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The Culture Wars Are Coming for Your Electricity

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This story was originally published by Grist and made possible through its partnership with the Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. It is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Relations between states are becoming so strained over their different approaches to fossil fuels and renewables, some politicians are calling for a “divorce.” Utah Republicans celebrated last week […]

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Trump’s Toxic Pollution Exemptions Are a Gift to America’s Dirtiest Coal Plants

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost all coal-fired power plants in the US had the ability to comply with rules limiting their emission of dangerous pollutants such as mercury that can cause brain damage in children. Despite this, Donald Trump’s administration decided to demolish the standards anyway. […]

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US Government Is Accelerating Coral Reef Collapse, Scientists Warn

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ritidian Point, at the northern tip of Guam, is home to an ancient limestone forest with panoramic vistas of warm Pacific waters. Stand here in early spring and you might just be lucky enough to witness a breaching humpback whale […]

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Would You Pay $49 a Month to Drink Recycled Wastewater?

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One day, you’ll appreciate drinking recycled toilet water.  Urban populations are growing as water supplies are dwindling, often due to worsening droughts. In response, some communities are treating wastewater, rendering it perfectly safe for consumption. It is so pure, in fact, that […]

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Agriculture Is Consuming Grasslands and Wetlands at Alarming Rates

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Agriculture is widely known to be the biggest driver of forest destruction globally, especially in sprawling, high-profile ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest.  But new research published this week finds that non-forest ecosystems—the world’s grasslands, savannas, and wetlands—are being devoured […]

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Farmers Were Promised $400 Million in Drought Aid. Trump’s USDA Ghosted Them.

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For those coaxing thirsty crops like alfalfa from the parched fields and withered pasturelands in Eloy, Arizona, water is as good as gold—and just as scarce. “We’ve had nothing from the Colorado River for the last two or three years. I mean, […]

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fossil Fuel Firms’ Bid for Climate Immunity

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments in a climate accountability lawsuit, marking the first time the high court has weighed in on such a case. The decision could potentially hinder the wave of climate litigation the US has seen in […]

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How Trump Appointees Derailed a Clean Energy Future at the Nation’s Largest Public Utility

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. The Tennessee Valley Authority’s quarterly meeting in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, opened with a triumphant video homage to its work during Winter Storm Fern. Yet again, energy […]

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Putin Tried to Freeze Ukraine. Instead, He Sparked an Energy Revolution.

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This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Russian air strikes knocked out Ukrainian power plants earlier this winter, much of the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv went dark, and indoor temperatures plummeted. Just 60 kilometers from the front, Tornado rockets, cruise and ballistic missiles, […]

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