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![A field of corn in front of an ethanol plant in Illinois.]()
![A field of corn in front of an ethanol plant in Illinois.]()
Midwestern lawmakers are trying to replace Russian oil with ethanol
Advocates of increased ethanol sales argue that it could lower fuel prices and help the climate. Both counts are hotly contested.
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![Medical symbol Rod of Asclepius - star with snake around rod - with continent silhouettes inside the star]()
![Medical symbol Rod of Asclepius - star with snake around rod - with continent silhouettes inside the star]()
The next frontier in medicine: Doctors with climate training
Medical schools across the country are increasingly reckoning with the need to teach the intersection of climate change and health.
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![A truck spreads salt on a road in Maine.]()
![A truck spreads salt on a road in Maine.]()
Road salt is imperiling US waterways. States might have a solution.
Crews dump more than 20 million metric tons of salt on US roads each winter. Could 'smart salting' help?
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![Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Arizona]()
![Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Arizona]()
Lake Powell water crisis is about to be an energy crisis
As the West's megadrought continues, communities reliant on hydroelectric power — including tribes and rural towns — face shortages.
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![A BQ-100 Beechcraft aircraft fitted with canisters containing Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride on its wings takes off during the cloud seeding experiment Project Varshadhari at Jakkur Airport in the Indian city of Bangalore on August 21, 2017.]()
![A BQ-100 Beechcraft aircraft fitted with canisters containing Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride on its wings takes off during the cloud seeding experiment Project Varshadhari at Jakkur Airport in the Indian city of Bangalore on August 21, 2017.]()
Can cloud seeding help quench the thirst of the US West?
In the midst of a historic megadrought, states in the American West are embracing cloud seeding to increase snow and rainfall.
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![photo of wildfire at night overlapping photo of hurricane damaged trees]()
![photo of wildfire at night overlapping photo of hurricane damaged trees]()
First a hurricane, now wildfire: Climate disasters are colliding in Florida
How Hurricane Michael fueled fires in the Panhandle.
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![Tropical fish and cauliflower coral in shallow water, Moorea lagoon, Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia.]()
![Tropical fish and cauliflower coral in shallow water, Moorea lagoon, Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia.]()
Rumors of this coral’s survival were greatly exaggerated
Bleached coral can suffer long-lasting reproductive effects.
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![Rear view of person in high viz safety vest and white hard hat standing at entrance to large sewage tunnel]()
![Rear view of person in high viz safety vest and white hard hat standing at entrance to large sewage tunnel]()
Cities are investing billions in new sewage systems. They’re already obsolete.
The use of decades-old rainfall estimates do not reflect current – let alone future – climate risk.
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![Fires burn in the Amazon rainforest.]()
![Fires burn in the Amazon rainforest.]()
Amazon rainforest is nearing critical ‘tipping point’
New research indicates that the forest is losing its ability to recover from deforestation, fire, and drought.
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Deep-sea mining could begin next year. Here’s why ocean experts are calling for a moratorium.
The risks vastly outweigh the potential benefits, they argue.
