Climate Desk
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As snow becomes scarce, scientists are making their own
Though controlling the weather may seem like the stuff of science fiction, the technology has been around for decades.
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![Shot of a large flock of chicken hens all together in a big warehouse on a farm]()
![Shot of a large flock of chicken hens all together in a big warehouse on a farm]()
Factory farms no longer have to report their air emissions. That’s dangerous for their neighbors.
And bad news for the climate.
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![Former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt at a cabinet meeting in the White House.]()
![Former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt at a cabinet meeting in the White House.]()
Scott Pruitt never gave up on dream to debate climate science, EPA records show
The White House denied the administrator’s "red team, blue team" idea, so staff tried to find another way to question climate science.
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![Environmental shopping bags are seen at the Thebarton Foodland in Adelaide, Australia. South Australia has now implemented a state wide ban on retailers providing customers with plastic bags forcing them to find an alternative.]()
![Environmental shopping bags are seen at the Thebarton Foodland in Adelaide, Australia. South Australia has now implemented a state wide ban on retailers providing customers with plastic bags forcing them to find an alternative.]()
As anti-plastic movements sweep the globe, change doesn’t always come easy
Australia could serve as a test case for the anti-plastic movement.
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There’s a greater risk of ‘domino effect’ with planet’s tipping points, study says
Scientists warn policymakers not to ignore links, and stress that ‘every action counts’
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![A man runs on a field against a cloudy sky, with the United States Capitol in the background.]()
![A man runs on a field against a cloudy sky, with the United States Capitol in the background.]()
CBO dismisses costs of global warming, posing hurdle for climate legislation
Amid mounting climate damage, the Congress’ official budget scorekeeper said global warming poses little economic risk in the next 30 years.
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![Polish students are seen holding a banner during a protest at the UN COP24 Climate Change conference, in solidarity with 15-year-old activist Greta Thunberg.]()
![Polish students are seen holding a banner during a protest at the UN COP24 Climate Change conference, in solidarity with 15-year-old activist Greta Thunberg.]()
Climate change activists vow to step up protests around world
Campaigners say they will force governments to act after lack of progress at U.N. summit
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![Protesters seen holding placards during the Sunrise Movement protest inside the office of US Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to advocate that Democrats support the Green New Deal, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.]()
![Protesters seen holding placards during the Sunrise Movement protest inside the office of US Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to advocate that Democrats support the Green New Deal, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.]()
Green New Deal has overwhelming bipartisan support, poll finds. At least, for now.
Sixty-four percent of Republicans — including 57 percent of conservative Republicans — back the core tenets of the sweeping proposal.
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![During the 2018 summer heatwave fallow deer sit in shade under trees surrounded by brown grass in one of south west London’s parks]()
![During the 2018 summer heatwave fallow deer sit in shade under trees surrounded by brown grass in one of south west London’s parks]()
Global warming should be called global heating, says key scientist
U.K. Met Office professor tells U.N. summit Earth’s ‘energy balance’ is changing
