Climate Desk
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Undaunted by Trump, climate activists and leaders are meeting to plan their next move
They are gathered in San Francisco this week for a Global Climate Action Summit.
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Craft breweries in Colorado brace for less water
People in the booming beer industry in Colorado worry about predicted water shortages and threats to the high quality of Rocky Mountain water.
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On a sinking island, climate science takes a back seat to the Bible
At this point, even the science seems to agree that only a miracle could save Tangier.
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The bad news about your favorite Mexican beers
No one can deny the appeal of a cold Corona on a long, hot summer day. But water-stressed Baja Californians are wondering what’s in it for them.
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Carbon offsets for urban trees are on the horizon
Austin, Texas, and King County, Washington, are testing carbon credits for planting and protecting urban trees.
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Farmworkers are dying from extreme heat
There’s a new push to force the government to stop the problem.
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Trump’s attacks on public lands could help Democrats out West
Races in New Mexico, Montana, and Utah all of a sudden look competitive.
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Trump’s power plan proposal is “about coal at all costs”
Gina McCarthy, the EPA administrator who developed the Clean Power Plan under Obama, called its replacement “galling and appalling.”
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The modern automobile must die
If we want to solve climate change, there's no other option.
