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Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their habitat. But that’s
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The Trump administration has ordered the removal of several key satellite instruments that monitor climate-related data, drawing criticism from scientists who warn that the shift to a weather-only focus threatens to impair critical weather prediction capabilities.
Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, unleashing a catastrophic storm surge that devastated communities, claimed nearly 1,400 lives, and left a lasting scar on the nation’s consciousness.
In a significant move that has sent ripples through the renewable energy sector, the U.S. Department of Transportation has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects across the country.
A Trump administration report aimed at justifying the reversal of a key climate finding is facing harsh criticism from dozens of scientists who accuse the document of containing errors, bias, and cherry-picked data.
A new report has found that large-scale, climate-fueled wildfires are reversing decades of progress in improving air quality across the United States
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed the United States under a La Niña watch heading into the 2025–2026 winter season, warning that the natural climate phenomenon has better-than-even odds of developing and shaping weather patterns across the country.
Hundreds of people in Oregon and California are under evacuation orders as multiple wildfires spread rapidly due to dry conditions and strong winds. Firefighters are battling blazes threatening homes and infrastructure in both states. The causes of the fires are currently under investigation.
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