2 h. ago Trump Tries to Make Sure States Don’t Fight Climate Change Either

Trump Tries to Make Sure States Don’t Fight Climate Change Either  Rolling Stone

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6 h. ago Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants

The agency plans to argue that carbon emissions from power plants do not contribute “significantly” to climate change. Scientists disagree.

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17 h. ago Young people sued Montana over climate change and won. Republicans are pushing back

Young people in Montana won a lawsuit against the state for promoting fossil fuels, saying it violated the right to "a clean and healthful environment." This year, lawmakers tried to change that.

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30 h. ago The Pacific Coast Highway, a Mythic Route Always in Need of Repair

The highway embodies the California promise of freedom. But it keeps breaking. A recent trip along the roadway revealed the frustrations of many residents.

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43 h. ago Property owners urged to take action as study reveals overlooked flood risks

The risk of heavy rainfall and severe flooding increases with climate change. But property owners—regardless of size—often underestimate their own responsibility and are unaware of what preventive measures they can take themselves. In a new scientific article, researchers from Linköping University, Sweden, show how to go about preventive work.

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51 h. ago Study: Climate change may make it harder to reduce smog in some regions

Ground-level ozone in North America and Western Europe may become less sensitive to cutting NOx emissions. The opposite may occur in Northeast Asia.

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65 h. ago Violet Affleck argues with mother Jennifer Garner about true cause of California wildfires

Violet Affleck reflected on the impact of Los Angeles wildfires, emphasizing climate change awareness, and saying it caused an argument with her mother Jennifer Garner.

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3 d. ago Nanofiltration approach can solve a bottleneck for CO₂ capture and conversion

Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere efficiently is often seen as a crucial need for combating climate change, but systems for removing carbon dioxide suffer from a tradeoff. Chemical compounds that efficiently remove CO from the air do not easily release it once captured, and compounds that release CO efficiently are not very efficient at capturing it. Optimizing one part of the cycle tends to make the other part worse.

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4 d. ago Large tornado outbreaks are becoming more common in the U.S.

Scientists are still teasing out the connections between climate change and tornadoes in the U.S. Large outbreaks of tornadoes are getting more common, but the total number of tornadoes isn't growing.

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4 d. ago Large tornado outbreaks are becoming more common. But it's unclear why

It's getting more common for a lot of tornadoes to form over a big area in a short period of time. But the total number of tornadoes each year in the U.S. is stable.

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4 d. ago Trump is gutting environmental agencies. What does that mean for Americans?

The Trump administration is rewriting policies and reducing funding for multiple agencies that handle climate change, including NOAA, EPA and FEMA. We asked NPR reporters Lauren Sommer and Alejandra Borunda what that the implications of that are — and who the changes will affect.Want to hear more ways research is being impacted by the new administration? Email us at shortwave@nprg.org to let us know — and we may cover your idea in a future episode!Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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5 d. ago Study sheds light on ancient horse migrations, climate change

Study sheds light on ancient horse migrations, climate change  Alaska Native News

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7 d. ago Minnesota as a Refuge From Climate Change? Three Wildfires Show Otherwise.

Wildfires are common in the state. But scientists say this week’s damaging blazes in a northeastern region are a sign of more severe effects from a warning planet.

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7 d. ago Exclusive — Club for Growth Ad: Republican Kevin Cramer's Support for Biden Climate Change Legacy a 'Big Problem' for Trump Tax Cuts

The Club for Growth will air an ad targeting Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) for opposing President Donald Trump's tax cut bill because he backs President Joe Biden's climate change policies. The post Exclusive — Club for Growth Ad: Republican Kevin Cramer’s Support for Biden Climate Change Legacy a ‘Big Problem’ for Trump Tax Cuts appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago This California county has the highest death rate for climate change

This California county has the highest death rate for climate change-driven wildfire smoke  San Francisco Chronicle

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2 w. ago Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics

Pope Leo is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.

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2 w. ago U.S. stops tracking costs of extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change

U.S. stops tracking costs of extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change  PBS

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2 w. ago How climate change is escalating a housing crisis in Alaska's Native villages

How climate change is escalating a housing crisis in Alaska's Native villages  KYUK

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2 w. ago Web archivists scrambling to save US public data from deletion

As President Donald Trump's administration purges public records since storming back to power, experts and volunteers are preserving thousands of web pages and government sites devoted to climate change, health or LGBTQ rights and other issues.

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2 w. ago State tourist tax by popular vacation destination would pour funds into 'climate change' mitigation

New legislation in Hawaii would raise tourist tax rates to 11% by next year, generating revenue for climate resilience efforts and economic development.

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