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Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

Read full article: Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

Crews are working to repair remote Alaska Native villages that were devastated by the remnants of a typhoon last month.

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Shaggy recounts his relief mission to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa and shares how you can help

Read full article: Shaggy recounts his relief mission to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa and shares how you can help

Shaggy, the Grammy-winning reggae artist, has stepped up to help Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.

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10 hours ago

Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Hereโ€™s the difference

Read full article: Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Hereโ€™s the difference

Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines and left even more people missing as it moved on to slam Vietnam.

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23 hours ago

At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming

Read full article: At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming

World leaders gathering the in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the U.N.โ€˜s annual climate summit warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

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23 hours ago

Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa's destructive winds and rain, analysis finds

Read full article: Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa's destructive winds and rain, analysis finds

An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.

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1 day ago

Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi hammers central Vietnam, killing at least 2

Read full article: Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi hammers central Vietnam, killing at least 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam on Friday, days after the powerful storm battered the Philippines, where it left scores dead or missing.

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Florida to reopen bay nationally known for its oysters

Read full article: Florida to reopen bay nationally known for its oysters

North Floridaโ€™s Apalachicola Bay will soon reopen for wild oyster harvesting.

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1 day ago

North Texas community votes against forming a city to regulate a noisy Bitcoin mine

Read full article: North Texas community votes against forming a city to regulate a noisy Bitcoin mine

Some Hood County residents wanted the same power that cities have to set noise limits, but did not secure enough votes.

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From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'

Read full article: From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'

In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual.

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A decade after Brazilโ€™s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Read full article: A decade after Brazilโ€™s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Ten years after Brazilโ€™s worst environmental disaster, the Indigenous Krenak people are still mourning what they call โ€œthe death of the river.โ€.

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2 days ago

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake

Read full article: As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake

In the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other factors that often mean life or death for people in poverty.

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2 days ago

Vietnam rethinks its flood strategy as climate change drives storms and devastation

Read full article: Vietnam rethinks its flood strategy as climate change drives storms and devastation

Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms has collapsed hillsides and turned streets into rivers.

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2 days ago

Texas set to make $20 billion investment in water after voters approve Proposition 4

Read full article: Texas set to make $20 billion investment in water after voters approve Proposition 4

Texas will use $1 billion in sales tax a year for the next two decades to help secure the stateโ€™s water supply.

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2 days ago

Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 114 dead, 127 missing in Philippines, many in province recovering from quake

Read full article: Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 114 dead, 127 missing in Philippines, many in province recovering from quake

Philippine officials say the death toll from the widespread flooding and devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the countryโ€™s central region has risen to at least 114 with 127 others reported missing, many of them in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake.

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Brazil's Lula puts forward new vision for protecting the Amazon rainforest

Read full article: Brazil's Lula puts forward new vision for protecting the Amazon rainforest

Brazilโ€™s leader, President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva, says he wants the future of the Amazon rainforest to be built around a major fund that will pay countries to keep their forests standing.

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2 days ago

Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short, UN says

Read full article: Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short, UN says

A new United Nations report finds that global climate plans have barely impacted future warming.

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2 days ago

On eve of UN climate talks in Brazil, a call for less talking and more doing

Read full article: On eve of UN climate talks in Brazil, a call for less talking and more doing

World leaders and diplomats have gathered for 30 years to tackle climate change, but progress has been slow.

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EU ministers meet to align climate goals ahead of UN climate talks

Read full article: EU ministers meet to align climate goals ahead of UN climate talks

The European Union is working to establish new climate goals before the U.N. climate talks in Brazil starts next week.

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2 days ago

Texas sent $223 million to rural communities to fix water infrastructure after 2023 election

Read full article: Texas sent $223 million to rural communities to fix water infrastructure after 2023 election

Texas voters will decide Tuesday whether the state should continue spending $1 billion a year to secure the stateโ€™s water supply. Part of that investment will be spent to find new water supply.

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3 days ago

Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves at least 26 dead in Philippines, with survivors trapped on roofs and in cars

Read full article: Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves at least 26 dead in Philippines, with survivors trapped on roofs and in cars

Philippine disaster response officials say that Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead.

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Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil

Read full article: Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil

Three hundred mayors have gathered in Rio de Janeiro to pledge coordinated climate action in their cities.

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3 days ago

Much like a nursing home, penguins at a Boston aquarium can age with dignity

Read full article: Much like a nursing home, penguins at a Boston aquarium can age with dignity

Lambert, a critically endangered African penguin, has moved to a special geriatric island at the New England Aquarium in Boston.

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Typhoon Kalmaegi moves across central Philippines, leaving at least 1 dead and setting off floods

Read full article: Typhoon Kalmaegi moves across central Philippines, leaving at least 1 dead and setting off floods

A fast-moving typhoon was raking across the central Philippines after slamming ashore overnight from the Pacific, leaving at least one person dead, causing flooding and power outages and displacing tens of thousands of people.

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Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026

Read full article: Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026

Abu Dhabi has opened a major oil summit with optimism about rising energy prices.

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Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties and reassure a cautious partner

Read full article: Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties and reassure a cautious partner

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited Vietnam to reaffirm a partnership focused on addressing the legacies of the Vietnam War.

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Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica's farmers and fishers

Read full article: Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica's farmers and fishers

Hurricane Melissa has devastated Jamaica, causing severe damage to fishing and farming communities.

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Prince William burnishes credentials as king-in-waiting with Earthshot Prize and COP30 in Brazil

Read full article: Prince William burnishes credentials as king-in-waiting with Earthshot Prize and COP30 in Brazil

Prince William, the heir to the British throne, will be on the streets of Rio de Janeiro this week to promote his Earthshot Prize, an initiative to find solutions to major environmental issues.

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Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica

Read full article: Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica

Rescuers and aid workers have spread across Jamaica to deliver food and water after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island.

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'It's home': Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

Read full article: 'It's home': Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean.

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This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk

Read full article: This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk

Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico.

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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa's destruction

Read full article: Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa's destruction

Communities across the northern Caribbean are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

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Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong

Read full article: Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong

A Yup'ik community near the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska was spared the widespread devastation other communities experienced from the remnants of Typhoon Halong earlier this month.

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Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half

Read full article: Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half

A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and others liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connections with protests of an oil pipeline nearly a decade ago.

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Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars

Read full article: Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars

Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.

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The Latest: Hurricane Melissa impacting southeastern Bahamas after dozens killed across Caribbean

Read full article: The Latest: Hurricane Melissa impacting southeastern Bahamas after dozens killed across Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Melissa has begun affecting the southeastern Bahamas.

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How climate change is changing the way athletes train ahead of the Winter Olympics

Read full article: How climate change is changing the way athletes train ahead of the Winter Olympics

Climate change is affecting winter sports worldwide, with shorter winters and less snow.

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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Read full article: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has left widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica.

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Cyclone Montha weakens after battering India's eastern coast with rain and wind

Read full article: Cyclone Montha weakens after battering India's eastern coast with rain and wind

Cyclone Montha is weakening after battering Indiaโ€™s eastern cost with torrential rains and gusty winds as relief teams raced to restore power and clear debris across southern Andhra Pradesh and neighboring Odisha state.

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Singapore faces pressure to reveal carbon tax concessions to oil giants

Read full article: Singapore faces pressure to reveal carbon tax concessions to oil giants

Environmentalists fear carbon tax concessions to global oil giants may undermine efforts to shift to cleaner energy.

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How to help those impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Read full article: How to help those impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Relief organizations are mobilizing to help across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, tying for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history.

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Melissa is a beast among a string of monster Atlantic storms. Scientists explain

Read full article: Melissa is a beast among a string of monster Atlantic storms. Scientists explain

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors.

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MacKenzie Scott gives $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Read full article: MacKenzie Scott gives $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

MacKenzie Scott has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.

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Wildfire risk spikes with high temps as winds whip up in Southern California

Read full article: Wildfire risk spikes with high temps as winds whip up in Southern California

An autumn heat wave accompanied by gusty winds raised the wildfire risk for Southern California, with forecasters warning that grass and brush are still dangerously dry despite recent rains.

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Bird flu hits migrating cranes hard in Germany as the virus flares up

Read full article: Bird flu hits migrating cranes hard in Germany as the virus flares up

In a spot outside Berlin thatโ€™s usually a paradise for birdwatchers, volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in recent days as bird flu has hit the migrating birds hard.

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Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children

Read full article: Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children

Younger generations of Americans are increasingly citing climate change as making them reticent to have children.

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength

Read full article: The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall on Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in the 174 years since records began.

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Vietnam's tourist sites submerged as record rainfall causes major flooding

Read full article: Vietnam's tourist sites submerged as record rainfall causes major flooding

Heavy rains have caused major flooding in central Vietnam, submerging homes, farmland, and tourist spots like Hue and Hoi An.

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India conducts cloud-seeding trial to clear New Delhi's smog

Read full article: India conducts cloud-seeding trial to clear New Delhi's smog

Indian authorities have conducted a cloud-seeding experiment over New Delhi to induce rainfall and clear the cityโ€™s toxic air.

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Cyclone Montha making landfall in India, threatening millions with torrential rains and gusty winds

Read full article: Cyclone Montha making landfall in India, threatening millions with torrential rains and gusty winds

India's weather office says Cyclone Montha has started making landfall along the country's eastern coast.

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

Read full article: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has hit southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, causing heavy flooding and wind damage.

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Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

Read full article: Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem and that scientific innovation will curb it.

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

Read full article: Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola.

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As the Atlantic ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

Read full article: As the Atlantic ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change.

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

Read full article: Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it draws closer to Jamaica, where forecasters say it will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage.

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Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

Read full article: Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

Hurricane Melissa is sustaining Category 4 strength and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.

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Texasโ€™ congressional delegation wants Trump to punish Mexico for missing key water deadline

Read full article: Texasโ€™ congressional delegation wants Trump to punish Mexico for missing key water deadline

The stateโ€™s citrus industry is at risk, farmers say, after Mexico failed to deliver water it owes Texas as part of a 1944 treaty.

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China's rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to 'panda diplomacy'

Read full article: China's rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to 'panda diplomacy'

China's endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys have joined pandas as diplomatic envoys to Europe.

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US coffee prices spike due to tariffs and poor weather

Read full article: US coffee prices spike due to tariffs and poor weather

Itโ€™s getting more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix.

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In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers

Read full article: In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers

In some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the U.S., researchers from San Diego State University are working to understand how climate change is impacting heat in rural areas and the farmworkers who toil in them.

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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected

Read full article: Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected

Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane.

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Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered 'hub homes'

Read full article: Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered 'hub homes'

Doris Brownโ€™s home in Northeast Houston becomes a refuge for neighbors during power outages thanks to her solar panel and battery system.

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Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling

Read full article: Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaskaโ€™s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nationโ€™s most sensitive wilderness areas.

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Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests

Read full article: Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests

New research suggests that dinosaur populations were thriving in North America before the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that caused mass extinction.

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An East Texas landowner fenced off a communityโ€™s favorite fishing spot, igniting multiple legal battles

Read full article: An East Texas landowner fenced off a communityโ€™s favorite fishing spot, igniting multiple legal battles

Phillip Surls, a local businessman who owns much of the property around the Cutoff, has argued he blocked access to the stream to protect his cattle and that the waterway is not public.

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What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll

Read full article: What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll

A new poll finds that as the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.

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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti

Read full article: Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti

Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and the southern part of the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

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USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown

Read full article: USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs.

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American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says

Read full article: American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says

A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month.

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AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how

Read full article: AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how

Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power.

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Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic

Read full article: Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Melissa has dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Task force aims to move those displaced by ex-typhoon in Alaska from shelters to hotels, rentals

Read full article: Task force aims to move those displaced by ex-typhoon in Alaska from shelters to hotels, rentals

Officials have identified more than 1,000 available hotel rooms plus additional rental options in Alaskaโ€™s largest city for people displaced to Anchorage after the remnants of a typhoon ravaged their villages.

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Plan to pump billions of gallons of water from East Texas appears on hold

Read full article: Plan to pump billions of gallons of water from East Texas appears on hold

An East Texas farm sued the local groundwater conservation district that has authority over the aquifer that would be pumped. As part of a settlement, the district has voided its original permits.

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Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain and a flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica

Read full article: Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain and a flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica

Tropical Storm Melissa has begun dumping rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned of a flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region this week.

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The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. We've got tips on how to cut down

Read full article: The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. We've got tips on how to cut down

Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer.

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One of the world's rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population

Read full article: One of the world's rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population

Scientists have reported an encouraging trend in the population growth of the North Atlantic right whale.

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A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy

Read full article: A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy

The new data center will work directly with a nearby windfarm to use energy the windfarm canโ€™t send to the stateโ€™s electricity grid.

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Thick, hazardous smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks

Read full article: Thick, hazardous smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks

Thick smog is blanketing New Delhi after Diwali celebrations with fireworks sent air pollution levels soaring.

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Man killed by tree branch, pedestrian blown into road as storm buffets Wellington, New Zealand

Read full article: Man killed by tree branch, pedestrian blown into road as storm buffets Wellington, New Zealand

A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in Wellington, New Zealand, as dangerous winds and heavy rain buffeted parts of the country.

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Nuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says

Read full article: Nuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says

Furloughs have begun at the federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

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State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

Read full article: State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

State emergency management officials say they're facing funding challenges from the federal government that threaten the country's ability to respond to crises.

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A mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building

Read full article: A mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building

A large mushroom farm near Nairobi is producing mycelium for building materials that end up as fungi-based panels, which are more sustainable and affordable than traditional bricks.

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Deadly floods in Mexico another sign of need for improved severe weather warnings

Read full article: Deadly floods in Mexico another sign of need for improved severe weather warnings

Torrential rains in east-central Mexico last week have left at least 76 dead and raised concerns about the government's ability to alert people to severe weather.

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The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time

Read full article: The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time

A nonprofit in rural Alaska is working to rescue dogs from Kipnuk, a village hit hard by Typhoon Halong.

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FEMA staff sound the alarm on disaster preparedness at rally in front of agency headquarters

Read full article: FEMA staff sound the alarm on disaster preparedness at rally in front of agency headquarters

Current and former FEMA staff have gathered for a โ€œFEMA Solidarity Rallyโ€ outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

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US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations

Read full article: US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations

The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting ended Friday without adopting new regulations.

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Victims of July flooding in Texas struggling to get financial help from FEMA

Read full article: Victims of July flooding in Texas struggling to get financial help from FEMA

Only about one-fifth of applicants for federal disaster assistance in Kerr County, Texas have been deemed eligible to get financial help so far.

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Texas voters have final say on $20 billion package to secure stateโ€™s water supply

Read full article: Texas voters have final say on $20 billion package to secure stateโ€™s water supply

No new taxes would be collected for the package that would give the stateโ€™s water department $1 billion to spend on projects like cleaning salty water, flood control and reservoirs.

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Louisiana judge orders review of Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas facility's climate change impacts

Read full article: Louisiana judge orders review of Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas facility's climate change impacts

A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration.

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State attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding

Read full article: State attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agencyโ€™s cancellation of the Solar for All program violated federal law governing federal agencies and constitutional doctrine on separation of powers.

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Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

Read full article: Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

The Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nationโ€™s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, mostly in the Midwest, for largely fossil fuel-run energy.

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Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues

Read full article: Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues

More evacuees from coastal Alaska villages inundated by high surf last weekend are arriving in Anchorage.

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Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of pioneering Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

Read full article: Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of pioneering Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first Mount Everest expedition team, has died at 92.

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A week after floods, swathes of central Mexico reel from devastation

Read full article: A week after floods, swathes of central Mexico reel from devastation

The stench of decay has spread around Poza Rica, one of the areas hardest hit by last weekโ€™s torrential rains that flooded central and eastern Mexico.

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Firefighters rescue stranded pup from rising floodwaters in Southern California

Read full article: Firefighters rescue stranded pup from rising floodwaters in Southern California

A firefighter has rescued a stranded pup from rising floodwaters in Southern California.

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Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas

Read full article: Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas

Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to test whether internet cables can monitor endangered orcas.

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UN agency says CO2 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather

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The United Nations weather agency said carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached record highs last year, intensifying climate change and extreme weather.

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Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages

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Officials say one of the โ€œmost significantโ€ airlifts in Alaska history is underway to evacuate hundreds of people from storm-devastated coastal towns.

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Trump officials back firm in fight over California offshore oil drilling after huge spill

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One of Californiaโ€™s worst oil spills occurred off the Santa Barbara coast in 2015, when a corroded pipeline burst.

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Officials airlift evacuees to safety after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastate Alaska villages

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Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

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Florida officials didn't disclose funding request for 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility, lawsuit says

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Florida officials have been accused of failing to disclose their application for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

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