Environment
Devastating flooding in China leaves 25 dead as nearly a year of rain falls in 3 days
July 21, 2021More than two dozen people have been killed by catastrophic flash flooding in central China in recent days.
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Biden will restore Tongass National Forest protections in critical step for climate
July 20, 2021Companies will again be barred from road construction and large-scale logging in more than half of the 16 million-acre forest.
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In Germany and worldwide, climate change-fueled weather crisis wreaks havoc
July 19, 2021“Let’s not mess around and deny anymore, and look the problem square in the face."
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‘Clean water case of the century’: Environmentalists score landmark wastewater dumping victory
July 16, 2021A win in Hawaii sets a new precedent for how pollutants that threaten waterways can be discharged.
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Wildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states
July 13, 2021Scientists say human-caused climate change and decades of fire suppression that increases fuel loads have aggravated fire conditions across the region.
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