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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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A secret weapon in agriculture’s climate fight: Ants
January 13, 2025
Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.
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Two key climate agencies could look different–or cease to exist–under a Trump administration
January 09, 2025
There are plenty of signals calling for the elimination or reduction of two agencies critical for managing the nation’s lands and waters. What would that mean for Nevada?
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Extreme heat is forcing farmers to work overnight, an adaptation that comes with a cost
December 11, 2024
With extreme heat making it perilous to work during the day, farmers and fisherfolk worldwide are adopting overnight hours. That comes with new dangers.
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Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene
November 22, 2024
Dozens of rural water systems were knocked out by the hurricane. Full recovery may take years.
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As apple and cherry trees burst with blooms months ahead of schedule, climate experts sound a warning
November 21, 2024
Southwest Virginia orchard owners have seen handfuls of autumn blossoms pop open in years past. But early blossoming is occurring more frequently, and experts blame increasingly warmer weather.
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An abandoned mine in Idaho is now prime habitat for bats
November 18, 2024
Collaboration between government agencies and a mining company has transformed a dangerous but valuable property.
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The massive consequences Trump’s re-election could have on climate change
November 06, 2024
With control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans are poised to upend U.S. climate policy.
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Flood-ravaged North Carolina races to restore voting access after Helene
October 02, 2024
With voting underway, election officials must mail new ballots and replace destroyed polling places.
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After battering coastal towns, Hurricane Helene causes deadly flooding across five states
September 27, 2024
“This is not a fluke. We should expect to see more rapidly intensifying hurricanes in a warming climate.”
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In Montana, 911 calls reveal impact of heat waves on rural seniors
September 21, 2024
Montana’s population is among the oldest in the country, and those over 65 are especially vulnerable to heat-related illness.
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With Another Razor-Thin Election Looming, Georgia Provides Little Clarity on Voting in a Natural Disaster
September 15, 2024
Threats to the future of democracy don’t just come from restrictive laws, unfair maps, or conspiracy theories. As the climate crisis makes extreme weather events more frequent or more intense globally, the rights of voters in disaster-prone regions become threatened.
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Oklahoma experts hope research, goats will encourage climate-resiliency on farms
August 23, 2024
Experts are finding ways to encourage climate-resilient farming and living for producers.
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Kentucky’s climate migration: Turning old coal mines into housing
July 29, 2024
When floods hit eastern Kentucky in 2022, hundreds of families lost their homes. Flush with federal aid, the state is responding by becoming a housing developer on former strip mines.
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Heat, lack of rain hit county hard
July 04, 2024
The Oglethorpe County extension coordinator says there are few farming operations in the area with large-scale irrigation systems. Most row crops, hayfields and pastures rely on rain as their water source.
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In green energy boom, one federal agency made the Yakama Nation an offer they had to refuse
June 24, 2024
Federal rules and a lack of protection for sacred places left the Indigenous nation with an impossible choice.
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