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Wyoming just wrapped up its warmest winter ever, surpassing Dust Bowl records
March 03, 2026
Snowfall records hit new lows and temperatures soared to new highs at almost every station in the state.
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A regional network is racing to save the Midwest’s native seeds
March 02, 2026
As climate change intensifies wildfires and other extreme weather events, demand for native seeds is surging.
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Manure-to-Energy Digesters Were Sold as a Climate Fix. Now the USDA Is Hitting Pause.
February 17, 2026
A 90-day pause due to “loan delinquency” may signal that the viability of anaerobic digesters is being scrutinized at the federal level.
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What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
February 06, 2026
Urban planners are borrowing rural principles like integrating food production into daily life. Instead of isolation between farms and cities, agrihoods blend both.
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In Louisiana, Land Along the Coast Is Disappearing
November 17, 2025
A new home-elevation project led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is an attempt to change this — if they can get the rural communities on board.
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One month since floods inundated southwestern Colorado, worries turn to the next one
November 16, 2025
Vallecito community members said they were frustrated, overwhelmed, still in shock.
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Jamaican Americans Mobilize After the Island’s Worst Hurricane in a Century
October 30, 2025
Much of Jamaica’s southern coast, its agricultural “breadbasket,” remains underwater after more than 2 feet of rain.
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Are We Prepared for Another Natural Disaster in Western North Carolina?
October 17, 2025
Twelve months after Helene, the voices of Latino leaders reveal a contrast: the experience brought lessons, but also the certainty that another hurricane would find the region vulnerable.
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New map brings Maine’s seaweed forests to the surface
October 10, 2025
In addition to seaweed harvesters, towns and regulators may use the high-definition map to help them manage the coastline and prepare for climate-related changes.
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Fires, floods and other disasters are multiplying. Schools are adding training for workers to combat them
September 29, 2025
High schools and community colleges are introducing or expanding classes in fire science, search and rescue and ecological sustainability
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When their spring failed, a Northfield family turned to a town spigot. Then it was shut off.
September 26, 2025
As of Thursday, almost 70% of the state, including Washington County, remains in a severe drought, and 24% of the state is in extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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Analysis: 96.2% of Climate News Stories Don’t Cover Animal Agriculture as a Pollution Source
September 26, 2025
Sentient Media set out to analyze how often climate news reports animal agriculture as a cause of climate change.
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Hawaiʻi Will Soon Be Home To The World’s Biggest Land-Based Seaweed Farm
September 25, 2025
A Big Island aquaculture company is greatly expanding its seaweed farm in Kona to supercharge production of algae-based supplements that reduce planet-warming cow burps.
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Who pays for wildfire damage? In the West, utilities are shifting the risk to customers
September 19, 2025
Utah laws cap wildfire damages and let utilities pass the cost onto customers. Utility lobbyists are pushing the model in other states.
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Youth plaintiffs, experts ask court to halt Trump executive orders to ‘unleash’ American energy
September 16, 2025
The youth ages 11 to 20 described damage to their physical and mental health from climate change-related wildfires, flooding and hurricanes.
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