In Michigan, not-so-sunny prospects for solar farms
Grist visits some rural areas in Michigan, where residents are concerned that solar installations could compromise their small-town…
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Huge waves to hit California coast for third day, bringing flooding and life-threatening conditions
CNN, KCBS, KCAL, KION, KGO By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Massive waves and coastal flooding are wreaking havoc for a third…
Continue ReadingMore monster waves will collide with the California coast after injuring onlookers and causing serious flooding
CNN, KCAL, KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A series of powerful storms in the…
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As tree species face decline, ‘assisted migration’ gains popularity in Pacific Northwest
By NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest…
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The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at…
Continue ReadingTreacherous travel underway as blizzard conditions and ice blast parts of central US
CNN, STRINGER, NEBRASKA STATE PATROL, @NEBRASKADO, WBBM, WLS By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A blizzard-fueling winter storm is…
Continue ReadingA driver dies after his vehicle hydroplaned amid heavy rain in Los Angeles area
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Continue ReadingThousands of homes and businesses without power as cold weather and ‘significant’ storm damage torment Maine
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Continue ReadingMillions across Southern California are under flood threat that could snarl travel ahead of the holiday weekend
KFSN By Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford, Sara Tonks and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — An atmospheric river continues to unload a deluge of…
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At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate change
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent…
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As climate warms, that perfect Christmas tree may depend on growers’ ability to adapt
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For decades, Christmas tree growers and breeders have been preparing for a future of hotter…
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A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland and spews magma in a spectacular show of Earth’s power
By MARCO Di MARCO and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of…
Continue Reading Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press GRAND COUNTY, Colorado (AP) — Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a…
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Mining company agrees with court decision ordering Guatemala to grant property rights to community
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Solway Investment Group, a Switzerland-based mining company with interests in Guatemala,…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 dead after powerful Northeast storm knocks out power, floods roads and prompts an evacuation
CNN, WCSC By Mary Gilbert, Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — At least four people died across four states as a powerful storm…
Continue ReadingIntense storm hits East Coast with damaging winds and heavy rain
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A strengthening storm that hit Florida with heavy rains and powerful winds this weekend is roaring its way…
Continue ReadingHeavy rain drenches Florida as strong storm with gusty winds heads up East Coast
CNN, WESH By Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm started drenching Florida Saturday and is expected to strengthen as it…
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Judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward after representatives of…
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Landfills in Washington and Oregon leaked 'explosive' levels of methane last year
Grist investigated EPA inspection reports that found methane exceedances are more common than operators say in the states of Washington and…
Continue Reading International court rules against Guatemala in a landmark Indigenous and environmental rights case
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost…
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Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence…
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The last residents of a coastal Mexican town destroyed by climate change
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — Flooding driven by some of the world’s fastest sea-level rise and increasingly brutal…
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US nuclear regulators to issue construction permit for a reactor that uses molten salt
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing a construction permit for a new type of nuclear reactor that…
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Geminids meteor shower peaks this week under dark skies
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The year’s best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week. Skygazers may see as…
Continue Reading Heard at UN climate talks: Quotes that tell the story
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 14 days of U.N. climate talks, delegates from nearly 200 countries…
Continue Reading A volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island is sacred to spiritual practitioners and treasured by astronomers
By DEEPA BHARATH and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells…
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Tips from El Paso Electric to save energy during winter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With winter looming and temperatures dropping in the Borderland, El Paso Electric Company says there are simple ways for…
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El Paso’s Star on the Mountain shining brighter, more sustainably than ever
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Star on the Mountain has been extensively renovated. The El Paso Chamber announced the successful completion of…
Continue ReadingScientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 10:39 ET Updated: 12 DEC 23 15:51 ET By Allison Chinchar, CNN Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory…
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13 cold, stunned sea turtles from New England given holiday names as they rehab in Florida
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This Rudolph won’t be leading his pals Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid through the Christmas Eve sky.…
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