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The dangerous combination of aging utility infrastructure and rising wildfire risk

5:12am March 11, 2024

by Julie Simon

Investigators in Texas have found the largest wildfire in the state's history was "ignited by power lines." Experts say many utilities aren't doing enough to reduce the fire threat from power lines.

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Texas wildfires are devastating the cattle ranching industry

8:06am March 09, 2024

by Scott Simon

Thousands of cattle have died in wildfires this year in Texas. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Shane Pennington, who manages Fields-Mahler Ranch near Canadian, Texas.

The Great Lakes saw low levels of ice cover over the winter, which was the warmest on record in the U.S.

Environment

U.S. has warmest winter on record – and no, that's not a good thing

6:01am March 09, 2024

by Lauren Sommer

From lack of snow to wildfires, a record-warm winter had impacts across the country. Scientists say winters are warming faster than any other season in the U.S.

A man looks out over the Colorado River near Page, Arizona on Nov. 2, 2022. The seven states that manage the river are divided about how to account for the impacts of climate change in new plans about sharing its water.

As a deadline approaches, Colorado River states are still far apart on water sharing

6:28pm March 08, 2024

by Alex Hager

Ahead of a deadline next week, the seven states that share the Colorado River have revealed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future.

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Sandra Martínez Martínez shows the dirty tap water she and her family are using as toilet water at her home in the municipality of Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico, on Sunday.

Mexico City's long-running water problems are getting even worse

5:00am March 08, 2024

by Emily Green

Reservoirs that furnish a large part of the Mexican capital have fallen to historic lows, as low rainfall, climate change and mismanagement exacerbate the problem.

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John Kerry says "we can win this fight" against climate change.

U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry is giving up the job title — but not the fight

12:15pm March 07, 2024

Outgoing climate envoy John Kerry talks about leaving the job, how another Donald Trump presidency could impact the fight against climate change, and how he remains hopeful.

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Public companies must start giving investors information about climate, SEC decides

5:40pm March 06, 2024

by Michael Copley

The SEC votes March 6 on adopting long-awaited rules that would require publicly-traded companies in the U.S. to disclose information about the risks they face from climate change.

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Climate Envoy John Kerry is giving up the job title — but not the fight

5:40pm March 06, 2024

Outgoing climate envoy John Kerry talks about leaving the job, how another Donald Trump presidency could impact the fight against climate change, and how he remains hopeful.

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A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas. Burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas is the main driver of global warming.

Corporate America has new climate rules to follow, but will they cut global warming?

4:59pm March 06, 2024

by Michael Copley

The Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring publicly-traded companies to disclose information about the risks they face from climate change. Industry is expected to sue to stop the rules.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts into space. On board is a satellite with a climate solutions mission. It's designed to detect methane, a potent planet warming gas.

A new satellite will track climate-warming pollution. Here's why that's a big deal

2:29pm March 05, 2024

by Julia Simon

A satellite with a climate solutions mission blasted off on a SpaceX rocket Monday. It's on a mission to detect planet-heating methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.

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