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Politics & Government

Some lawmakers aim to include measures to curb climate change in farm bill

5:10am April 04, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

The lawmakers and environmental advocates are trying to include funding to address climate change in the latest farm bill, which is updated and passed by Congress every five years.

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Farms could help sustain Texas' oyster industry amid climate change

5:58pm April 03, 2023

by Katie Watkins

In 2019, Texas became one of the last coastal states to allow oyster farming. Now the first farms have had their initial harvests. It spells good news in the face of rising seas due to climate change.

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Activist investors press corporations to take action against climate change

7:59am April 03, 2023

At publicly traded companies' annual meetings, shareholders are filing more resolutions about climate change than at the same point last year.

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Family and neighbors look through debris on Ed Whestine's farm southwest of Wellman, Iowa on Saturday. Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed multiple people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest.

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A daunting recovery begins in the South and Midwest after tornadoes kill at least 32

7:51pm April 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Confirmed or suspected tornadoes across 11 states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and laid waste to neighborhoods over a broad swath of the country.

View of a deforested and burned area of the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil on Sept. 2, 2022.

Why deforestation means less rain in tropical forests

11:37am April 02, 2023

A new study finds deforestation reduces rainfall in tropical rainforests, which has grave consequences for agriculture, drought and climate resilience.

James Tucker got an efficient heat pump for his home near Oakland, Calif., last year. Now homeowners can get new credits for heat pumps from federal climate legislation.

6 things to know about heat pumps, a climate solution in a box

9:55am April 01, 2023

by Julia Simon

Sales of super-efficient electric heat pumps are rising in the U.S. But what are heat pumps? And why do some call them a key climate solution?

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A sign touting the Inflation Reduction Act is seen at Glynwood Boat House in Cold Spring, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 2022.

The EPA's watchdog is warning about oversight for billions in new climate spending

5:01am April 01, 2023

by Eric McDaniel

The Environmental Protection Agency received billions from President Biden's climate legislation, but the EPA inspector general warns there is "a high risk for fraud, waste and abuse."

Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. President Joe Biden's administration cleared the way for California's plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, a part of the state's efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas.

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The EPA approves California's plan to phase out diesel trucks

8:11pm March 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

The agency's decision allows California — which has some of the nation's worst air pollution — to require truck manufacturers to sell more zero-emission trucks over the next couple of decades.

Bats congregate in the Bat Cave in Queen Elizabeth National Park on August 24, 2018. Scientists placed GPS devices on some of the bats to determine flight patterns and how they transmit Marburg virus to humans. Approximately 50,000 bats dwell in the cave.

There's a second outbreak of Marburg virus in Africa. Climate change could be a factor

12:30pm March 31, 2023

by Fran Kritz

The first outbreak this year was in Equatorial Guinea, which has seen 20 deaths already. Now there are cases reported in Tanzania as well for this infectious disease with a high fatality rate.

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California continues to get walloped by storms. When might it end?

4:19pm March 30, 2023

by Nathan Rott

Another major storm has many Californians asking when will this stop? Dozens of towns and communities are still dealing with flooding from earlier storms.