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Kentucky takes a novel approach to climate migration. nyti.ms/3WBlpTw

Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Are Turned Into Neighborhoods (Published 2025)

As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors to unique higher ground.

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President Biden has protected more federal land and waters than any other president, about 674 million acres. nyti.ms/3DGuKTo

Biden Designates Two New National Monuments in California (Published 2025)

The decision means Mr. Biden has protected about 674 million acres of federal land, more than any other president.

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The Panama canal has been linking the immense ecosystems of the Atlantic and the Pacific. nyti.ms/4j5yRZe

The Panama Canal’s Newest Voyagers: Fishy Intruders From Two Oceans (Published 2025)

A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological upheaval.

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Who's making it through the Panama Canal? Fish. nyti.ms/3PpYCpz

The Panama Canal’s Newest Voyagers: Fishy Intruders From Two Oceans (Published 2025)

A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological upheaval.

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The lawsuit is an unusual strategy for the oil company. nyti.ms/40l7DGC

Exxon Sues California Official, Claiming He Defamed the Company (Published 2025)

The lawsuit, an unusual strategy for the oil giant, comes after California’s attorney general sued Exxon last year alleging it misled the public about plastics recycling.

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What's the connection between Greenland and Panama for Donald Trump? Think climate. nyti.ms/3BZ12bu

Trump Wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. It’s About Climate. (Published 2024)

Global warming is making both places more important to global shipping and trade.

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Only one state, Maine, has started to systematically test its farms for PFAS. nyti.ms/41VtPs7

The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago. (Published 2024)

The agency obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.”

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Only about 110 ʻalalā, or Hawaiian crows, are left on the planet nyti.ms/49rvkjK

They Were the Last of Their Kind, in Captivity. Can 5 Survive the Wild? (Published 2024)

Researchers are trying a new strategy to reintroduce Hawaiian crows, which have been extinct in the wild for two decades.

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Mr. Trump’s team is shaping up to be the polar opposite of President Biden’s on environmental matters nyti.ms/4gl77hg

What Trump’s Cabinet Picks and Advisers Say About Climate Change (Published 2024)

President-elect Donald Trump’s chief advisers would include one person who calls global warming an “existential” threat and some who don’t accept it as a problem at all.

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The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when. nyti.ms/3Beil8e

An Arctic Hamlet Is Sinking Into the Thawing Permafrost (Published 2024)

Canada is losing its permafrost to climate change. The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when.

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The International Court of Justice will begin hearing arguments on Monday in a major case on how international laws can be used to protect the climate nyti.ms/41d0Yiy

What Can the World’s Top Court Do About Climate Change? (Published 2024)

The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide.

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Marine sanctuaries -- 17 pockets of U.S. waters protected to varying degrees from development and industry -- are becoming test beds for ways people can try and help marine life adapt to climate change. nyti.ms/49eI2SJ with @pulitzercenter

A Warning From a California Marine Heat Wave (Published 2024)

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.

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Diplomats at a UN conference in Busan, South Korea, failed to reach agreement on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution on Sunday. They said they would reconvene in future months to try again. nyti.ms/4fOKj9F

Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution (Published 2024)

Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said.

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“We have no precedent for the rate of change that we’re seeing,” Sara Hutto, the climate change coordinator for the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank sanctuaries, said. nyti.ms/3VgprQc with @pulitzercenter

A Warning From a California Marine Heat Wave (Published 2024)

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.

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More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. nyti.ms/3OwVnw2

Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding (Published 2024)

More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in the pandemic.

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How do you know if geoengineering is happening? Start looking for it early. nyti.ms/49nNoew

The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering (Published 2024)

Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.

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Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution. nyti.ms/3ZvXSoA

Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty (Published 2024)

Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.

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Researchers are still untangling the threads of what happened during "The Blob" but it's offering hints of what's to come. with @pulitzercenter nyti.ms/4igqV7e

A Warning From a California Marine Heat Wave (Published 2024)

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.

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When "The Blob" happened, it seemed like a blip. It was anything but. nyti.ms/3D2Nufe with @_e_delger @pulitzercenter

A Warning From a California Marine Heat Wave (Published 2024)

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.

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Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are on track to reach a record in 2024. It’s a trend that puts countries farther from their goal of stopping global warming. nyti.ms/3YVGKr8

‘Fossil Fuels Are Still Winning’: Global Emissions Head for a Record (Published 2024)

Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re burning more than ever before.

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