Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy—and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it's too late.
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2024
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Much of the water in the U.S. West is transported across vast geographical areas by large infrastructure projects known as interbasin water transfers. Two of these projects in particular make up 85% of all energy-related ...
Environment
Aug 1, 2024
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From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical hotspot. It's also a place confronted with extreme heat, wildfires and crumbling coastlines.
Ecology
Jul 29, 2024
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Existing fossil fuel projects are sufficient to meet projected energy demands in a global transition to net zero emissions, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and the International Institute for Sustainable Development ...
Environment
May 31, 2024
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A new ZOiS Report analyzes the various effects of Russia's war against Ukraine on the Arctic region. The authors also assess how a baseline of coordination with Russia on the vital issues of security and climate change could ...
Environment
Mar 15, 2024
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Climate change is driving both the loss of biodiversity and the need for clean, renewable energy. It is also shifting where species are expected to live in the future. Yet these realities are rarely considered together. Where ...
Environment
Mar 8, 2024
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France warned Thursday that the world's construction sector was not on track to decarbonize by 2050 as it co-hosts with the UN Environment Programme the first ever conference aimed at reducing the industry's impact on climate ...
Environment
Mar 7, 2024
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The symbolic "Doomsday Clock" was held at 90 seconds to midnight Tuesday, reflecting existential threats to humanity posed by potential nuclear escalation from the war in Ukraine and the multiplying impacts of the climate ...
Other
Jan 23, 2024
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Heat waves are a major public health hazard. Socially disadvantaged people are especially exposed to extreme heat and other impacts of climate change. Many people experiencing homelessness—more than 120,000 on any given ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2023
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After two years of robust modeling and gathering input from over 100 community members, 14 community-based organizations, and 31 additional stakeholder organizations in Los Angeles, the U.S. Department of Energy's National ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2023
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