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Nate Rott's beat takes him to some really wild places, asking thorny ethical questions that emerge as he reports on the natural world and humanity's relationship to it
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Wilkes and Watauga counties are now in exceptional drought, the most severe category in North Carolina.
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Early detection in California is “becoming one of the clearest climate‑era advantages,” according to Phillip SeLegue, Cal Fire’s staff chief of intelligence.
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Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process, from killing your lawn to picking plants to grow.
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About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.
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The county is taking advantage of the nearby wind turbines to invest in its local community.
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Trump is using the Pentagon and concerns about national security to stall wind energy projects across the nation.
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Community-scale solar farms are booming in Illinois thanks to state incentives.
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Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a species facing a dramatic event like climate change.
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Theft in the oil fields in Texas is a growing problem, just as the price of crude oil continues to rise.
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Implemented in January 2025, New York's congestion relief program charges vehicles to enter Manhattan's central business district during peak hours.
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A new interactive WBUR podcast called "The Midnight Rebellion" reframes the climate crisis as an epic adventure -- one that listeners can choose how it ends.