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As Climate Change Expands Mosquito Ranges, Better Monitoring Is Key to Preventing Disease

Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.

By Madeline Shaw

Herring and Herons: Signs of the Charles River’s Vast Improvement

The Case of the (France-Sized) Missing Antarctic Ice

A mosquito is tested for the presence of West Nile virus at the Harris County Mosquito Survey facility in Houston. Credit: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

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Will Trump’s Handoff of Grizzly Management to States Lead to More Dead Bears?

While grizzlies would still be protected by the Endangered Species Act, the new rule would allow the states “management flexibility” that environmental activists fear could hinder the species’ recovery.

By Steven Rodas

New York Becomes First State in the Nation to Pause New Hyperscale Data Centers

Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More

A National Park Service employee fits a grizzly bear for a tracking collar in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: Jacob W. Frank/NPS

Justice & Health

Bay Program Delays Decision on Tribes’ Place in Chesapeake Agreement

An extended deadline and expiring funding cloud the question of bringing federally recognized tribes into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement as full partners.

By Aman Azhar

AI, Defense Spending Fuel the Rush to Mine Minerals, Report Says

Europe Opens a New Front in the Mackerel Wars

A recent vote delays the decision on how to recognize tribes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement until December. Credit: Michael Robinson Chávez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

Governments Knew the Risks of Global Warming as They Chose Fossil-Fueled Growth in the 1950s and ’60s

A new report suggests that some governments have ignored legal obligations to prevent climate harm for decades.

By Bob Berwyn

The World’s Largest Meat Company Abandons Its Climate and Deforestation Goals

Colorado Voters Will Decide Whether a ‘Right to Natural Gas’ is Added to the State Constitution

The construction at Venture Global’s LNG export facility in Port Sulphur, La., on Feb. 26, 2024. Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Clean Energy

Even With Tariffs and Tax Changes, Solar Power Is Soaring

Utility-scale solar is booming in the United States as electricity demand rises and projects remain relatively easy to develop.

By Dan Gearino

Drone Delivery Could Cut Pollution. Can Communities Live With the Noise?

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves

A solar farm near Lancaster, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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