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20,000 Salmon Return to the Klamath—but Challenging Conditions for Recovery Remain

In the two years since dam removal on the Klamath River in California and Oregon, fall-run chinook salmon have come back in full force, but water allotments, remaining dams and drought conditions still pose challenges for recovery.

As Oceans Warm, Children Face Growing Malnutrition Risk

In low- and middle-income countries, marine heat waves threaten children’s growth rates and lives, new research shows.

Global Warming Intensifies El Niño, Galápagos Coral Fossils Show

More damaging extremes are looming, as the Pacific Ocean’s climate cauldron sets off a chain reaction of heatwaves, floods and droughts across the globe.

Rooftop Solar Is Having a Rough One

Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns

As Water Pollution Concerns Grow in Iowa, So Do Fertilizer Industry Profits

In Chicago ERs, Extreme Heat’s Toll Goes Far Beyond the Obvious

Clean Air Policies Help Kids Breathe and Think Better

New York’s Power Grid Struggles to Handle the Heat

A Florida Community Aimed to Address a Legacy of Pollution. The Trump Administration Cancelled Its Funding.

‘Unbearable’ Heat in Uncooled Alabama Prisons

Data Center Developers in Texas Plan Massive New Gas Power Projects

Pennsylvania Lags Far Behind on Solar. Here’s How It Could Catch Up.

Proposed Data Centers Could Use More Electricity Than All Alabama Homes Combined, Analysis Shows. Who Will Pay?

More than 50 Sloths Died at a Florida Wildlife Attraction. Officials Say No Crime Occurred.

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20,000 Salmon Return to the Klamath—but Challenging Conditions for Recovery Remain

In the two years since dam removal on the Klamath River in California and Oregon, fall-run chinook salmon have come back in full force, but water allotments, remaining dams and drought conditions still pose challenges for recovery.

By Claire Barber

As Oceans Warm, Children Face Growing Malnutrition Risk

In low- and middle-income countries, marine heat waves threaten children’s growth rates and lives, new research shows.

By Teresa Tomassoni

Global Warming Intensifies El Niño, Galápagos Coral Fossils Show

More damaging extremes are looming, as the Pacific Ocean’s climate cauldron sets off a chain reaction of heatwaves, floods and droughts across the globe.

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Rooftop Solar Is Having a Rough One

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Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns

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As Water Pollution Concerns Grow in Iowa, So Do Fertilizer Industry Profits

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In Chicago ERs, Extreme Heat’s Toll Goes Far Beyond the Obvious

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Clean Air Policies Help Kids Breathe and Think Better

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New York’s Power Grid Struggles to Handle the Heat

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A Florida Community Aimed to Address a Legacy of Pollution. The Trump Administration Cancelled Its Funding.

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‘Unbearable’ Heat in Uncooled Alabama Prisons

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Proposed Data Centers Could Use More Electricity Than All Alabama Homes Combined, Analysis Shows. Who Will Pay?

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More than 50 Sloths Died at a Florida Wildlife Attraction. Officials Say No Crime Occurred.

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Fearing ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Water Cuts, Nevada Sues Feds Over Colorado River Plan

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