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Climate change goes to courtThe judicial system is taking on a new role in the arc of America's climate narrative, as activists increasingly bring climate grievances to court.
In the Sunshine State, a vision for a sustainable townFlorida's聽Babcock Ranch aims to mix environmental sustainability into a traditional small-town mold, weaving eco-friendly innovations with traditional models of development.
How Florida fends off its slippery, scaly invadersWildlife biologists are tracking, trapping, and tallying the more than聽50 species of non-native reptiles and amphibians that are threatening delicate ecosystems in the Everglades.
Salvage archaeology: When rising seas threaten to wash away historyAs storm surge and gradual erosion eat away at the Louisiana coastline, one archaeologist is doing all he can to document archaeological treasures before they are lost to the sea forever.
FocusIn race against rising seas, Louisiana scrambles to save dwindling coastIn the absence of broad federal support, state managers in Louisiana have had to go it alone in the quest to save the state's eroding coastline.
Tactical retreat? As seas rise, Louisiana faces hard choices.As rising seas encroach on the Louisiana coast with increasing regularity, state managers face difficult choices about whom to relocate 鈥� and how.
From coral sperm banks to climate action: What's best to save reefs?Scientists have developed a technique to cryopreserve the reproductive cells of fish, and hope to use it to preserve the diversity of imperiled coral reefs. But not everyone agrees that species-focused conservation is worth the effort in the face of global threats.
Antarctica鈥檚 big break: What role for climate change?Sometime between Monday and Wednesday this week, a trillion-ton iceberg broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula. It鈥檚 a fascinating geological phenomenon to watch, but the causes and implications are often misunderstood.
Extreme botany: How far should we go to save a plant species?Self-described extreme botanist Steve Perlman goes where no man 鈥� nor goat 鈥� has gone before to find and save the rarest plants in Hawaii.
Women take southern India's drought into their own hands 鈥� one shovel at a timeThree years of drought have driven many farmers to desperation. But thousands of women in Karnataka state are desilting lakes to deepen them, helping them retain water聽when the rains one day come again. 聽
FocusChina spent $100 billion on reforestation. So why does it have 'green deserts'?Beijing's Grain-for-Green program has helped blanket the country's hillsides with trees, undoing damage from decades of blistering development.聽But fostering biodiversity remains a challenge, conservationists say.
Bears Ears rift reveals monumental federal-county chasmOpposing philosophies of land ownership and conservation in Utah keep San Juan county officials and federal agencies from seeing eye-to-eye.
FocusKiwis take front line in global war against invasive speciesNew Zealand is home to one of the highest proportions of threatened species in the world. Desperate to save its beloved wildlife, the archipelago nation is seizing on a drastic and controversial strategy: kill all the predators.
What US exit from Paris accord would 鈥� and wouldn't 鈥� meanIndications are that Trump will withdraw from the landmark climate agreement, which could have big impacts. But global and local efforts are likely to continue, with or without the White House.
Buzzworthy: How you can help America's pollinatorsThe mysterious disappearance of honeybees known as colony collapse disorder no longer is the threat that it once was. But bees of all stripes still need a little help.
Clash over Bears Ears tests years of progress on Native spiritualityTo Native Americans, Bears Ears National Monument聽is more than a national park, it is holy ground connecting them to their ancestors and the spiritual realm.- A milestone year for renewable energyIn this edition: Solar and wind expand globally even with less money being spent on them; California farmers adapting to new weather extremes; river cleanups and the residents who live nearby.
'More for less': Renewable power surges into mainstream as costs fallInvestors in renewable sources of electricity generation are increasingly getting more bang for their buck, according to a UN-backed report.
FocusCalifornia's conservative farmers tackle climate change, in their own wayAs California transitions from devastating drought into one of the wettest periods in decades, farmers are seeking new ways to protect their fields from whipsaw weather extremes.
As rivers get cleanups, can city residents still afford to live nearby?The Los Angeles River and Washington's Anacostia River could become tests of how well communities can balance new development with opportunities for longstanding residents.
