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Agriculture is big threat to water quality. These farmers are doing something about it.Agriculture, with its fertilizers, has emerged as the biggest threat to water quality in many parts of the US. Some farmers are trying new conservation strategies.
Huge gas leak undermines California's climate change plansA natural gas leak is pumping methane, a greenhouse gas, into the air. It's the climate change equivalent of adding 7 million cars to the road.聽
Monterey Bay Aquarium welcomes fuzzy newborn otter (+photos)A sea otter swam to a protected area of the Monterey Bay Aquarium over the weekend to deliver a baby in the calm waters there. Aquarium staff and visitors 鈥� and now everyone else online 鈥� got to see the mom cuddling and grooming her newborn.
First LookWild bees are in decline. How can we take the sting out of it?Wild bees are key pollinators for agriculture across the United States, especially as managed honeybees face devastating declines. But these wild pollinators are struggling too. Can we save the bees?
Which cheese produces more electricity: Brie or Beaufort?Once they're done making cheese, French producers are contributing a key component to producing alternative energy.聽
First LookBeijing's red smog alert: How other cities dealt with air quality disastersThe city, which is in the middle of its second-ever red alert for smog, is not alone in facing cripplingly high pollution levels. Can China learn from the lessons of London and Mexico City?
Costa Rica at 99 percent renewable: Are others on the same path?The Central American nation is leading the world in cutting fossil-fuel pollution by relying on hydropower and other forms of renewable energy. Is this a model other countries could follow?
First LookIs China cracking down on pollution violators?Worsening air conditions in China have lead to heightened public frustrations with pollution, causing the government to confront companies believed to be lying about their emissions data.
First LookWhy are Earth's lakes heating up so fast?In the first study of its kind, scientists compared 25-years of data for over half the Earth's lakes and found some disturbing trends that will affect humans around the world.
World's warmest-ever November weather recordedNASA records indicate that this November was the warmest on record, putting 2015 on track to be even warmer than 2014.
Road trip? Record numbers of Americans hit the highwayCheaper gasoline means more Americans are driving 鈥� and are buying聽trucks and SUVs 鈥� which means聽US fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions are going in the wrong direction, a government report says.
First LookAs Arctic sees record-warmth, old whaling logs offer new insightsThe records, climate scientists believe, may offer clues to the sorts of changes being witnessed today, and provide a longer arc of Arctic weather patterns.
NASA examines the effects of this year's El Ni帽oResearchers at NASA are examining the weather trends of this year鈥檚聽El Ni帽o to determine how it may affect weather patterns across the United States, including drought levels in California.
Could UN climate pact work? This is one way we'd actually know.The UN climate deal reached last weekend sets out emissions goals that should be met in a transparent way. One project offers a glimpse of how that might work.聽
Beijing eyes pollution, but is the government transparent enough?After years of growing industrialization and government denials about the problem, officials say they are on board to make effective change.
Rich and poor nations agree to first-ever global climate pactDiplomats bridged a longstanding rich-poor divide between countries to set a goal of keeping planetary warming well below 2 degrees Celsius. A signal for the end of the fossil-fuel era?
First LookCan conservative Schwarzenegger flip the script on US climate debate?The former governor of California urges Americans to stop bickering about whether fossil fuels have contributed to climate change. Instead, he says, the US should transition to clean energy because it makes economic sense.
Politics and science clash in latest draft climate agreement from ParisNegotiations in Paris will extend into Saturday as an uneven draft climate agreement emerges.
First LookActivists and fishermen team up to address record whale entanglementPast efforts have pitted the wildlife experts and fishermen against each other and offered little additional protection for whales. This year, the two camps are trying something different: cooperation.
Could electric cars improve Beijing's dirty air?The first ever 'red-alert' for air pollution in Beijing has caused some drivers to take a closer look at electric cars, but some experts say that might not necessarily be the answer.
