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First LookBudget cuts at NOAA threaten climate-monitoring satellite programA White House memo suggests a 22-percent budget cut. But it hasn't happened yet. Why the Congressional budget-making process could offer hope for climate monitoring.
First LookLead shot OK'd for federal lands: what does that mean for conservation?Zinke鈥檚 order threatens to set back a decades-long effort to get lead shot out of America鈥檚 backcountry. But over the years, environmental groups may have found ways to continue this effort without federal support.
First LookBlizzard hits Hawaii as Sierra Nevada snowpack gets really deepThe blizzard in Hawaii and high levels of precipitation in California contrast sharply with the low snow levels across much of the rest of the country in 2017.
America's biggest water users 鈥� farmers 鈥� learn to use less of itIn the Southwest and beyond, irrigation technology and other steps such as planting 'cover crops' to enrich the soil are making a difference.
First LookUN agency announces record highs on Antarctica as scientists push for more dataScientists say that to understand whether Antarctica鈥檚 new record fits a global pattern of warming climates, they need more data from the continent.
First LookDoes California's 'phenomenal' snowpack spell the end of its water woes? Not quite.As of Wednesday, the statewide snowpack was at 185 percent of normal March 1 levels. But the snow has been much wetter and warmer than officials prefer.聽
How climate influences weather: six questions From extreme rains in some places to early spring in others, weather events prompt questions about what role climate change may be playing.
First LookMinnesota鈥檚 U.S. Bank Stadium is proving deadly for birdsVolunteers from three conservation groups said聽they found 60 dead birds and 14 more stunned聽from flying into the glass of the stadium in one migration period. This makes the newly opened stadium, home for the聽Minnesota Vikings, the top bird-killing building in Minneapolis.
First LookA snowless Chicago? Windy City sees fewest flurries in 146 years.Chicago has seen unseasonably little snow this year. In fact, no ground snow was documented in the first two months of 2017, for the first time since they began keeping records.
In arid Southwest, cities expand but use less waterPhoenix reduced its residential water consumption in the past decade despite a 23 percent rise in population. Las Vegas recycles water from indoor drains and outdoor fountains.- How the West is adapting for a drier futureIn this edition: Climate change prompts adaptation in the Colorado River basin; how a map and an app might help bees; can science be unifying?
- First LookWhite House taking steps to repeal Obama-era EPA water rulePresident Trump is set to sign an executive order Tuesday calling for a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
First LookWorkers begin clearing Oroville spillway debris as officials plan for the futureCalifornia water authorities shut off the flow of water down a damaged spillway Monday so that workers could begin clearing debris off of it.
First LookStudy finds humans cause 84 percent of US wildfiresEither through arson or carelessness, humans have triggered聽five out of six wildfires in the US since 1992, new research finds. 聽
Why the EPA faces big cuts under Trump budget proposalEnvironmental issues have become more polarized even since the years of George W. Bush. One factor: The stakes for both parties surrounding climate change have risen.
First LookWith Dakota Access camp cleared, where are protestors headed?Environmentalist and indigenous-rights protestors vow to take the fight to other pipeline projects as they leave the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota.
West's challenge is still water scarcity, wet winter or notWith climate change affecting water supplies already strained by urban growth, states in the Colorado River basin are being forced to innovate and adapt.
First LookHow the release of Pruitt鈥檚 emails to the fossil fuel industry does and doesn鈥檛 matterMore than 7,500 pages of emails from the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office show a chummy relationship between Scott Pruitt and energy companies. But the release of the emails came after Pruitt's confirmation as EPA administrator.聽
First LookFracking led to more than 6,000 spills in 10 years, study findsA new study looks at fracking sites in four states, finding 6,648 spills between 2005 and 2014. Their research, the study's authors say, highlights a need for better data collection 鈥� and may help prevent future incidents.
Manatee population rebounds: is it ready to come off the endangered species list?A recent survey found a record 6,620 manatees in Florida, but opinion remains divided as to whether the species has truly made a comeback.
