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'Bear with me,' Trump says as both farmers and consumers brace for tariff effects
Read full article: 'Bear with me,' Trump says as both farmers and consumers brace for tariff effectsFarmers and meat producers across the U.S. can expect the new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China and the retaliation to hurt their bottom lines by billions of dollars if they stay in place a while.

Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
Read full article: Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwideThe U.S. government’s decision to stop sharing air quality data from embassies and consulates worldwide is worrying some local scientists and experts who say the data was vital for people to be aware of air quality and monitor their government's progress in improving public health.

Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
Read full article: Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials sayAlaska State Troopers say three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow.

Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes
Read full article: Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoesPowerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town are charging across the nation, threatening more communities in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather.
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Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfire
Read full article: Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfireLos Angeles County says it is suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people in the Altadena area.

How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras
Read full article: How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi GrasHundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus.

One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat
Read full article: One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boatA dolphin weighing more than 900 pounds appeared to fall out of the sky before landing in a small fishing boat off the coast of New Zealand, shocking the three men on board.

Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions
Read full article: Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditionsPowerful storms have killed two people in Mississippi, torn the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in Oklahoma and threatened communities across the nation.

Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources say
Read full article: Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources sayThe Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents near its Louisiana plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Trump wants to use the 'God Squad' to increase logging, but it must follow strict rules
Read full article: Trump wants to use the 'God Squad' to increase logging, but it must follow strict rulesPresident Donald Trump wants to increase logging in national forests and on public lands, including by bypassing endangered species protections.

Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
Read full article: Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearingIndigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon have urged the government to halt oil and gas projects that threaten their lands, presenting their case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

Supreme Court makes it harder for EPA to police sewage discharges
Read full article: Supreme Court makes it harder for EPA to police sewage dischargesThe Supreme Court has made it harder for environmental regulators to limit water pollution, ruling for San Francisco in a case about the discharge of raw sewage that sometimes occurs during heavy rains.

Low energy prices sting Aramco profits and squeeze Saudi development plans
Read full article: Low energy prices sting Aramco profits and squeeze Saudi development plansSaudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco has reported a $106.25 billion profit in 2024, down 12% from the prior year on lower energy prices.

Indigenous migrants in northern Colombia battle worsening droughts and floods
Read full article: Indigenous migrants in northern Colombia battle worsening droughts and floodsIn La Guajira, Colombia, the Wayuu people face worsening climate impacts, with droughts and intense rains causing food insecurity, flooding, and displacement.

India's steel industry contemplates potential fallout from Trump administration tariffs
Read full article: India's steel industry contemplates potential fallout from Trump administration tariffsThe recently announced U.S. tariffs on steel imports mean that countries like China, which export to the U.S., will need to find new markets — and that could lead to steel dumping in places like India.

Lighter winds help crews fighting wildfires in South and North Carolina
Read full article: Lighter winds help crews fighting wildfires in South and North CarolinaLighter winds in South Carolina and North Carolina are helping firefighters battle blazes that caused evacuations and threatened hundreds of homes over the weekend.

As warming climate hammers coffee crops, this rare bean may someday be your brew
Read full article: As warming climate hammers coffee crops, this rare bean may someday be your brewEarth's warming climate is causing problems for big coffee producers everywhere and some are looking to a rarely cultivated species that may stand up better to drought and heat.

Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds
Read full article: Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty windsCrews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas.

'Wildlife corridors' are encouraged to support Kenya's recovering animal populations
Read full article: 'Wildlife corridors' are encouraged to support Kenya's recovering animal populationsAs nations mark World Wildlife Day, conservationists in Kenya are warning of shrinking wildlife spaces in a country that generates substantial revenue from wildlife tourism.

Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn
Read full article: Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warnThe people who once ran the federal weather and oceans agency say it touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways and that massive firings there could cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy.

$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
Read full article: $75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's overThe U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.

The endangered Florida panther faces the dual threats of urban sprawl and increased traffic
Read full article: The endangered Florida panther faces the dual threats of urban sprawl and increased trafficIn January, an endangered Florida panther known as UCFP479 became the first to die this year in a vehicle collision along a rural southwestern Florida road.

Trump's transportation department cancels new review step that could've slowed state projects
Read full article: Trump's transportation department cancels new review step that could've slowed state projectsPresident Donald Trump’s administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek even minor changes to their transportation plans.

Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows
Read full article: Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll showsA new poll finds that most U.S. adults who say severe cold was among the types of extreme weather they experienced in recent years cite climate change as a cause.

UN talks end in Rome with nations backing $200 billion a year plan to protect nature
Read full article: UN talks end in Rome with nations backing $200 billion a year plan to protect natureGlobal negotiators concluded an extended session of the United Nations biodiversity conference, COP16, with key commitments on funds needed and the institutions through which the funds will be channeled to protect the world’s biodiversity.