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A River Runs Through It

A “ghost” creek that no one can see runs through Southwest DC. Residents live, drive, and play on top of it and its vast floodplain. Even those who live in or near the…

December 3, 2025

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Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts

Canceling programs to improve the grid leaves utilities and their customers dependent on emergency stopgaps — diesel generators, rolling blackouts and reactive maintenance —…

October 28, 2025

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Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts

The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid, says ECo Faculty. …

October 28, 2025

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The Conversation: A mais nova área protegida da Amazônia peruana e os povos que dependem dela enfrentam uma ameaça existencial

O governo peruano aprovou este mês a criação de uma nova Área de Conservação Regional (ACR): o Medio Putumayo Algodón, localizada no corredor Napo-Putumayo, perto da…

July 31, 2025

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I wanted to make flood risk visible. So I painted a mural.

Andrea Limauro is an artist, city planner and climate resilience expert based in Silver Spring and a flood resilience planner for the D.C. Department of Energy and.…

May 20, 2025

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See How Butterflies Are Surviving, or Not, Near You

Populations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your.…

March 6, 2025

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US butterflies ‘all in trouble’ as their numbers rapidly decline, report finds

Over the past 20 years the U.S. butterfly population has declined 22%, a dramatic loss that has scientists. …

March 6, 2025

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Butterfly population in US shrinking by 22% over last 20 years, study shows

Drop in line with rate of overall insect loss as scientists point to habitat loss, pesticide use and the climate…

March 6, 2025

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Are we seeing fewer white Christmases due to climate change?

“Average winter temperatures in particular have climbed more quickly than temperatures in other seasons, especially in the Northeast, where the American Christmas ideal emerged…

December 22, 2024

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Ozone recovery delayed 17 years by feedstock emissions, old gear

A new study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics reveals a 17-year delay in the projected recovery of the ozone layer since 2006, underscoring the need for…

December 10, 2024