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  • Global Health

Cyclone Freddy shattered records. People lost everything. How does the healing begin?

The countries hit by this unprecedented storm now must help survivors who may have lost nearly everything. We talk to an aid worker on the ground in Mozambique for insights.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
GPB News NPR

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  • Energy

Markey calls Biden's decision to back the Willow Project 'an environmental injustice'

The Biden administration approved a major oil extraction project in Alaska, a decision that has divided Democrats. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Ed Markey, who opposes the project.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Mallory Yu,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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  • Energy

Activists spread misleading information to fight solar

Citizens for Responsible Solar is part of a growing backlash against renewable energy in rural communities across the United States.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley and
  • Brianna Scott
People remove Sargassum in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in April, 2022. Researchers expect this year will bring another massive bloom, choking local ecosystems and tourism economies.

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  • Environment

Meet the sargassum belt, a 5,000-mile-long snake of seaweed circling Florida

Since 2011, a fleet of seaweed patches double the size of the contiguous U.S. has cycled from West Africa to Florida, threatening beaches from Martinique to Miami. This year, it could grow bigger.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Young giant sequoia trees are seen during a prescribed pile burning on Feb. 19 in Sequoia National Forest. Researchers say 20% of Sierra Nevada conifers are a mismatch with their climate.

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  • Climate

Climate is changing too quickly for the Sierra Nevada's 'zombie forests'

One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.

March 15, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff visits Thomas County, Ga. to meet with farmers and key members of Georgia's agriculture industry about the state's citrus sector.

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  • Economy

Ossoff touts citrus farming as fruit growers brace for effects of cold snap

The cold weather across much of Georgia this week is worrying local growers, but many are optimistic that this year's fruit harvests will survive. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pushing for the state to build its citrus sector.

March 15, 2023
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
GPB News NPR

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  • Weather

New England and upstate New York brace for a winter storm

The storm's path could include parts of New England, upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, and northern New Jersey, with snowfall totals expected to range from a few inches to a few feet.

March 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This aerial photograph shows a car and market shop in floodwaters in Pajaro, Calif., on Saturday. More rain and snow is expected in the state this week.

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  • Weather

California, hit by a 2nd atmospheric river, is bracing for floods again

Intense rainfall and snow is expected to fall on the state through Wednesday after grueling weather last week.

March 13, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.

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  • Climate

The Biden administration approves the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska

Environmental advocates opposed to the oil drilling project have called it a "carbon bomb," but proponents such as Alaska politicians and labor unions say it will bring jobs and revenue to the state.

March 13, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope. President Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, an administration official said on Sunday.

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  • Business

As Biden weighs the Willow oil project, he blocks other Alaska drilling

The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.

March 13, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A car hauler carrying Chrysler Pacificas' approaches the Ambassador Bridge that connects Windsor, Canada, to Detroit, Michigan,on October 5, 2018 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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  • Business

After years of decline, the auto industry in Canada is making a comeback

Ontario is one of the largest car producers in North America. But after years of job losses and plant closures, the Canadian province is now betting on electric vehicles to grow its auto sector.

March 12, 2023
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By:
  • H.J. Mai
A part of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System is seen in Fairbanks, Alaska in September 2019. Environmentalists say a proposed new drilling project, the Willow Master Development Plan, would disturb Alaska's critical wildlife habitat with more surface-level oil infrastructure.

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  • National

Can TikTokkers sway Biden on oil drilling? The #StopWillow campaign, explained

The Biden administration is expected to announce whether a $6 billion arctic drilling plan can move forward soon, an issue that's galvanized millions of TikTokkers into taking action, digitally.

March 10, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Sultan al-Jaber, the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., talks during the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb 14, 2023.

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  • Climate

An oil CEO who will head global climate talks this year calls for lowered emissions

Sultan al-Jaber told energy industry power players on Monday that the world must cut emissions 7% each year and eliminate all release of methane.

March 07, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Researchers say protecting mangroves that soak up carbon is a great climate solution. But they caution against programs that slap carbon offsets onto it as those offsets can be hard to verify.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Climate solutions do exist. These 6 experts detail what they look like

We asked six climate experts what questions you should ask yourself whenever you come across something claiming to be a "climate solution".

March 06, 2023
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Students releasing salmon into the lake on the Salmon Field Trip.

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  • Climate

Students learn lessons on climate change, pollution through raising salmon

Although many Alaskan students are familiar with salmon fishing, raising them gives them a new perspective on writing, science, math and art.

March 04, 2023
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By:
  • Claire Murashima
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