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California wildfires largely result from climate change

Researchers from the Earth Institute at Columbia University have concluded that many California wildfires are a result of a warming climate.

Climate change makes New Orleans vulnerable to flooding from tropical storms

New Orleans is exceptionally prone to flooding, partly as a result of climate change.

Rising sea levels threatening historic US sites

As climate change causes rising sea levels, preservation experts are faced with new challenges for saving historic buildings and other sites.

Genetic breakthrough in corn may improve crop yields worldwide

Clemson University scientists have found a way to keep corn producing food for longer, which could dramatically improve crop yields worldwide.

State Volkswagen Trust Fund Committee Selects Projects for First Round of Funding

Committee will dole out more than $40 million for nitrogen oxide pollution offset projects

Online video streaming produces 300 million tons of CO2 per year

Scientists say the growth of online streaming will ultimately be unsustainable.

Elephant extinction could decrease carbon-absorbing trees, accelerating climate change

Elephant extinction could allow 7% more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

China’s greenhouse gas emissions up 50% since 2005

China’s environment ministry said its emissions reached 12.3 billion tons in 2014, up 53.5% since 2005.

Caring for America’s Favorite Pollinator Takes Patience, Dedication and Community

EPA Says It Won’t Ban Indiana-made Pesticide Linked to Brain Abnormalities

Community groups appeal against coal plant permit

Deforestation in the Congo Basin releasing carbon held for thousands of years

Carbon escaping from deforested sites is about 1,500 years old.

Climate emergency declared in New York City

New York City became the most recent, and largest, city to declare a climate emergency in late June.

Alaskan heatwave brought record high temperatures

This 4th of July, Alaskans experienced record high temperatures, with Anchorage reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in the city’s history.

EPA Approves Expanded Use of Indiana-made Insecticide Toxic to Bees

Sulfoxaflor protects crops from aphids and tarnished plant bugs, but is linked to bee death and population decline.

World’s largest seaweed belt stretches from Africa to Mexico, endangers Caribbean species

A belt of seaweed originating along the west coast of Africa that has been recurring for the past several summers recently extended 5,500 miles into the Gulf of Mexico.

USDA announces plan to control wild hogs across the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last month that it’s offering $75 million in funding for the eradication and control of feral swine.

The U.S. produces 12% of world’s waste, recycles 35%

Americans contribute a disproportionately high amount of the world’s waste and recycle far less than the rest of the world.

Summer Science Institute Helps Indiana Educators Teach About Climate Change

Unusual summer hail storm covers Guadalajara, Mexico, in ice

Guadalajara residents woke up at the end of June to more than 3 feet of ice after a hailstorm broke the stretch of hot summer days.

Attenborough applauds Glastonbury plastic ban

Glastonbury festival in England banned single-use plastic bottles in an effort to decrease the event’s impact on the planet.

Airplane contrail effects expected to triple by 2050

Researchers have known for some time the cloud trails left by aircrafts have an atmospheric greenhouse effect, but the impact of these trails is expected to triple by 2050.

Health Groups File Lawsuit to Stop EPA Air Emissions Rule

Groups seek to prevent implementation of Affordable Clean Energy Rule, which could increase air pollution

Poor air quality in walkable neighborhoods offsets health benefits

Pollution from traffic poses health risks.

Forest thinning may help trees be more climate resilient

Researchers have determined that thinning forests is an effective technique for recovery and maintenance of forests dealing with climate change.

Vigo County Residents Concerned About Planned Ammonia Fertilizer Plant and Carbon Sequestration

Proposed $450 million project would allow company to store millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground near Terre Haute

Plant milkweed, avoid pesticides to help monarch butterflies

Preserving the butterfly's natural environments is the best way to help.

Microbes that support all life are being affected by climate change

More than 30 microbiologists signed a statement last week warning about risks to microbes.

A changing climate could limit food choices, warns environmental journalist

Amanda Little, an environmental journalist and professor at Vanderbilt University, warns that food diversity could be limited due to environmental issues.

The rains aren’t over yet for the Eastern U.S.

It's been a particularly rainy June for the Eastern U.S.

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