Wanted: Illegal Fish Dumpers
The Department of Wildlife is offering a bounty for purveyors of invasive fish
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Warming Waters Could Mean Smaller Fish
An increase of two degrees Celsius could cause fish to grow as much as 45 percent smaller
How Machine Learning Could Help to Improve Climate Forecasts
Mixing artificial intelligence with climate science helps researchers to identify previously unknown atmospheric processes and rank climate models
People Furthest Apart on Climate Views Are Often the Most Educated
For attitudes on global warming, political identity is a more important signal than academic acumen or scientific literacy
Will the U.S. Ever Build Another Big Coal Plant?
The coal industry is contracting as plants retire and utilities replace them with natural gas and renewables
U.S. Government Disbands Climate-Science Advisory Committee
Panel sought to help businesses and state and local governments prepare for effects of warming
Trump Administration's Science Priorities "Better Than Feared"
But the White House memo completely omits climate science and space, emphasizing military tech and basic R&D
Cold Food, Hot Air
EPA helps supermarkets switch to refrigerants that save money and lessen global warming
Bait and Switch: Anchovies Eat Plastic Because It Smells Like Prey
The tiny fish are a critical part of ocean food chains
California Scientists Push to Create Massive Climate Research Program
Effort backed by the state’s flagship universities comes as US President Donald Trump shrugs off global warming
Trump's EPA May Be Weakening Chemical Safety Law
The agency has released controversial new rules for evaluating a chemical’s risk
How Do You Move a Giant Sequoia?
Boise, Idaho, recently relocated a century-old, living tree provided by John Muir
Carbon Offsets Really Do Help Lower Emissions
In California, offsets from forests totaled 4.7 million metric tons of carbon in 2015
Mexico Looks to Curb Carbon with a New Cap-and-Trade System
Mexico's stock market has begun trading simulated emissions permits
China Is Preparing to Launch the World's Biggest Carbon Market
The emissions market will cover roughly a quarter of the country's industrial CO2
8 Ways Climate Change Puts Your Safety at Risk
Worried about climate change? Or just plain confused? Here's 8 concrete ways climate change puts your safety at risk
Climate Change Fires Up Polar Bear Treadmill
Sea ice is drifting faster in the Arctic—which means polar bears need to walk farther to stay in their native range. Emily Schwing reports.
Sea Level Rise Is Speeding Up in Parts of the Southeastern U.S.
A combination of natural factors has driven the rise, but climate change has exacerbated the problem
Court Scuttles Rule Cutting Potent Greenhouse Gas
The decision makes efforts to cut hydrofluorocarbons more difficult both in the U.S. and globally
No Bull: Lizards Flee When They See Red
Western fence lizards are more spooked by red and gray shirts than they are by blue ones—perhaps because the males have blue bellies themselves. Christopher Intagliata reports.
