Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. Will his plan work?
Donald Trump has said that American oil firms will invest billions to produce oil in Venezuela.
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Arizona’s AG Is Clear-Eyed About the State’s Energy Costs and Water Scarcity—but Can It Help Her Win Reelection?
Kris Mayes, the only Arizona politician to win a statewide office as both a Republican and a Democrat, is fighting utilities, industrial ag, the mining industry and the Trump administration in a political battleground state. By Wyatt Myskow Kris Mayes…
Health Care Providers Are Dropping a Common Anesthesia Drug That’s Also a Climate Super Pollutant
Limiting use of desflurane helps hospitals reduce their greenhouse gas emissions; the European Union now prohibits its use during most procedures. By Phil McKenna Desflurane is a common anesthetic used in hospital operating rooms worldwide. It’s also a climate super…
The biggest climate migration problem may be that there’s not enough of it
In Guatemala, outside the town of Jocotán, in a house hidden from the main road by a thin wall of vegetation, I met Elena, a slight 38-year-old with bright eyes and dark hair that was just starting to show the…
Snowy owl, striped hyena, sharks among migratory species proposed for greater protections
Countries under the international treaty to protect migratory animals have proposed increasing protections for 42 species. These include numerous seabirds, the snowy owl, several sharks, the striped hyena, and some cheetah populations. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species…
How demand for elite falcons in the Middle East is driving illegal trade of British birds
Exclusive: data reveals hundreds of UK nests have been raided in the past decade amid growing appetite to own prized birds for racing and breeding In the echoing exhibition halls of Abu Dhabi’s International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition, hundreds of…
An Amphitheater of Rock at Cedar Breaks
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PhysCOS Activities at AAS 247–Monday 5 January
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‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters Donald Trump has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to…
Biologist kidnapped in Mexico
In the mountains of central Veracruz, scientific work is rarely abstract. It means walking narrow paths through cloud forest, speaking patiently with communities, and learning to read landscapes that yield information slowly. It also means accepting risk as a condition…