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Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat.
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The federal government is intervening to protect reservoirs on the imperiled Colorado River.
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A 2023 Supreme Court ruling removed Clean Water Act protections for wetlands. The Trump administration is moving to weaken remaining rules. Some states are passing their own clear water laws in response.
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The largest human composting facility in the nation is soon opening in Maryland, with a capacity to handle 2,000 bodies a year. It’s meeting a growing demand for eco-friendly interment options.
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Controlling weeds is a perennial problem for farmers. The EPA issued rules earlier this year for one controversial herbicide that can be prone to drifting and harming some other crops and trees.
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Dust storms pose myriad issues in the U.S.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded the cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states.
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Ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border are outraged that the federal government is drilling unpermitted wells to pump water from the region's drought-stricken aquifers.
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Oregon has been having an extremely active fire season. Some of the areas burning are critical to ranchers whose livelihoods depend on cattle.
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Since last weekend, the wildfires near Spokane, Wash., have displaced tens of thousands of people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in the state's second-largest city.
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Some of the most pristine ecosystems in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean. They're federally protected, but now, the Trump administration is rolling back some of those protections.
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Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.