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Insurers across the U.S. are increasingly refusing to cover homes in climate risk zones, leaving millions without insurance ...
The Pentagon increasingly sees the Pacific as its most important theater of operations as tensions brew between the U.S. and China. To that end, the Navy plans to increase training across the vast ...
Without honeybees, we would lose most commercial honey production, and many fruit, nut, and vegetable crops would see reduced ...
On the Kern River, a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant diverts water and leaves a 16-mile section of the river ...
While wealthy coastal counties bear the brunt of landfalling storms, poor residents in inland counties are navigating an even ...
The Japanese government wants to turn its nuclear power stations back on - but some rural people don't want nuclear waste ...
Ruxandra Guidi for High Country News, originally published July 1, 2025 This past April, I attended one of the nation’s 1,400 ...
The clock is ticking on the Colorado River. The seven states that use its water are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with ...
Mount Konocti looms on the horizon like a sleeping giant, its volcanic silhouette creating a dramatic backdrop for lake activities. This dormant volcano rises 4,300 feet above sea level, with hiking ...
Extreme heat is becoming a dangerous new normal that brings with it a number of health risks. From severe burns to ...
About 39 million Americans don't use AC. While many can't afford it or don't need it, some have other reasons for giving it ...
As destructive wildfires have ravaged California over the past decade, the insurance industry has dropped hundreds of ...