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Lois Parshley

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Lois Parshley is an independent science journalist. Follow more of her climate reporting @LoisParshley.

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US approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

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MAMMOTH LAKES, CA - JULY 28: An aerial view of a forest killed by carbon dioxide near drought-shrunken Horseshoe Lake which may again release deadly levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, on July 28, 2022 near Mammoth Lakes, California. During a series of earthquakes in 1989 and 1990, magma movement opened underground cracks that began releasing Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas that killed a nearby section of forest. The invisible, odorless and tasteless gas is heavier than air and tends to settle over the lake and in snow, and could quickly prove deadly to humans in large amounts. The overwhelming majority of climate-effecting greenhouse gas emissions by humans is carbon dioxide. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Warming temperatures are creating 'zombie forests' in California

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A moose

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What a meandering moose says about US wildlife protection efforts

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Madison Thomson a forester with The Conservation Fund measure a Redwood tree in the Big River Forest near Fort Bragg, California

Environment

California's carbon offsetting may actually be increasing emissions

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An abandoned pomegranate orchard during a drought

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The US megadrought won't just end – it will change the land forever

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Resources provided mutual aid and responded to five new fires in the Fairbanks area on Monday, July 25th. Two fires are connected to downed trees on powerlines, one involved a structure fire that spread into the wildland, one was unable to be located, and the fifth report resulted in crews monitoring an area for fire activity. Aircraft drops retardant on (600) Old Ridge Trail Fire in Alaska. Photo by James Lily (DOF)

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What Alaska's record-breaking wildfires mean for the Arctic's future

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