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Buried alive in Mongolia's worst sandstorms in a decade

Buried alive in Mongolia's worst sandstorms in a decade

Even the rescue teams could not go forward during one of the fiercest of many sandstorms this spring in Mongolia. Herders have lost their animals — an estimated 1.6 million livestock — and their lives.
by Khaliun Bayartsogt and Emily Feng

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The week that shook Big Oil

The week that shook Big Oil

A set of events shook the oil world this week: A tiny shareholder won a battle with Exxon, investors put pressure on Chevron and a Dutch court ordered Shell to slash emissions.
by Camila Domonoske

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Refurbished wind turbine powers homes — and learning in Chaska

Refurbished wind turbine powers homes — and learning in Chaska

It travelled some 1,800 miles from Palm Springs, California. Now the wind turbine near Pioneer Ridge Middle School in Chaska, Minnesota, is offering affordable electricity to nearby homes, as well as learning opportunities to the area’s schoolchildren.
by Paul Huttner

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Fargo-Moorhead diversion project construction picks up pace

Fargo-Moorhead diversion project construction picks up pace

It will take six more years of work to complete the massive project, which will divert water around the Fargo-Moorhead area when the river floods.
by Dan Gunderson

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Melting snow usually means water for the West. But this year, it might not be enough

Melting snow usually means water for the West. But this year, it might not be enough

Much of the West is in extreme drought, and a good spring snowmelt could bring relief. But drought and the warming climate make that less likely, putting the water supply for millions of people at risk.
by Michael Elizabeth Sakas

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Once nearly extinct, the Florida panther is making a comeback

Once nearly extinct, the Florida panther is making a comeback

The population of the Florida panther once dwindled to fewer than two dozen, but has since rebounded to more than 200. Photographer Carlton Ward Jr. has made it his mission to photograph their progress.
by Steve Newborn

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