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Photographer captures the world's rarest cats in amazing ways

Photographer captures the world's rarest cats in amazing ways

Steve Winter knew from age 7 that he wanted to take photographs for National Geographic. For the last 25 years, he has lived out that dream, shooting wildlife photos all around the globe.
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Climate Cast: Solutions to America's water crisis

Climate Cast: Solutions to America's water crisis

Which cities and which corporations are stepping up their water conservation?
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Settlement deal reached in 2014 West Virginia chemical spill

Settlement deal reached in 2014 West Virginia chemical spill

Residents affected by a leak of coal-washing chemical into the Elk River reached a deal with a chemical company. A class action suit against a water company was set to move forward in federal court.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Tense standoff at Dakota Access protest encampment

Tense standoff at Dakota Access protest encampment

The prospect of a police raid on an encampment protesting the Dakota Access pipeline faded as night fell Wednesday, with law enforcement making no immediate move after protesters rejected their request to withdraw from private land.
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Trump, Clinton polar opposites on climate change, so why no debate?

Trump, Clinton polar opposites on climate change, so why no debate?

Few candidates running for national or local offices seem willing to push climate change into the spotlight, no matter their views. That may be because polls show the issue can be more polarizing than abortion.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Antarctica's ice sheets are melting faster, and from beneath

Antarctica's ice sheets are melting faster, and from beneath

Researchers say the ice is melting more quickly than they've ever seen. They think it's because warm water is circulating under the ice shelf, and that the melting process appears to be irreversible.
by Christopher Joyce

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Oak trees' acorn production down across Minnesota this year

Oak trees' acorn production down across Minnesota this year

Everything from mice and rabbits to turkeys and deer eat acorns. Department of Natural Resources area forestry supervisor John Korzeniowski says they'll be looking for alternative food sources, and corn fields could be a strong attraction.
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California's dire drought message wanes, conservation levels drop

California's dire drought message wanes, conservation levels drop

Californians are saving less and less water as the state enters what may be its sixth year of drought, in part because they say they're hearing a less-than-clear message about the drought.
by Nathan Rott

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