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Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers facing wildfires and bracing for another tough year -- Joel Lisonbee, University of Colorado Boulder and William Baule, Texas A&M University

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The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse -- Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University

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How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper -- Noah Dormady, The Ohio State University

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Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations -- Charles Prior, University of Birmingham

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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand -- Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee and Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina

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EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won't stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive -- Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis

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EPA rescinds 2009 endangerment finding, clearing way for Trump to shred more US climate rules – but serious court challenges await -- Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University

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American farmers, who once fed the world, face a volatile global market with diminishing federal backing -- Peter Simons, Hamilton College

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Why 2026 could see the end of the Farm Bill era of American agriculture policy -- Christopher Neubert, Arizona State University and Kathleen Merrigan, Arizona State University

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US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont

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A walk across Alaska's Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data -- Alexandra Jahn, University of Colorado Boulder

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America's next big critical minerals source could be coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it -- Hélène Nguemgaing, PhD, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia University

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Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about, and Trump's order could clear the way for operations soon -- Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, University of Hawaii

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Greenland's melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont

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How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without digging new holes -- Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott McWhorter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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US, Ukraine sign 'economic partnership' centered on Ukraine's wealth of critical minerals – but extracting them isn't so simple -- Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington

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What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out -- Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee

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Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization -- Michael Childers, Colorado State University

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Hidden treasures of America's national parks are closer than you might think -- Jeffrey C. Hallo, Clemson University

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Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity -- Leisl Carr Childers, Colorado State University and Michael Childers, Colorado State University

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Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water – 3 tips to deice responsibly -- Steven Goldsmith, Villanova University

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Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern, but not enough to turn a dry and warm winter around -- Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University and Michael Childers, Colorado State University

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Why Philly has so many sinkholes -- Laura Toran, Temple University

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Abandoned Pennsylvania mines and waste-heat recycling could make the state's massive new data centers far more sustainable -- Wangda Zuo, Penn State

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