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Farmers markets adjust as climate change extends growing season

Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirms 84% of United States cities now experience at least an additional week of warmer-than-normal spring days than they did in the 1970s. That’s good news for some warm weather crops, not so great for cool weather crops and

Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal

Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal

Asian countries are ramping up use of polluting coal to tackle energy shortages and price spikes linked to the Iran war, but the crisis could have an environmental silver lining. While leaning on the fossil fuel will raise emissions in the near term, the energy crisis is demonstrating the risks

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday. The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, the United Nations' WMO weather and climate

Records shattered as US heatwave moves eastward

Records shattered as US heatwave moves eastward

A record-breaking heatwave afflicting the western half of the United States moved eastward Saturday toward the center of the country, bringing unseasonably warm temperatures to places that were at freezing or below just a week prior. Dozens of cities from California to Colorado recorded their highest temperatures ever for

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US

A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say. The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the

Vanishing glacier on Germany's highest peak prompts ski lift demolition

Vanishing glacier on Germany's highest peak prompts ski lift demolition

Vanishing glaciers atop Germany's highest mountain prompted the start of demolition operations of a ski lift Friday, as global warming reshapes the Alps. A ski slope down the Schneeferner glacier on the Zugspitze mountain has melted away, leading the lift operator to begin dismantling the structure after more

DEQ takes comment on CHS Laurel project to improve refinery's water treatment process

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment on an air quality permit for CHS’ Laurel petroleum refinery for the construction of four tanks and a new unit. The project is meant to improve the facility’s water treatment process. The development, situated roughly 520 feet from the