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Washington state mulls plan to keep water flowing to high-value crops

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 17, 2017
Right now, farmers have little incentive to sell water to each other.
In a good year, Brad Carpenter's Yakima Valley  irrigation canals are full of water.
Aaron Wolf
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Climate change puts weather on fashion students' radar

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Feb 13, 2017
A warm December or chilly June can mean millions of dollars in lost sales of seasonal merchandise.
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New York bets on offshore wind power, and not because it’s cheaper

by Scott Tong
Jan 26, 2017
The largest project of its kind in the U.S. has been approved by a public utility.
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Why was there a CDC climate change summit anyway?

by Jed Kim
Jan 24, 2017
The Center for Disease Control canceled an upcoming environmental health conference and some say it has to do with the changing political landscape.
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Will U.S. contribution to U.N. Green Climate Fund be its last?

by Jed Kim
Jan 18, 2017
The Obama administration contributes another half a billion dollars.
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Are movies the right vehicle to discuss public policy?

by Andy Uhler
Jan 12, 2017
This year, the Sundance Film Festival will feature a category of documentaries and special projects about climate change.
Al Gore appears in "An Inconvenient Sequel" by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
Courtesy of Sundance Institute
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Where Trump's Secretary of State falls on climate change

by Jed Kim
Jan 10, 2017
An oil CEO may seem dire for climate change, but he has some moderate leanings.
Exxon Mobil chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson gestures while speaking at a discussion organized by the Economic Club of Washington on the energy innovations that have led to a new era of energy abundance for North America in Washington, DC on March 12, 2015.   
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How does an agriculture giant like Monsanto respond to climate change?

by Marielle Segarra
Jan 5, 2017
Monsanto will report earnings today. One of the biggest factors for the agricultural giant’s business is how it responds to climate change. The company has invested in things like weather analysis and biotech to help farmers grow crops in the face of changing weather patterns. But climate change is an issue for Monsanto, too.  Click […]
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Snowpack means hope for drought-ridden farms

by Jed Kim
Jan 4, 2017
California is the largest food producer in the U.S.
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A new emissions cap-and-trade program starts up in Canada

by Scott Tong
Dec 30, 2016
Ontario’s program will connect with California’s and Quebec’s, adding momentum to efforts to combat global warming.
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