U.S. EPA says it will define wood as a ‘carbon-neutral’ fuel, reigniting debate
Immediate impact of policy shift not clear
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Our growing taste for shrimp is bad news for climate change
Crustaceans account for 22% of carbon dioxide emissions from fishing, despite being just 6% of seafood caught -
Scientists say we’re on the cusp of a carbon dioxide–recycling revolution
New technologies could help combat climate change by turning carbon dioxide into fuel -
In a San Francisco courtroom, climate science gets its day on the docket
A curious federal judge gets lengthy tutorial in unusual hearing -
A dusting of salt could cool the planet
Scientists propose reflecting sun's rays with salt -
North American mountains get almost triple the snow previously thought
Supercomputers spit out some surprising figures -
As countries crank up the AC, emissions of potent greenhouse gases are likely to skyrocket
Slow coolant phaseout could worsen warming -
Microbes found in one of Earth’s most hostile places, giving hope for life on Mars
Chile desert very similar to martian surface, and has a resident bacterial community -
The United States’s Corn Belt is making its own weather
Plentiful crops are changing rainfall and temperature trends -
Vast bioenergy plantations could stave off climate change—and radically reshape the planet
Climate modelers bet on negative emissions technologies, but are they as risky as the problems they’re designed to fix? -
The real culprit behind snowmelt floods isn’t temperature—it’s dirt
Forecasting systems are using the wrong metric, researchers say -
Half of U.S. military facilities vulnerable to extreme weather and climate risks
Pentagon report tallies current threats, but doesn't look ahead -
A solar shield could save us from climate change. But its sudden collapse would doom the planet
Biodiversity would plummet if geoengineering goes awry, new study says -
Even without El Niño, 2017 temperatures still soared
Last year was the second or third warmest on record -
No more pancake syrup? Climate change could bring an end to sugar maples
Droughts brought on by a warming world will starve the trees of water -
Cuba embarks on a 100-year plan to protect itself from climate change
Nation seeks assistance for project to strengthen coastal defenses and relocate villages
