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2. In Maine, Many Voters Defied the Polls and Split Their Tickets; Mainers' reputation for independent thinking may help explain why both Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Republican Susan Collins prevailed on Election Day
3. In a Hurry to Open Arctic Refuge, Trump's Interior Department Rushes Approval of Seismic Testing; Fish and Wildlife Service employees say they've been ordered to fast-track a permit before year's end, despite the potential risk to polar bears and the tundra
4. Senate 2020: In Alaska, a Controversy Over an Embattled Mine Has Tightened the Race; Republican Dan Sullivan's Senate seat seemed secure, but ties to the Pebble Mine scandal has hurt him. Meanwhile, Al Gross is racking up donations and support
5. States Are Doing What Big Government Won't to Stop Climate Change, and Want Stimulus Funds to Help; Officials hope the federal money, aimed at rebuilding economies ravaged by Covid-19, will support clean energy and carbon-cutting programs
6. What Has Trump Done to Alaska? Not as Much as He Wanted To; Six major projects to extract resources are in the initial stages, over the protest of Indigenous peoples. But so far, the damage has been mostly symbolic
7. What Has Trump Has Done to Alaska? Not as Much as He Wanted To; Six major projects to extract resources are in the initial stages, over the protest of Indigenous peoples. But so far, the damage has been mostly symbolic
8. Trump Plan Would Open Huge Area of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve to Drilling; The plan includes Teshekpuk Lake and other ecologically sensitive areas that offer habitat for threatened species and are critical to an Indigenous native village
9. Fuzzy Math: How Do You Calculate Emissions From a Storage Tank When The Numbers Don't Add Up? For over a year, this Maine city has worried about toxic fumes from a tank farm. But figuring out whether they're harming people is not an easy task
10. 'Mom, are We Going to Die?' How to Talk to Kids About Hard Things Like Covid-19 and Climate Change; In a crisis that even for adults feels out of control, experts say parents can help their children cope
11. In Alaska's North, Covid-19 Has Not Stopped the Trump Administration's Quest to Drill for Oil; The president's plans for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge may fall flat. But a massive ConocoPhillips project is moving full speed ahead
12. Parents Become Activists in the Fight over South Portland's Petroleum Tanks; After months of inconclusive monitoring, fearful moms demand a meeting with the state as they search for ways to limit toxic emissions that fill the air
13. Dead Birds Washing Up by the Thousands Send a Warning About Climate Change; A new study unravels the mystery of what caused so many of these normally resilient seabirds to starve amid an ocean heat wave fueled in part by global warming
14. 3 Arctic Wilderness Areas to Watch as Trump Tries to Expand Oil & Gas Drilling; Once land is leased, it's a complicated process to undo. Environmental groups are fighting to stop lease sales in ecologically sensitive areas before it's too late
15. Arctic Report Card 2019: Extreme Ice Loss, Dying Species as Global Warming Worsens; For indigenous communities on the Bering Sea, a way of life is at risk as climate change hits fish populations and ricochets through ecosystems
16. They Built a Life in the Shadow of Industrial Tank Farms. Now, They're Fighting for Answers. Maine's toxicologist isn't alarmed by the results of an extensive air monitoring program, but people living near South Portland's petroleum tank farms are panicking
17. Sea Level in the Gulf of Maine Is Rising. Is This Port City Ready? Residents already worried about fumes from their waterfront's giant oil tanks want to know what happens in the event of a disaster-- and what about sea level rise?
18. The Climate Change Health Risks Facing a Child Born Today: A Tale of Two Futures; The latest Countdown report from the medical journal Lancet lays out the risks ahead, from womb to adolescence
19. Alaska's Whale Mystery: Where Are the Bowheads? As the Arctic struggles with climate extremes, the bowhead migration is two months late. If whales don't arrive soon, 'we're going to go hungry,' one hunter said
20. 'This Is Not Normal.' New Air Monitoring Reveals Hazards in This Maine City. The latest air quality results from around South Portland's giant petroleum tank farms and port reveal compounds even the state's chemist doesn't understand
21. Trump Wants to Erase Protections in Alaska's Tongass National Forest, a Storehouse of Carbon; The old-growth rainforest is a major North American carbon sink. The Trump administration is moving to lift a Clinton-era ban on logging there
22. From Antarctica to the Oceans, Climate Change Damage Is About to Get a Lot Worse, IPCC Warns; Dangerous shifts are already underway. If fossil fuel use continues at this pace, the world will see sweeping consequences for nature and humans, report authors say
23. Soot Particles Showing Up in Placentas, Next to the Fetus; Soot, also known as black carbon, comes from fossil fuel-powered vehicles and wood stoves. This is another health concern from the short-lived climate pollutant
24. House Votes to Protect Arctic Wildlife Refuge from Drilling as Clock Ticks Toward First Oil and Gas Lease Sale; The effort to protect one of the nation's last wild places from drilling still faces major hurdles. It may take legal action to stop Trump's lease sale
25. What Is Nitrous Oxide and Why Is It a Climate Threat? Despite its increasing role in global warming and effect on the ozone layer, little has been done to rein in this climate pollutant. One big reason: agriculture
26. BP's Selling Off Its Alaska Oil Assets. The Buyer Has a History of Safety Violations. BP has a long history on the North Slope and deep pockets to respond to disasters. Privately owned Hilcorp has a long list of safety and environment violations
27. Air Monitoring Reveals Troubling Benzene Spikes Officials Don't Fully Understand; Residents in South Portland, Maine, packed a meeting to find out about the noxious fumes fouling the air they breathe. The news, one official said, was bad
28. Trump Weakens Endangered Species Protections, Making It Harder to Consider Effects of Climate Change; The changes also let the government consider economic interests and could open doors to oil and gas drilling and mining in sensitive areas, including the Arctic
29. Alaska's Hottest Month on Record: Melting Sea Ice, Wildfires and Unexpected Die-Offs; Arctic sea ice is at a record low for this time of year, and the usual buffer that helps keep Alaska cool is gone
30. Greenland's Melting: Heat Waves Are Changing the Landscape Before Their Eyes; The ice sheet is in the midst of one of its most extreme melts on record, with worrying consequences for Greenland's people and the planet
31. A Storm Brews Over South Portland's Oil Industry and Fumes From Its Tank Farms; Activists in this coastal Maine city beat back a tar sands pipeline. Now, fearing for their community's health, they're rallying residents for a larger fight
32. 'A Death Spiral for Research': Arctic Scientists Worried as Alaska Universities Face 40% Funding Cut; The state's flagship university at Fairbanks is a hub of climate research that brings together scientists from around the world
33. Kirsten Gillibrand on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands; How do the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls compare on their climate history and promises to solve the crisis? ICN is analyzing their records
34. Fearing Toxic Fumes, an Oil Port City Launches an Air Monitoring Brigade; After a series of EPA violations came to light, neighbors in South Portland fan out with portable monitoring devices, ready to test the air they breathe
35. Fumes from the Petroleum Tanks in this Port City Never Seem to Go Away. Are They Dangerous? As South Portland, Maine, embarks on an air monitoring program, day care providers, the mayor and our reporter begin the search for answers
36. Mass Die-Off of Puffins Raises More Fears About Arctic's Warming Climate; The story of the seabirds' deaths likely starts at the bottom of the food chain, where warming water and climate change are changing the menu
37. Coasts Should Plan for 6.5 Feet Sea Level Rise by 2100 as Precaution, Experts Say; 'Coastal decisions by and large require long lead times, and it would be nice if we could wait for the science to clear up, but we can't,' one scientist said
38. Louisiana's New Climate Plan Prepares for Resilience and Retreat as Sea Level Rises; People are already migrating inland as the ocean rises with global warming and the delta sinks. The state's new plan looks at ways to ease the transition
39. Humanity Faces a Biodiversity Crisis. Climate Change Makes It Worse. People are destroying the world's natural wealth so fast that society must change radically to meet development goals, the UN says in a landmark scientific report
40. Losing Arctic Ice and Permafrost Will Cost Trillions as Earth Warms, Study Says; Thawing permafrost releases greenhouse gases in a climate change feedback loop that worsens over time, fueling more warming and costly damage around the world
41. Saving Ecosystems to Protect the Climate, and Vice Versa: a Global Deal for Nature; A new study combines two approaches: protecting ecosystems like forests and tundra to combat climate change, and fighting climate change to protect ecosystems
42. Arctic Drilling Ruling Brings Hope to Native Villages, Subsistence Hunters; Hunters worry about marine mammals and a way of life, but there are also some mixed feelings as the Trump administration goes full bore on oil and gas drilling
43. Lawyers Ramp Up Challenges to Trump's Oil Drilling Push, Citing Climate Impact; In Wyoming, a judge put oil leases on hold over a failure to consider the climate risks of greenhouse gases. More challenges are planned in the Arctic
44. Build Trump's Wall or Protect the Arctic? Down to 2 Aging Icebreakers, National Security Is at Risk; While the U.S. put off funding new icebreakers year after year, Russia built a fleet of more than 40 now at the ready as a melting Arctic opens new frontiers
45. U.S. Starts Process to Open Arctic to Offshore Drilling, Despite Federal Lawsuit; Environmental groups are challenging President Trump's move to revoke an Obama-era order that had put the same waters off-limits to oil and gas production
46. Autumn Is Getting Drier in California, Fueling Deadly Wildfires; In a Q&A, California climate scientist Daniel Swain breaks down the influences on the state's devastating blazes and what the future could bring
47. In the jaws of climate change
48. Capturing CO2 From Air: To Keep Global Warming Under 1.5°C, Emissions Must Go Negative, IPCC Says; Soil leads the solutions for negative emissions in a new climate change report. Soil carbon sequestration was among the cheapest methods with the greatest potential
49. What's Causing Antarctica's Ocean to Heat Up? New Study Points to 2 Human Sources; 'Extreme' Changes Underway in Some of Antarctica's Biggest Glaciers
50. Wealthy Countries Accused of Trying to Weaken Paris Climate Finance Rules; Climate negotiators are drafting rules for carrying out the Paris agreement, and they're stalemated on some key issues. Poor countries fear they're losing ground
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