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In July wildfire smoke hung over St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park in Montana (right). The haze muted the bright views amateur photographer Heather Duchow remembered from and anniversary trip 15 years ago (left). Heather Duchow hide caption
Western wildfires create a hazy sky as a person surfs on the water in Indiana Dunes State Park on Tuesday. Shafkat Anowar/AP hide caption
Wildfire's Damage Doesn't End When The Smoke Clears. It Can Also Taint Drinking Water
Settlement Affords Citizen Panel In Colorado The Ability To Buy Air Monitors
Rain During Monsoon Season Is Becoming Less Reliable, Less Effective
April Alvarez, field director for Oregon's Farmworker Union PCUN, spoke at a Portland vigil to honor Sebastian Francisco Perez. The 38-year-old farmworker died during the late June heat wave. Kristian Foden-Vencil/OPB hide caption
As Extreme Heat Kills Hundreds, Oregon Steps Up Push To Protect People
Wind turbines in a field in Adair, Iowa. Democrats' budget deal would use financial carrots and sticks to encourage utilities to shift to clean energy. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
Democrats' Budget Plan Pushes A Shift To Clean Energy. Here's How It Would Work
More People Are Moving To Places Where Wildfires Are A Growing Risk
The Deadliest Fire In American History Happened In A Place You Wouldn't Expect
Veterinarian Belinda Burwell began receiving reports of sick songbirds in Virginia last month. This male blue jay was completely blind and was hopping in circles because of dizziness. He had to be euthanized. Belinda Burwell hide caption
Exxon Mobil has apologized after one of its lobbyists talked about undermining climate action in an undercover video. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Population Is Booming In The West — But There's Not Enough Water To Keep Up With It
A wall-mounted thermostat in a California home. New research finds households that can least afford it are spending more than they have to on electricity. Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images hide caption
Shalanda Baker listens during a confirmation hearing Tuesday to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact for the Department of Energy. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
'Energy Justice' Nominee Brings Activist Voice To Biden's Climate Plans
In February, Ricki Mills watches from her Dallas home as she waits for a fire hydrant to be turned on to get water. Texas lawmakers approved a package of measures aimed at addressing what went wrong during one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. LM Otero/AP hide caption
Pictures of plaintiffs fly outside the court in The Hague, Netherlands, before Wednesday's ruling ordering Royal Dutch Shell to rein in its carbon emissions. Thousands of citizens joined the suit charging that Shell's fossil fuel investments endanger lives. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
Colorado Snow Survey supervisor Brian Domonkos and civil engineer Madison Gutekunst of the USDA weigh snow to know how much moisture it holds on April 30, 2021. Michael Elizabeth Sakas/CPR News hide caption
Melting Snow Usually Means Water For The West. But This Year, It Might Not Be Enough
Treated Denver wastewater flows into the South Platte River in April. In what may be the largest U.S. project of its kind, Denver will use excess energy from sewage wastewater to heat and cool a new agriculture, arts and education center. Hart Van Denburg/CPR News hide caption
A roller coaster that once sat on the Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J., rests in the ocean on Oct. 31, 2012, after the pier was washed away by Hurricane Sandy. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
A lift boat and wind turbines off Block Island, R.I., in 2016. Approval of the country's first large-scale wind farm off Martha's Vineyard signals a major shift in the clean energy landscape. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
The Royal Dutch Shell refinery is seen in Norco, La. The state is a major petrochemical and oil and gas producer, but Gov. John Bel Edwards has called for a plan to dramatically reduce climate warming emissions. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, joined by Sens. Ed Markey (left) and Martin Heinrich, discusses legislation in April to reimpose regulations to reduce methane pollution from oil and gas wells. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption