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Future of Funding for Military’s Climate Change Plans Caught Up in Fury of Trump Cuts

The money deals with flooding and sea level rise, and could help cope with electricity demand.

By Charles Paullin

US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum

By Marianne Lavelle

A Ukrainian tank fires at pro-Russian forces in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Russia and pro-separatist forces have controlled the region since 2014, eight years before Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor. Credit: Courtesy of Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

Pollution From World’s Militaries in Spotlight at UN Summit

By Ken McLaughlin, The War Horse

A Colombian military police helicopter takes off from the base, which they share with a civilian airport, in Florencia, Caqueta.

Armed Groups Use Deforestation as a Bargaining Chip in Colombia

Story and photos by Alex Price

Advocates Celebrate a Legal Win Against US Navy’s Staggering Pollution in the Potomac River. A Lack of Effective Regulation Could Dampen the Spirit

By Aman Azhar

An Afghan scientist gathers water and soil samples at a water outflow from Bagram Airfield, formerly America's largest military base in Afghanistan. Credit: Kern Hendricks

America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up

By Lynzy Billing

This Arctic US Air Base Has Its Eyes on Russia. But Climate is a Bigger Threat

By Natasha Maki Jessen-Petersen

Marine Corps Sgt. David E. Martin assists a veteran during his visit to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in 2014, during an event for unhoused veterans. Photo by Sgt. Alvin Williams Jr., courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Climate Change Makes Things Harder for Unhoused Veterans

By Sonner Kehrt, The War Horse

NATO Moves to Tackle Military Greenhouse Gas Emissions Even While Girding Against Russia

By Marianne Lavelle

U.S. servicemen stand on humvees as they take part in a military drill in western Ukraine on July 22, 2015. Credit: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Military Emits More Carbon Dioxide Into the Atmosphere Than Entire Countries Like Denmark or Portugal

By Sonner Kehrt

A Member of the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron begins the clean up process around their squadron on Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 18, 2018, following Hurricane Michael. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keifer Bowes

How the Marine Corps Struck Gold in a Trash Heap As Part of the Pentagon’s Fight Against Climate Change

By Sonner Kehrt

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