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This Year’s US Wildfires Have Already Set Records That Could Foreshadow a Smoky, Fiery Summer

Recently released data show how drought, paltry Western snows and unseasonable heat, all exacerbated by climate change, could be priming the nation for a long wildfire season.

By Jake Bolster

 Crews work in the forest at the site of the Spring Pine Fire near Bastrop State Park on Monday in Bastrop, Texas. Credit: Aaron E. Martinez/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images
An aerial view of barges, stranded by low water at the Port of Rosedale along the Mississippi River on Oct. 20, 2022 in Rosedale, Mississippi. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transportation Headaches on the Mississippi River

By Kristoffer Tigue
National Guard soldiers walk back by a water pump on a flooded street in Waterville, Minnesota on June 25. Credit: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images

Widespread Flooding in Upper Midwest Decimates Farm Towns

By Nina B. Elkadi
Milton Denney loads up bottled water for distribution to residents of Santee, Neb. High levels of manganese in the tribe’s water may have adverse effects on the central nervous systems of people who consume it. Credit: Jerry L Mennenga/Flatwater Free Press

After Five Years Without Drinkable Water, a Nebraska Town Asks: When Will Our Tap Water Be Safe?

By Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press
The Environmental Working Group published a new analysis on Wednesday outlining its efforts to push the USDA for more transparency, including asking for specific rationale in allowing brands to label beef as “climate friendly.” Credit: Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Department of Agriculture Rubber-Stamped Tyson’s “Climate Friendly” Beef, but No One Has Seen the Data Behind the Company’s Claim

By Georgina Gustin
A fast-moving wildfire burned more than 1,000 acres this month near Wendell, Minnesota, about 150 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. Much of the Midwest has been under red flag warnings this spring following a record hot and dry winter that officials say has dramatically increased the threat of wildfires in the region. Credit: Courtesy of Fergus Falls Fire Department

From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season

By Kristoffer Tigue
Stalks of corn are seen near York, Nebraska. The state is steadily increasing its use of renewable energy, helped by strong winds. Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: The Energy Transition Comes to Nebraska

By Dan Gearino

American Climate Video: The Creek Flooded Nearly Every Spring, but This Time the Water Kept Rising

By Katelyn Weisbrod
Credit: Anna Belle Peevey/InsideClimate News

American Climate: After a Deadly Flood That Was ‘Like a Hurricane,’ a Rancher Mourns the Loss of His Cattle

By Katelyn Weisbrod
Credit: Anna Belle Peevey/InsideClimate News

American Climate Video: Giant Chunks of Ice Washed Across His Family’s Cattle Ranch

By Vernon Loeb
Rep. Tim Griffin

Ark. Congressman Is of Two Minds on Two Pipelines

By Lisa Song
Texas landowner protests construction of the southern leg of the Keystone XL pip

Report on Ogallala Aquifer Settles Little

By Lisa Song

Keystone XL in 2013: Climate Change Is Big Unknown

By Lisa Song
Map of old and new keystone xl routes through Nebraska.

Neb. Pipeline Debate Fizzles, Despite Unresolved Concerns

By Lisa Song
Susan Dunavan is one of the landowners who filed the lawsuit challening Nebraska

Keystone XL: Will Neb. Landowners' Case Get Heard?

By Lisa Song
Map of Neb. with new and original KXL routes

New Neb. Pipeline Route Still in the Water

By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Inside the Nebraska state house.

Nebraska to Speed Keystone XL Review

By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Nebraska Sandhills region

Aquifer Still at Risk from Keystone Reroute

By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Rep. Lee Terry

Pro-Pipeline Bill a Legal Quagmire

By Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News

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