"A number of wildfires in New Mexico and California have spawned evacuations, with intense blazes developing quickly and making damage assessments difficult for local officials."
"A new book, “The Light Eaters,” looks at how plants sense the world and the agency they have in their own lives."
"Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again."
"Five of the world’s biggest banks are “greenwashing” their role in the destruction of the Amazon, according to a report that indicates that their environmental and social guidelines fail to cover more than 70% of the rainforest."
"Expanding the remaining patches may hold the key to ecological resilience in the centuries to come".
"The Brazilian Federal Police arrested people and seized assets linked to some of the country’s largest carbon credit projects."
"The Heirloom Gardens Project records the stories of elders and honors both long-held expertise and culturally meaningful foods."
"Last week, General Sherman, California's most famous giant sequoia, got a checkup."
The goldspotted oak borer has spread across Southern California since its discovery in 2008 in San Diego County, where it has slaughtered more than 80,000 trees.
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