I have a pastime, one that used to give me considerable pleasure, but lately it has morphed into a source of anxiety, even horror: earth-watching.…
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Thousands of Photographs, and a Year Like No Other
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Can Cannabis Farms Weather Wildfire Season?
In 2013, Joy Hollingsworth moved with her family from Seattle out to the country with a plan to build a cannabis business. Washington State had…
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Silverado Fire in Irvine Prompts Thousands of Californians to Evacuate
IRVINE, Calif. — Two firefighters were gravely injured and tens of thousands of Californians were forced to flee their homes on Monday as two new…
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Colorado Wildfire Grows Into Largest in State History
BOULDER, Colo. — She was driving back to her home in the Colorado mountains on Saturday when she saw the ominous plume swirling into the…
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Trump Administration Rejects California’s Request for Wildfire Relief
The Trump administration has rejected California’s request for disaster relief aid for six recent fires that have scorched more than 1.8 million acres in land,…
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For Trump, a Pattern of Denial, From the Virus to Russia to Climate Change
Still sick and dependent on a potent cocktail of antiviral drugs and steroids, President Trump turned his highly choreographed return to the White House into…
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Gavin Newsom: ‘We Decided to Pull the Band-Aid Off’
Listen and subscribe to ‘Sway’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS On this episode of “Sway,” Kara Swisher speaks to Gavin Newsom, a governor…
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Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial.
America is now under siege by climate change in ways that scientists have warned about for years. But there is a second part to their…
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Pandemic, Unrest, Fires? An M.L.B. Rookie Still Smashes Home Runs
Along with the rest of the world, athletes have had their careers upended by the coronavirus pandemic. They are giving The New York Times an…
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