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A man's final wish from his hospital bed: 'Find my dogs a forever home'

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Bowie, 4, and Nikki, 10, were the loves of his life. A rescue has taken it upon themselves to make his final wish come true.
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All the places you can find the 'rescued climate data' the Trump administration has erased

The Trump administration has shut down websites like climate.gov and other climate data projects. Academics, journalists, and nonprofit organizations are working to rebuild what has been lost.
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As climate change worsens flooding, some places are becoming 'sponge cities'

Across the continental U.S., intense single-day precipitation events are growing more frequent, fueled by warming air that can hold increasing levels of moisture.
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Visible mending: Why you should give your clothes a second life — and show off the repairs

Extending a garment’s life by just nine more months can reduce its carbon, water, and waste footprints by up to 20%.
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California's new 'tire efficiency' rules aim to save drivers $1B a year, reduce 2M tons of carbon emissions

The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.
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Latin America's first solar-powered train travels through a stunning 10,000-year-old canyon

The Tren Solar de la Quebrada travels through a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Humpback whale entanglements are on the rise. Oregon is trying innovative 'rope-free crab traps' to help

Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts new rules to enforce vessel monitoring system and to begin testing pop-up gear in state’s Dungeness crab fishery.
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One of the world's oldest 'art galleries' lives on the rock faces of this Australian cultural site. These people have sworn to protect it

The songlines at Murujuga hold ancient lessons from Indigenous communities that occupied the land centuries ago.
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Two musicians are paving the way for queer representation in Portuguese Fado music

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AI videos of sea turtle barnacle removals are taking over the internet. This real footage of a rescue turtle is way more satisfying

Syrena made headlines last year when she was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico, barely able to swim. Now, her rescuer is sharing never-before-seen clips from her incredible recovery.
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Trail cameras capture rare footage of elusive African serval kittens, a cat that looks like a 'stretched out cheetah'

The rare sighting came as a result of lion and leopard research carried out by conservation nonprofit Panthera.
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A man's dying wish: Find his beloved German shepherds a new forever home

Bowie, 4, and Nikki, 10, were the loves of his life. A rescue has taken it upon themselves to make his final wish come true.
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Once a wildlife trafficking victim, this reintroduced orangutan is now a mother in the wild

Indonesia’s forestry minister named the baby Badar, a Malay word with Arabic origin meaning “full moon.” The mother’s name, Bulan, also means “moon” in Indonesian.
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The Trump admin has been trying to build a border wall in Big Bend. These activists won't let it happen

A grassroots group of people across the political spectrum — No Big Bend Wall — is gaining momentum in the fight to keep a massive border wall project from moving forward.
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A new species of seahorse was hiding in plain sight for more than a century

Amanda Vincent is a legend in the world of seahorse research. She just inspired the name of a new species.
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