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What the ‘sixth extinction’ will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first; It’s not just Venezuela: The U.S. has its own petro-states and petro-towns; Obama: Nature is very resilient if we “just stop actively destroying it”; How Google is helping to crack down on illegal fishing — from space; Obama designates the first-ever marine monument off the East Coast, in New England; The government just decided the future of California’s desert, and solar companies aren’t happy; Every single part of the Arctic is becoming worse for polar bears; Wind, solar and electric cars are booming. Too bad that’s not enough to stop climate change; We’ve been protecting Earth’s land for 100 years. We’re finally starting to protect its oceans; These sage grouse hens hatched 862 chicks. Within two months, 700 were dead.; John Kerry is ‘more and more confident’ Paris climate deal will come into force soon; Your household dust probably contains these chemicals; Scientists may have solved a key mystery about the world’s methane emissions; Red wolves will still be protected — but more by zoos than in the wild; Brazil just ratified the Paris climate agreement. Here’s why that’s a really big deal; Wind power is going to get a lot cheaper as wind turbines get even more enormous; Wheat, one of the world’s most important crops, is being threatened by climate change; This is what Greenland’s melting ice looks like — up close;   With Chris Mooney   What the ‘sixth extinction’ will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first New research on threatened ocean species finds a strong pattern with only one possible cause: Humans. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » It’s not just Venezuela: The U.S. has its own petro-states and petro-towns Former boom towns are now experiencing a drop in tax revenues. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Obama: Nature is very resilient if we “just stop actively destroying it” President Obama said Thursday that it was urgent that leaders take swift, bold action to safeguard oceans around the globe. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   How Google is helping to crack down on illegal fishing — from space Amid a global effort to crack down on illegal fishing, Google and other groups plan to monitor the high seas using real-time satellite data. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Obama designates the first-ever marine monument off the East Coast, in New England The area along the continental shelf is home to many species of deep-sea coral, sharks, sea turtles, seabirds and deep-diving marine mammals, such as beaked whales and sperm whales. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   The government just decided the future of California’s desert, and solar companies aren’t happy After eight years of work, a decision to divide up the desert between conservation and clean energy initiatives remains contested. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Every single part of the Arctic is becoming worse for polar bears A sweeping new study charting nearly four decades of changes in Arctic sea ice has again underscored the animals' plight. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Wind, solar and electric cars are booming. Too bad that’s not enough to stop climate change Our confused and wobbling path towards low carbon energy. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   We’ve been protecting Earth’s land for 100 years. We’re finally starting to protect its oceans How protecting huge swaths of the ocean became the new environmental obsession. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   These sage grouse hens hatched 862 chicks. Within two months, 700 were dead. The researchers counted 862 chicks. Two months later, 700 of them were dead. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   John Kerry is ‘more and more confident’ Paris climate deal will come into force soon If the deal passes this year, a future President Trump would not be able to "cancel" it. By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Your household dust probably contains these chemicals Researchers found the same types of chemicals in the vast majority of household dust samples. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Scientists may have solved a key mystery about the world’s methane emissions New research suggests rising atmospheric methane could be tied to leaks from fossil fuels. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Red wolves will still be protected — but more by zoos than in the wild A long-awaited decision will boost the captive population of red wolves but limit the range of reintroduced wolves. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Brazil just ratified the Paris climate agreement. Here’s why that’s a really big deal Brazil is the third largest country, by emissions, to have joined the accord. By Chris Mooney and Dom Phillips  •  Read more »   Wind power is going to get a lot cheaper as wind turbines get even more enormous Onshore and offshore wind turbines are both forecast to get a lot bigger -- and to generate energy more cheaply by 2030. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Wheat, one of the world’s most important crops, is being threatened by climate change Climate change is really bad for wheat -- which is really bad for us. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   This is what Greenland’s melting ice looks like — up close Our reporters Chris Mooney and Whitney Shefte have returned from their exploration in Greenland. Here's what they documented Instagram. 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