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Rising ocean temperatures and marine heat waves are pushing whales closer to busy shipping lanes. Flexible speed reduction areas could help prevent ship collisions, scientists say.

Last March, a California giant perished. The 49-foot humpback nicknamed Fran washed up on a beach in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay. Fran had visited these waters for the entirety of her 17-year life, easily recognized by Californians due to the distinctive markings and shape of her tail.

Vessel Strikes on Whales Are Increasing With Warming. Can the Shipping Industry Slow Down to Spare Them? 

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Tracking Oil and Gas Waste in Pennsylvania Is Still a ‘Logistical Mess’

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More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an Inside Climate News investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.

Fracking’s Forever Problem: Sixth in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste.

Tracking Oil and Gas Waste in Pennsylvania Is Still a ‘Logistical Mess’

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Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats

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These breeding grounds for fish are under siege from red turf algae, sea urchins, storm surges, warming waters and climate change.

Shane Farrell has spent the better part of the last three years underwater, diving off the coast of Maine. The University of Maine Ph.D. student and his team at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are surveying the rapid decline of kelp forests in the warming waters.

Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats

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A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End

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The city’s pending budget is expected to unlock more assistance for West Side residents, more than two years after summer flooding damaged their homes.

CHICAGO—Two-and-a-half years after Dorothy Rosenthal’s home on the West Side flooded, she is still dealing with financial pain.

A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End

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