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Atlantic hurricanes will be more frequent and more severe this teason

NOAA just released its predictions for 2020.
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The US has a power crunch. Congress is still far from solving it

A House-passed bill aimed at speeding approvals of energy projects includes language that wind and solar supporters call unacceptable. Now it goes to the Senate.
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Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk

When intensifying marine heatwaves are coupled with pollution — especially sewage, nitrogen fertilizer agricultural runoff, wildfire soot and possibly plastics — waterborne bacterial pathogens can multiply, raising human health concerns.

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NCAR, major climate research center, targeted for closure in Trump dispute with Colorado

The president’s political feud and his budget chief’s drive to end climate research have put the National Center for Atmospheric Research at risk.
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Trump gutted climate rules in 2025. He could make it permanent in 2026.

The president’s swift destruction of regulations in his first year could help him make lasting changes, with the Supreme Court’s help.
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Here's the global playbook being used to crack down on climate protest

A new study finds that repression of environmental protest is rising worldwide and Indigenous land defenders face the greatest risk.
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Greenpeace’s fight with pipeline giant exposes a legal loophole

A court filing by a group with deep ties to the pipeline company Energy Transfer raises questions about the growing use of amicus briefs in litigation.
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Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide

Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead.

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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

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New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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