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Emissions are surging back as economies reopen

As the pandemic rages, the world is still far from getting global warming under control.
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Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to center stage

Apart from the effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal at pre-COP31 climate talks.

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The White House’s energy policies are costing Americans dearly

Our wallets are taking the hit from an outdated focus on fossil fuels.
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National Science Foundation halts plans to dismantle oceans observatory project

The Trump administration has reversed a plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists.
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California needs water and clean power. It might have a fix for both

A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.
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Shape-shifting liquid stores energy, releasing it on demand

Northwestern chemists created a liquid that morphs into an energy-storing gel and resets with nothing but air — no metal, no plastic, no battery casing required.

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Inside the US government's push to divert Puerto Rico solar funds to a bankrupt utility

Documents show the Department of Energy bypassed normal procedures to steer hundreds of millions of dollars in Puerto Rico energy resilience funding away from rooftop solar projects.

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The water is rising in Chesapeake Bay. Can Tangier Island be saved?

As the barrier island loses land and residents, engineered efforts could combat the rising seawater that surrounds it.

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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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