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Global warming cooks up 'a different world' over 3 decades
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Global warming cooks up 'a different world' over 3 decades

We were warned. In June '88 James Hansen said global warming was here & would worsen. It did. First in a series.
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‘I feel let down by my state’: Kids sue Wisconsin over climate change

Fifteen young people across Wisconsin are suing the state, arguing that its laws block progress on renewable energy and worsen climate change. The case mirrors a Montana lawsuit and could reshape how Wisconsin regulates fossil fuels.

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‘China is the engine’ driving nations away from fossil fuels, report says

Its vast investment in solar, wind and batteries is on track to end an era of global growth in the use of coal, oil and gas, the researchers said.
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Geoengineering won’t save us from global warming

New research by a team of top ice and climate scientists debunks some speculative technological climate fixes for preserving the polar ice caps.
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Wyoming's massive new federal coal tract not likely to draw high bids

State and coal industry officials want a new 440 million ton coal tract offered for sale, but opponents warn lease won't benefit public coffers like years past.
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Opinion: The climate solution both the right and the left can get behind

Bill McKibben: We’re beyond Mel Gibson’s Mad Max era. We no longer need oil to make it through the apocalypse.

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Warming seas may halve key phytoplankton species’ population in tropical oceans

New research suggests that a tiny phytoplankton that is an essential part of the marine food web may decline sharply as oceans warm.
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Two Pennsylvania towns seek public funding for water systems amid claims that gas industry contaminated wells

“Disaster emergency” declarations will allow towns to apply for state and federal help.
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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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