It’s getting less appealing to drill for oil in the Arctic

Oil exploration in Norway’s Arctic seems to have lost some of its appeal after a disappointing drilling campaign.
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Net zero 'unstoppable' at COP31, clean energy chief says

Although the world is unlikely to achieve some climate goals, electrification and the renewable energy rollout is accelerating.

A worker collects garbage from the sea on Eminonu beach in Istanbul, Turkey.
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How Europe’s trash ends up on Turkey’s beaches

Turkey wants to promote its “zero waste” program while hosting the U.N.’s global climate conference. Its own recycling industry is oozing plastic.
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‘We’re hardly producing any power’: Can Europe’s solar boom survive a cloudy winter?

A prolonged period of cloudy and windless weather can throttle Europe's solar and wind generations, often causing the grid to rely on polluting back-up sources.
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Solar above, fish below: Double-decker farm's vast energy potential

Floating solar panels over the world’s fish and shrimp ponds could generate 4,100 terawatt-hours of electricity, avoiding up to 2.5 billion tons of emissions.
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Democrats plan to push clean energy in Congress as Trump backs fossil fuels

Some Democrats are promising to push for more clean energy to help tackle rising energy costs when they take control of Congress in January.
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Climate change is bringing dengue fever to the high Himalayas

As Nepal’s mountains warm, mosquitoes are spreading dengue, once strictly a lowland disease, to higher-elevation, densely-populated areas.
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Drought driven by climate change is redefining how disease spreads, study finds

As climate change intensifies, drought is widening globally, causing alterations in water-dependent pathogen patterns, leaving scientists scrambling to understand how infectious disease transmission is evolving.

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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.

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.”

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.”

wildfire retardants being sprayed by plane

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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