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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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Elections set up national battleground over electricity

Republicans got hammered in Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, but Democrats still need to find their message on energy policy.
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‘Trump is against humankind’: World leaders at climate summit take swipes at absent president

Some of Thursday's speeches reflected anger and dismay at U.S. policies but could not hide the ambivalence that many countries feel about this year's climate talks.
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China, world’s top carbon polluter, likely to overdeliver on climate goals. Will that be enough?

Experts say China is likely to exceed its modest climate goals, but question if it will be enough to help the world curb warming.
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Making forest protection more lucrative than destruction

From the Amazon to the Congo, rain forests are vital ecosystems that have long been plundered to make way for mining or agriculture. But a new global forest fund aims to reward conservation.
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10 years after the Paris Climate Agreement, here's where we are

Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
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Coal miners with black lung fight Trump on rollback of health, safety protections

Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
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Wildfire mitigation in New Mexico down 53% since Trump took office

A new analysis by a wildland firefighter advocacy group finds that wildfire mitigation in New Mexico, including prescribed burns and forest thinning, has plunged by more than half since Donald Trump took office, raising alarms amid an already severe backlog in forest management and a predicted dry winter.

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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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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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