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Kari Nadeau: Climate change is driving an epidemic of immune health problems

Every $1 spent on mitigating climate change would save at least $3 in health care costs, largely through a reduction of diseases such as asthma and allergies.
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EPA administrator Lee Zeldin speaking with attendees at The People's Convention at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan.
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Chemical giant, climate skeptics vie for seats on EPA science panel

The Science Advisory Board could influence the Trump administration's plans to revisit a host of regulations.
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Nutritionist Marion Nestle weighs in on 'What to Eat Now'

Marion Nestle says we need to rethink how we eat. She recommends "real food, processed as little as possible, with a big emphasis on plants." Her new book is What to Eat Now.
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A bobblehead of President Donald Trump on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives
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With Trump absent from COP30 talks, the world moves on without U.S.

As scientists sound the alarm, the world is committing to climate action “with or without the United States.”
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Podcast: Will we artificially cool the planet?

Professor Ted Parson talks about solar geoengineering as a potential response to severe climate risks, exploring why humanity may need to consider deliberately cooling Earth by spraying reflective particles in the upper atmosphere.

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Statsminister Jonas Gahr: Speaker at COP30
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all COP30 delegations except Brazil, report says

One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
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Ursula von der Leyen as the first female President of the European Commission during EPP Congress in Zagreb
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European Parliament backs diluted 2040 climate targets

Lawmakers approved proposals to slightly weaken EU carbon emissions targets for 2040. Another vote on corporate supply chain standards was even more contentious as it required populist support to pass.
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Opponents say bill bolstering Ohio's orphan well program is too generous to the oil and gas industry

An Ohio Senate measure updating the state’s orphan well program is getting pushback from environmentalists, counties, and farmers.
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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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