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Living on Earth: Losing ground: Midwest floods rip away topsoil

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The EPA erases mention of human-caused climate change from its website

Some pages have been tweaked to emphasize ‘natural forces’; others have been deleted entirely.
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Bill McKibben: A low point of human inaction on climate change

The second Trump Administration’s assault on the environment has been as damaging as expected, but other developments this year give at least some hope for the future.
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Drilling geothermal well for a residential geothermal heat pump. Workers on Drilling Rig.
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Not all drilling in Texas is about oil

The state has become a hub of innovation for creating electricity using geothermal power. Just don’t call it renewable.
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NextEra teams with Google, Exxon in massive AI build-out

The largest U.S. renewable energy developer announced deals with companies that could bolster gas at data center hubs across the country.
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Aerial view of Marcellus Shale fracking well in Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania will study a plan to keep new natural gas pads farther from homes, schools and hospitals

Advocates say more distance is needed to protect public health. Industry groups and Republican legislators say the rule change would effectively ban natural gas development.
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‘Complete roller coaster’: EPA probationary staff returns to work

Employees said uncertainty still looms as restructuring of the agency by the Trump administration takes hold.
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Indigenous protests during COP30 in Belém, Brazil. "Without Climate Justice, there are no indigenous rights. Without the forest, there is no future."
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‘It’s not safe to live here.’ Colombia is deadliest country for environmental defenders

Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s Amazon, but she has been unable to live in her house for nearly a decade.
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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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