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Medication and high temperatures can be risky

Climate change is worsening heat waves, and too much heat can make an otherwise safe drug dangerous.
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Urban greenery is making some cities hotter, study finds

As urban planners look to expand green spaces to help cool cities, a new study finds that, in arid regions, grassy areas can actually have a warming effect.

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The carbon cost of your burger: How much would a meat tax cost the average EU household?

Scientists have put forward the “first step” in tackling meat-related emissions without sending food prices skyrocketing.
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The knowledge to save coffee already exists, now it’s in one e-library

Roughly half the world’s arabica coffee-growing regions will become unsuitable for cultivation of the crop by 2050 due to the effects of climate change.

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Six years on, New Mexico still hasn’t codified governor’s climate goals

As the legislative session opens, lawmakers again will weigh a pledge to reduce emissions. Last year, two Democrats joined the GOP to sink it.
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Volunteers are battling climate-fuelled diseases in Bangladesh

As mosquitoes spread dengue and chikungunya, Bangladesh’s cleanup crews are taking public health into their own hands.
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How Wall Street turned its back on climate change

Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.
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Opinion: The dirty math behind Trump’s thirst for oil

Venezuela became a target. That’s bad for the climate. And for Canada.
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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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