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A flooded river lined with rocks in a valley between two green hills
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What one team of scientists thinks happened in Nepal’s deadly flood wave

The catastrophic August flooding was influenced by a complex cascade of factors, many of which were worsened by human-driven climate change, according to a new scientific analysis by more than 20 international experts.

Read the Full Article on edition.cnn.com
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Kim Stanley Robinson won’t read aloud his climate disaster scene from ‘The Ministry for the Future’

The first chapter struck a nerve with many readers because it brought to the forefront the very real fear of unchecked climate change.

Read the Full Article on apnews.com
A view of the coast from a forested hill
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Come hell or high water

How a small town on the Downeast Coast of Maine became a poster child for building climate resilience in conservative, rural America.
Read the Full Article on atmos.earth
Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming
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Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming

Juneau is confronting a problem that communities around the world are increasingly facing: How do you prepare for a natural disaster when you know it will come back?

Read the Full Article on grist.org
A power plant next to a river spewing smoke into the sky
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Is it time to rethink the Northeast’s cap-and-trade system?

Twenty years ago, a group of Northeastern states signed on to a plan to reduce the greenhouse gases spewing from power plants by making generators pay for the carbon they release.

Read the Full Article on newhampshirebulletin.com
An illustration of two prisoners in orange jumpsuits sitting in a cell
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California eyes prison heat protections that fall short of other workplaces’

California is crafting weaker heat protections for prisons than for other workplaces, citing billions in costs to cool aging institutions as climate and health risks increase.
Read the Full Article on capitalandmain.com
Smokestacks spewing air pollution from a power plant
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Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’

Claims that dismantling pollution rules will lower energy bills and have little climate impact are far from convincing.

Read the Full Article on www.theguardian.com
From our Newsroom
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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silhouette of people holding hands by a lake at sunset

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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