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New poll shows American doubts on personally affecting climate change

Fewer Americans think their actions influence climate change than they did three years ago, an AP-NORC poll out Monday found.

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Opinion: Climate misinformation threatens Canada’s national security

With Canada's wildfire season only months away, the time to combat climate misinformation is now, before the next crisis exposes the weaknesses in our systems.

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US oil companies will be slow to answer Trump’s call to tap into Venezuela, experts say

President Donald Trump is unlikely to see many U.S. oil companies jump in response to his call to tap into Venezuela, industry experts say.
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Our changing planet, as seen from space

Humans are altering the planet on an unthinkable scale, both by converting vast tracts of wilderness into farms and cities and by pouring huge volumes of heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere.

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US exit of key UN climate treaty criticized as self-sabotage

The United States' decision to withdraw from the United Nations' key climate treaty is a "colossal own goal" that will harm the U.S. economy, jobs and living standards, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell says.

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Plans underway for a second new gas-fired power plant in SC

Duke Energy is seeking regulatory approval for a $3.2 billion natural gas power plant near Anderson, pitching the project as essential to meeting South Carolina’s growing energy demand.

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Trump quits pivotal 1992 climate treaty, in massive hit to global warming effort

The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change underpins global efforts to address rising temperatures.
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Oil industry will eye Venezuela warily, experts say

Given Venezuela’s murky political future, few analysts expect a rush to invest the billions needed to pump more oil from the world’s largest reserves.
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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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