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Sister Norma Pimentel: COVID-19 has come to our migrant camp. It makes ending the MPP policy even more urgent

A makeshift ‘tent city’ in Mexico filled with about 1,500 asylum seekers records its first coronavirus case.
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What to expect from COP31 Antalya

Droughts, floods and extreme heat are upping the pressure on countries to move beyond pledges and take concrete action.

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The waters off California are unrecognizable

El Niño is driving whole tropical ecosystems north.  
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Net zero 'unstoppable' at COP31, clean energy chief says

Although the world is unlikely to achieve some climate goals, electrification and the renewable energy rollout is accelerating.

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A worker collects garbage from the sea on Eminonu beach in Istanbul, Turkey.
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How Europe’s trash ends up on Turkey’s beaches

Turkey wants to promote its “zero waste” program while hosting the U.N.’s global climate conference. Its own recycling industry is oozing plastic.
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‘We’re hardly producing any power’: Can Europe’s solar boom survive a cloudy winter?

A prolonged period of cloudy and windless weather can throttle Europe's solar and wind generations, often causing the grid to rely on polluting back-up sources.
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Solar above, fish below: Double-decker farm's vast energy potential

Floating solar panels over the world’s fish and shrimp ponds could generate 4,100 terawatt-hours of electricity, avoiding up to 2.5 billion tons of emissions.
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Democrats plan to push clean energy in Congress as Trump backs fossil fuels

Some Democrats are promising to push for more clean energy to help tackle rising energy costs when they take control of Congress in January.
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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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