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Pandemic drop in air pollution boosted Himalayan snowpack, study finds

A drop in air pollution in India at the height of the coronavirus pandemic slowed the melting of snow in the Himalayas, a new study finds.

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Climate crisis is coming to crush many of world’s best surf breaks, study warns

Changing tide levels, shifting sands and hardened shorelines put waves at risk, affecting more than just surfers.

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Climate lawsuits gain ground as governments scale back climate action

Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, South Korea and others.

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The race for lithium is becoming a race for water

In the arid American West, expanded mining intensifies battles in vulnerable communities over one of the region’s scarcest resources.
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The green revolution may be turning purple

The synthetic fertilizers behind the Green Revolution come at a steep climate cost. A sunlight-powered purple microbe just matched them in a 2-year field trial.
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Wildfire smoke evolves as it drifts from wilderness to city

Faced with a warmer, smokier future, scientists work to understand the environmental and health risks of aged wildfire plumes.

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US EPA head announces oil and gas emission rules rollbacks during visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico

Lee Zeldin announced plans for further cancellations of oil and gas regulations aimed at reducing emissions of climate-warming gasses.

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Inside the web of pro-oil and gas groups shaping Canada’s climate change narrative

New research by Greenpeace Canada lays out connections between pro-fossil fuel groups working together to influence public opinion.

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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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