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Rolls-Royce and easyJet to test hydrogen combustion engine tech

Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said Tuesday it was pairing up with airline easyJet to develop and test hydrogen combustion engine technology for aircraft.

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The threatening thaw: Climate professor on heat wave risks of a permafrost tipping point

Professor Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds.

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Why one highway exploded this summer — and why many more are at risk

Hotter summers are wreaking havoc across transportation infrastructure. One solution: paint everything white.

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In Michigan, LG opens one of America’s biggest battery cell factories

Trump officials touted the storage and Electric Vehicle plant as an example of “energy dominance,” underscoring increasing bipartisan acceptance of grid batteries.

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Climate change reshuffles where people are moving in Florida

The threat of hurricanes and cost of insurance are pushing residents into former citrus lands and inland communities.

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Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels

The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.
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In New Hampshire, a race to insulate vulnerable neighborhoods against sea-level rise

Millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements are helping one particularly hard-hit Hampton, New Hampshire, neighborhood cope with the effects of climate change.

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Landfills go uninvestigated due to underfunding, North Carolina audit says

At current pace, DEQ program would need 99 years to investigate all the sites of old landfills that pose health risk, NC audit reports.
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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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