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RT @nytclimate: Hot, dry winds are fanning California's raging wildfires; climate change may be making it worse.

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Sweeping victory for Europe as 15 nations top climate scoreboard

Europe ranks first in the latest Environmental Performance Index, partly due to the boom in renewables. But experts warn that more progress is needed.

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Chinese forest replenishment in progress meant to reverse desertification, China, Gansu, Wuwei.
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China fights spread of deserts with 'straw checkerboards'

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.
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Trump says a nuclear renaissance is coming. The deals aren’t

The administration touts breakthroughs for the industry as it cites AI’s enormous energy appetite. So why aren't commercial reactors getting built?
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Home batteries could become the next must-have household appliance

An energy expert explains how batteries can lower electric bills, keep homes running during outages, and ease pressure on an increasingly strained grid.
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Trump admin narrows Endangered Species Act protections

The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries have changed what it means to "harm" threatened or endangered wildlife.
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks.

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NY Governor Hochul: ‘Do not question my credentials’ on climate, clean energy

While New York pushed back a near-term climate goal, the Democratic governor touted the state’s solar deployment, a major new transmission line, and plans to boost nuclear power to achieve its 2050 net-zero target.

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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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