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Trump announces $700 million in funds meant to boost coal industry
The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.
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EPA’s HFC delay tests Trump’s made in America agenda
The agency's regulatory rollback for grocery refrigerators has sparked a backlash from U.S. manufacturers.
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A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket
As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks.
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Bigger US wildfires are reversing progress on clean air
A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.
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‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia?
Some will question its credibility — but the alternative future to the one imagined in the World Justice Report is far more bleak.
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Erin Brockovich: Environmentalist vs. the data center boom
Do you know where a data center is due to be constructed in your area? An increasing number of US citizens can answer "yes" — thanks to a map created by Erin Brockovich. DW explains why people need to know.
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New ways to remove CO2 from atmosphere must grow much faster, report says
Novel forms of CO2 removal must expand at ‘highly ambitious rates’ if the world is to limit global heating to 1.5C, says study.
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