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Natural gas production likely cause of southern Colorado earthquakes, experts say

The area known as the Raton Basin has seen a significant increase in seismic activity since 2001, a surge that scientists attributed to nearby natural gas production and its associated waste injection wells, which pump tens of millions of gallons of water produced each year as a byproduct of gas extraction back into the Earth’s crust.

How tensions with Russia are jeopardizing key Arctic research

With the Ukraine war, international collaborations with Russia on Arctic research and governance have been strained or broken off. This loss of critical cooperation is compromising efforts to confront mounting environmental risks in the Arctic, from shrinking sea ice to pollution.

Oil pollution in Nigeria is even dirtier after Shell's $1b cleanup

Mismanagement, waste and lack of transparency are making the cleanup in the Niger Delta’s Ogoniland anything but exemplary, UN reports indicate.
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12 foolproof ways to get cars out of cities

A new study ranks the 12 most effective measures that European cities have introduced, ranging from the ‘carrot’ of bike-to-work schemes to the ‘stick’ of removing free parking.
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N.H.L. partnership with chemical company leaves environmental watchdogs cold

A new report accuses the league of using its N.H.L. Green program to promote refrigerants that will contribute to global warming.

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Toxic sites in South Florida at risk of flooding
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Toxic sites in South Florida at risk of flooding

Scientists are warning about flood waters spreading toxic chemicals into our communities. A report by the Union of Concerned Scientists highlights the risk of flooding at around 1,000 Superfund sites across the country.

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The Arctic is full of toxic mercury, and climate change is going to release it
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The Arctic is full of toxic mercury, and climate change is going to release it

The frozen soils hold "twice as much mercury as the rest of all soils, the atmosphere, and ocean combined,” scientists wrote Monday.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

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Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs