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States and cities say Trump violated federal law by delaying a key...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. states and municipalities has begun legal action against President Donald Trump's administration, accusing it of violating federal law by delaying energy...
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Get ready for wild swarms of biting insects all over the US this summer
Winter is the time of year when many people forget the previous summer's gross weather and become eager for it to get warmer again. But then summer arrives, and those same people are often sweaty, hot,...
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Catastrophic waterfalls destroyed an ancient land bridge that once linked...
LONDON (Reuters) — Scientists have found evidence of how ancient Britain separated from Europe in what they are dubbing "Brexit 1.0"— a flooding event that happened in two stages thousands of years...
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There are billions of pounds of plastic in the ocean — but scientists think...
There's a lot of plastic in the water.Plastic clumps and particles account for 70% of all litter in the ocean, representing billions of pounds of material that present a serious hazard to ocean...
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Within 10 years, renewable could be cheaper than fossil fuels all over the world
The costs of renewable energy are going down all over the world.This isn't a new trend. Improvements in technology, government support, and the scaling-up of investments have driven down costs for...
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Report: The EPA just shut down its most significant climate safety programs
The EPA is closing down programs that help cities and states adapt to the changing climate, according to a report from Bloomberg BNA's Andrew Childers and Tiffany Stecker.Childers and Stecker's report,...
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Here's how Justice Gorusch could tank Trump's plan to slash the EPA
Patrick Parenteau is a professor of law and senior counsel at the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Vermont Law School.In nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the...
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A brilliant sci-fi thriller imagines how the massive floods of climate change...
There are times when an author releases a book, and it seems like they've finally pinned down an idea they've been wrestling with for their entire writing career. The science fiction author Kim Stanley...
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The Great Barrier Reef has reached a 'terminal stage' of damage
Back-to-back severe bleaching events have affected two-thirds of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, new aerial surveys have found.The findings have caused alarm among scientists, who say the proximity of...
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These are the 5 most potentially deadly volcanoes in the world
An eruption of Mount Etna recently caught out some BBC journalists who were filming there. The footage was extraordinary and highlighted the hazards volcanoes pose to humans and society.Since 1600,...
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China is snatching away Trump's chance to be a global leader on energy
Much of Pres. Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago country club in Palm Beach, Fla., sits less than two meters above the Atlantic Ocean, meaning big parts of the resort could rest beneath the waves by the end of...
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A powerful new tool reveals how climate change could transform your hometown
The climate is changing. Most people know that it's changing, and a sizeable majority even say they worry about those changes.But at the same time, just 40% of Americans think it's going to harm them...
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A New Zealand beer company has created a machine that turns empty beer bottles into sand. DB Exports says the sand can then be used in construction projects that would otherwise take sand from...
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With major EPA cuts looming, Scott Pruitt wants a 10-person, 24/7 security...
Scott Pruitt, President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency administrator, has voiced support for the White House's proposal to radically cut the agency's budget.But there's one spending category...
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Incredible photos that will change the way you see the world
No matter if it's captured in a state of peace or destruction, Earth is a fascinating and beautiful place.Below are 22 of the best environmental photos taken for Reuters in 2016.From star trails in...
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Doomsday isn't coming — here's why the world is only getting better
Don’t be seduced by doomsday thinking.Ever since Earth Day began in 1970 as a call to arms against air and water pollution, species extinction, overpopulation, poverty, and other pressing human and...
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The EPA wants to know what you think about scrapping air-pollution and...
The US has a lot of rules about which kinds of gases, particles, and forms of radiation can get pumped into the atmosphere.Many of those regulations were written by the Environmental Protection Agency,...
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson says this new video may contain the 'most important...
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has released a video urging Americans to change how they relate to science.Tyson posted the four-and-a-half minute video on his Facebook page, alongside this written...
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13 small things you can do to help the Earth every day
Earth Day, on April 22, is a day to think about the environment and do what you can to help it. A billion people get involved every year, making it the largest civic observance in the world, according...
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Rising seas could flood middle America with people from the coasts
Rising sea levels caused by climate change may drive U.S. coastal residents to areas far from the seaboard, not just to adjacent inland regions, according to a study published online in the journal...
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