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Vintage EPA photos reveal what New York City looked like before the US...
New York City produces twice as much trash as any other mega-city on Earth, according to a recent study. The Environmental Protection Agency has described Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal as "one of the...
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Trump is quietly dismantling Obama's biggest legacy
President Donald Trump has said he believes climate change is a hoax.So it's no surprise that Trump's EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, has announced plans to roll back the Clean Power Plan— Obama's...
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Why wildfire season is getting longer and more destructive
The devastating wildfires in Northern California are just part of an already exceptionally destructive wildfire season.While wildfires do naturally happen in the west, research shows that as...
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European hurricanes are exceptionally rare — but they could become more common
Hurricane Ophelia, which on Friday was a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 100 mph, is headed towards Europe.If that news made you stop in surprise, you're not alone.It might sound absurd — you...
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Here are all the protected lands at risk of shrinking or changing under the...
Roughly 4 million acres of land and several million square miles of ocean. That's how much territory Obama protected during his presidency. At the center of his efforts is a Roosevelt-era law called...
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Hurricane Ophelia has killed 3 people as it batters Ireland with 118-mph winds
Hurricane Ophelia has killed three people in Ireland as it pounds the country with some of the most extreme weather it has experienced in decades.The storm — now officially a post-tropical cyclone —...
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Trump's new environmental nominee claims carbon dioxide isn't a pollutant
On Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated Kathleen Hartnett White to run the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the office in charge of promoting the improvement of the environment.Like...
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Leonardo DiCaprio just invested in the Bill Gates-backed veggie burger that...
Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio announced that he is investing in the plant-based food startup Beyond Meat.In a taste test of the Beyond Burger, it didn't fool me for beef, but it is...
View ArticleAn undercover investigation reveals air quality on a cruise ship deck could...
Following is a transcript of the video.Thinking of going on a cruise for the fresh ocean air? Think again. A recent undercover investigation on P&O Cruises' ship Oceana revealed ultra-fine...
View ArticleThe world's first floating wind farm started generating energy today – here's...
The world's first floating offshore wind farm started producing electricity off the Scottish coast on Wednesday.Hywind Scotland, as the project is known, consists of five huge linked wind turbines...
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14 brutal, beautiful images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the...
The winning photo from the 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest is dark and bloody: A black rhino lies dead on the ground in South Africa's Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park game reserve, its horn...
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This abandoned Disney water park has been rotting for over 15 years
When Disney River Country opened in 1976, visitors flocked to Orange County, Florida, to ride the winding slides and traverse the wooden bridges.The park closed down 25 years later. After leaving the...
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A 27-year study found the amount of insects flying in the air has declined...
75% of the flying insects on protected lands in Germany seem to have died over the past 27 years.Researchers aren't sure what's responsible for the decline, but say climate change probably isn't to...
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EPA cancels appearance by scientists at climate change conference
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has canceled plans for three of its scientists to speak on climate change at a conference in Rhode Island on Monday, an official said on...
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Pollution is killing more people than wars, obesity, smoking, and malnutrition
9 million people died prematurely from pollution-related diseases in 2015, accounting for 16% of all deaths worldwide.Almost all of the pollution-related deaths are happening in poor and developing...
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China has shut down up to 40% of its factories in an unprecedented move to...
China is tackling its air pollution problem by temporarily closing up to 40% of factories across the country.Estimates suggest officials from more than 80,000 factories have been charged with breaching...
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Here's how climate change could hurt your local economy, based on the part of...
The non-partisan Government Accountability Office says extreme weather events have cost the US government more than $350 billion over the last 10 years. The coming effects of climate change will hurt...
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The world's winemakers are suffering their worst year since 1961
The world's wine production is set to decline to its lowest level since 1961, according to a new report from the international wine body OIV.The world's top three wine producers — Italy, France, and...
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There’s one reason not to completely freak out about Trump’s effort to...
The Trump administration's efforts to reverse Obama-era policies on climate change face limits. Advances in US energy markets have sharply lowered production costs associated with cleaner energy...
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A 'bomb cyclone' is headed for the East Coast this weekend — here's what to...
A 'bomb cyclone' is headed for the East Coast this weekend.People along the Eastern seaboard in Rhode Island and Massachusetts could get hit hard by the rapidly-intensifying cyclone.Flash floods and...
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