Maryland joins 8 other states in carbon emission cuts.
Maryland and eight other states plan to further tighten air pollution limits aimed at reducing global climate change.
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Worldwide 100 percent renewable energy possible by 2050, claims detailed new plan.
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Nearly 140 countries could be powered entirely by wind, solar and water by 2050.
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Factcheck: Misleading headlines about electric car charging while boiling the kettle.
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Group of nine states announces aggressive plan to cut emissions.
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A coalition of nine states from Maryland to Maine on...
Breakthrough on nitrogen generation by researchers to impact climate-change research.
New research has yielded an ammonia-oxidizing microbe called Nitrospira inopinata. The process used to make fertilizer and an overapplication in agriculture has huge environmental...
Australian state looks to lock in renewable energy target.
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Victoria moves to become first state to enshrine renewable energy targets in law.
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Government says law, which will include 40% renewables by 2025 and commitment to invest in new projects, will send a strong signal to investors
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9 eastern states agree to cut power plant emissions an extra 30%.
Nine eastern states announced Wednesday that they have agreed on a proposal to cut global-warming pollution from the region's power plants an additional 30...
Does 'sustainability' help the environment or just agriculture's public image?
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Wade Dooley, in Albion, Iowa, uses less fertilizer than most farmers because he grows rye and alfalfa, along with corn and soybeans....
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