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Canada's climate change policies keep its Paris commitments out of reach.
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Donald Trump’s grandfather was likely a climate change refugee.
Elizabeth Christ Trump and Frederick Trump. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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EU households waste over 17 billion kg of fresh fruit and vegetables a year
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Krypton reveals ancient water beneath the Israeli desert
Getting reliable precipitation data from the past has proven difficult, as is predicting regional changes for climate models in the present. A combination of...
Advocates say industrial lobbyists play outsized role in blocking Ohio clean energy.
Ohio lawmakers may be relying upon an industrial energy lobbying group more than they should, a watchdog group suggests after reviewing emails between lobbyists...
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