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Global kids study: More trees, less disease
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Sustainable irrigation may harm other development goals
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NSW to approve coalmine blocked by courts for polluting Sydney's drinking water.
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State energy minister Don Harwin says mine that supplies Lithgow’s Mount Piper power station is ‘vital for energy security and affordability’
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Solar power could be a model for Puerto Rico beyond Hurricane Maria.
Two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, only a fraction of residents have electricity. The rest are facing a months-long wait for power....
Rural Rwanda is home to a pioneering new solar power idea.
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Panelists: Dangerous inaction on rising seas.
High tide brings the ocean over the dunes in Ocean Isle during an October 2015 storm. File photo by Christopher Surigao
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After hurricanes, Congress ponders future of flood insurance program.
WASHINGTON - The devastating hit Houston took from Hurricane Harvey has exacerbated — and highlighted — the enormous financial jam facing the National Flood...
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