Puerto Rico evacuates 70,000 after dam fails in Hurricane Maria's wake.
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National Weather Service says: ‘This is an extremely dangerous situation’
Maria knocked out island’s power and several rivers hit record flood levels
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TV hurricane coverage failed my family.
Florida Army National Guardsmen use heavy equipment to clear the street of tree branches and debris in Key West, Fla., Sept. 14, 2017. Army...
Study finds no-tillage not sufficient alone to prevent water pollution from nitrate
A new study answers a long-debated agricultural question: whether no-tillage alone is sufficient to prevent water pollution from nitrate. The answer is no.
Trump's breathtaking hypocrisy on coal mining.
Pres. Donald Trump’s contempt for climate change science is well known. Now we see that his administration has put on hold a study of...
A sustainable future powered by sea
Researchers develop turbines to convert the power of ocean waves into clean, renewable energy.
Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening
When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken, cold polar air can escape and cause extreme winter chills in parts of the Northern...
Breathing dirty air may harm kidneys
Outdoor air pollution may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease and contribute to kidney failure, say researchers. Scientists culled national VA databases to...
Administration officials meet to develop climate strategy.
Wednesday’s White House meeting marks the latest effort by chief of staff John Kelly to formalize the policy-making process in the West Wing. |...
Leonardo DiCaprio speaks at Yale Climate Conference, urges change.
Leonardo DiCaprio closed out a climate change conference at Yale University Tuesday with a talk in which the actor criticized political hand-wringing and stressed...
Far away from any witnesses, my small town is being poisoned by fracking waste.
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In a tiny south-eastern Ohio town in the Appalachian foothills, the Hazel Ginsburg Well is holding...
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