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Hurricane Harvey packs political perils for Trump.
The stakes are high for President Donald Trump and other elected leaders, like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. | Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images.
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Oil and gas allies to Trump: Slow down.
President Donald Trump's aggressive drive to roll back environmental regulations is moving too fast even for some in the oil and gas industry.
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Urban trees save megacities millions.
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Solar roof tiles offer tech boost for Kenya's rural classrooms.
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Cheaper, greener biofuels processing catalyst
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A Galápagos seabird’s population expected to shrink with ocean warming
Within the next century, rising ocean temperatures around the Galápagos Islands are expected to make the water too warm for a key prey species,...
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Nature's most unpredictable and one of her most devastating natural disasters. When high intensity earthquakes strike they can cause thousands of deaths and billions...
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