NC governor on Trump drilling plan: 'Not off our coast.'
Under pressure from President Donald Trump, North Carolina's governor announced his opposition on Thursday to drilling for natural gas and oil off the Atlantic...
While other states go along, NY says no to gas pipelines.
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Mountain glaciers recharge vital aquifers
Small mountain glaciers play a big role in recharging vital aquifers and in keeping rivers flowing during the winter, according to a new study....
Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources
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New Kingdom Egypt: The goldsmith’s tomb
Archeologists are studying the impact of intercultural contacts in Ancient Egypt. New excavations in Sudan have uncovered a tomb dating to around 1450 BC...
Tensions rise at fracking site in UK after police and activists clashes.
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Scuffles and accusations of aggression increase at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas exploration site near Blackpool
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Police with demonstrators at the fracking site Preston...
India's power pollution cap goal set at least 6 years too early.
A power plant in Bawana, Delhi, India.
India wanted to cap toxic emissions from power plants by December. It’s now discovering that target is at...
Paying people to not cut down trees pays off, study finds.
Across dozens of villages in rural Uganda, researchers have explored what they believe could be an easy way to help tackle climate change: paying...
China's air quality deteriorates due to winter pollution: Official.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Air quality in China worsened in the first half of 2017, with 338 cities including the capital Beijing on average reporting...
Coal ash: Coming to a town near you?
A couple looks across their yard at a coal ash pond in North Carolina.Chuck Burton/APThe United States still relies on coal to provide 30...
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