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Smokestacks from the coal-fired Plant Scherer are silhouetted against the sky in Juliette, Ga., on June 3. (Branden Camp/AP)A group of prominent scientists,...
Half a loaf: Lawmakers vote to keep some energy funds Trump would cut.
Budget writers in the House of Representatives said Wednesday they were willing to support some cuts to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, but...
Merkel vows to put climate change at center of G20 talks.
Tackling climate change will be one of the central tasks of the upcoming Hamburg G20 summit of the world's largest economies, German Chancellor...
Running dry: Seeking solutions to South Asia’s looming water crisis.
India and Pakistan are among the most heavily irrigated nations on earth, producing enough wheat, corn, and other crops to feed their combined populations...
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Forty-four of the most abundant new viruses in all the Earth's oceans have been identified by scientists. The finding has been achieved thanks to...
A wave’s ‘sweet spot’ revealed
For surfers, finding the 'sweet spot,' the most powerful part of the wave, is part of the thrill and the challenge. Now a researcher...
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Bumble bees create foraging routes by using their experience to select nectar-rich, high-rewarding flowers. A study now suggests that bees actually forage more efficiently...
How does municipal waste collection affect climate change?
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One-year anniversary protest of Aliso Canyon gas blowout. (Photo: Hannah Benet/ Hannah Benet Photography)
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TigerSwan faces lawsuit over unlicensed security operations in North Dakota.
TigerSwan, the private company behind a monthslong, multi-state surveillance operation targeting opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline, illegally provided security and investigative services to...
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