Banned chemicals pass through umbilical cord from mother to baby, research finds
Trace amounts of flame retardants, banned in the US for more than a decade, are still being passed through umbilical cord blood from mothers...
States betting on giant batteries to cut carbon.
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A growing number of states are requiring large...
Bringing scientific data to life through art.
Through the Arts Community space and weekly blog posts the MAHB has been highlighting artists who create work taking on the themes of sustainability and...
Sunnier skies driving Greenland surface melt.
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These NASA images show Siberia burning up.
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Tap water dwindles as cities parched by South India drought.
In many areas, piped water is being supplied only once every three to four days, as southern India's worst droughts in decades has dried...
Heiress to Standard Oil taking a stand against fossil fuels.
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'Clean coal' showcase forced to stick with natural gas.
Southern’s Kemper County power plant in Mississippi when it was still under construction. (Gary Tramontina/Bloomberg)Southern suspended costly work Wednesday on a flagship power...
EPA alleges widespread air pollution by Colorado oil and gas company.
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EPA alleges widespread air pollution by Colorado oil and gas company
WELD COUNTY, Colo. — The EPA, along with the Colorado Department of Public Health and...
In Pakistan, scorching Ramadan month highlights chronic water, power shortages.
By Pamela Constable,
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — On May 27, in the date-growing desert town of Turbat in Baluchistan province, the temperature reached 128.3 degrees —...
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