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Exposure to ozone in the environment puts individuals with high levels of genetic variation at an even higher risk for developing autism than would...
Trump went to Iowa and bashed wind. Iowa gets 37 percent of its energy...
After a long screed about how he is saving the US coal industry, President Donald Trump suggested at a rally Wednesday night in Iowa...
Behind the scenes: Inside a renewable energy control center in downtown Chicago.
Hidden among downtown Chicago’s glass and steel skyscrapers is the brain of a 21st-century power plant that is split into pieces and spread out...
Why Californians don’t have to worry about their air conditioning conking out.
You can put away the flashlights and candles for now. California is surviving the worst heat wave in 11 years without any major blackouts,...
North Carolina solar bill may help breweries go solar, but not Google.
From Google to breweries to the state’s flagship university, big electricity users with big renewable energy goals in North Carolina face a key dilemma:...
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John Oliver: It’s time for Trump to stop lying to coal miners.
UPDATE, June 22: Ha! It turns out Oliver was correct in predicting that coal baron Robert Murray would sue him over this segment. Murray...
Turtle ‘go-slow zone’ extensions needed
Marine scientists are calling for an extension of go-slow zones in turtle habitats to reduce boat strikes on the threatened creatures.
Impact of seismic surveys on zooplankton
Marine seismic surveys used in petroleum exploration could cause a two to three-fold increase in mortality of adult and larval zooplankton, new researc has...
Tipping points are real: Gradual changes in CO2 levels can induce abrupt climate changes
During the last glacial period, within only a few decades the influence of atmospheric CO2 on the North Atlantic circulation resulted in temperature increases...
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