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Synthetic biology researchers have demonstrated a new method for digital information processing in living cells, analogous to the logic gates used in electric circuits....
Summer rainfall in vulnerable African region can be predicted
Summer rainfall in one of the world's most drought-prone regions can now be predicted months or years in advance, climate scientists say.
Obama's Clean Power Plan might be dead in DC, but states are rebuilding it...
On May 16, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Directive 11, which mandates that the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) begin developing a...
Extreme precipitation events have risen sharply in the Northeast since 1996.
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Climate change: California carbon auction rebounds.
California’s market-based program for fighting climate change had struggled badly over the past year. On Wednesday, it bounced back sharply.
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How New York is building the renewable energy grid of the future.
New York State is making a $5 billion bet that by making its power cleaner, it can become a magnet for the clean energy...
Turnbull government quietly cuts Adani's Abbot Point turtle controls.
The Turnbull government has quietly axed eight environmental conditions aimed at protecting vulnerable turtle species set to be affected by Adani's proposed $3 billion coal terminal expansion...
Electrifying Caltrain a major victory for transit.
The Federal Transit Administration’s approval of a $647 million grant to help fund the $1.98 billion Caltrain electrification project is far and away the...
German Chancellor’s statement big boost for Fijian presidency for COP23.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue VIII in Berlin. Photo: DEPTFO News
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has...
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