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PSC ruling means Maryland could be home to nation's second and third offshore wind...
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Virginia utility’s renewable offering seen as way to stop competitors.
A plan by Dominion Energy to supply 100 percent renewable power to its commercial and industrial customers has been welcomed by some clean energy...
Beyond the drought: Building water conservation consciousness.
In California, the five-year drought had some stunning silver linings, notably a more acute personal awareness of water use. The impacts of drought and...
Is Louisiana really losing a football field of land per hour?
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U.S. ends Arctic Council chairmanship with reluctance on climate action.
FAIRBANKS — When he opened a meeting of his colleagues from all the Arctic nations, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged the obvious...
Senate plan targets DEQ jobs, wind projects.
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In both love and war, alligators signal size by bellowing
American alligators produce loud, low-frequency vocalizations called 'bellows'. Cognitive biologists investigated these vocalizations and found that they reveal the caller's body size. Alligators can...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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