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The US is on a historic streak of record highs.

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End of state tax credit expected to impact Iowa clean energy growth.

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Virginia pipeline opponents escalate as governor’s race heats up.

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Decades of data on world’s oceans reveal a troubling oxygen decline

The amount of dissolved oxygen contained in the water -- an important measure of ocean health -- has been declining for more than 20...

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A research team has engineered a self-sustaining sensor platform to continuously monitor the surrounding environment without having an external power source.

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