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The research article on consumption of microplastics by larval fish that was reported for misconduct in research will be retracted from the journal Science....
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Oil, gas and coal interests filling Donald Trump’s ‘swamp’ with cash.
President Donald Trump’s “swamp” is particularly rich in fossil fuels.
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Arkansas toddler still missing after floodwaters swept through rural town.
By William Wan and Kristine Phillips,
William Wan The Washington Post
HUNTSVILLE, Ark. — They were moving to a new house, a new life.
Damien Wiggins, a...
Bill to move Monhegan wind power project draws crowd to legislative hearing.
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Tighter building controls needed to achieve government global warming targets
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New look at satellite data questions scale of China’s afforestation success
China has invested massive resources into halting and reversing tree cover loss. However, 'planting trees is not the same as gaining forests.' It is...
Trump puts critic of renewable energy in charge of renewable energy office.
The Department of Energy building in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)President Trump has appointed Daniel Simmons, a conservative scholar who sharply questioned the value...
Blumenthal joins Dem effort to block Trump offshore drilling plan.
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Ocean Confidence is a semi-submersible deep-water drilling rig used in the Gulf of Mexico.
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