As a child in Bolivia, Mateo De La Rocha told his family that he wanted to work as a garbage collector when…
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Damage from PFAS lawsuits could exceed that of asbestos, industry lawyers warn
The defense attorney didn't mince words as he addressed a room full of plastics industry executives. Prepare for a wave of lawsuits…
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Climate change is taking its toll on mites and springtails, according to new analysis
They are invertebrates that live on land, but in a sense, they are the true backbone of the Earth's carbon cycle. Thousands…
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The images from southwest Iowa are striking: In the wake of a tornado, a wind turbine is bent in half like a…
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Q: Can that plastic spoon really return to nature? At first glance, biodegradable plastic is a miracle. It looks like plastic and…
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Thunderstorms, wind and climate change: here's what you need to know
Broken windows and collapsed walls. Downed power lines and trees. The severe storms that hit Houston and the Gulf Coast on Thursday…
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Summer 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in 2,000 years, study says
The summer of 2023 was exceptionally hot. Scientists have already established that it was the warmest summer in the Northern Hemisphere since…
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Night skies in many parts of the northern hemisphere are expected to bloom again on Saturday night with the vivid colors of…
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About 130 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast, 100,000 metric tons of steel float in the Gulf of Mexico, an emblem of…
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At some point in the next few years (no one knows exactly when) three NASA satellites, each as heavy as an elephant,…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk took competitors, suppliers and his own employees by surprise this week by reversing course on his aggressive push…
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America's plan to protect the oceans has a problem, some say: too much fishing
New details of the Biden administration's signature conservation effort, made public this month amid a series of other environmental announcements, have alarmed…
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appears on track to institute a rare tax increase on corporations and high-income earners, a move…
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The key ingredient in the solar panel is again manufactured in the USA.
A factory in Moses Lake, Washington, that closed in 2019 will soon resume shipping a critical ingredient used in most solar panels…
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Earth Day 2024: A look at three places adapting quickly to fight climate change
Glaciers are shrinking, coral reefs are in crisis and last year was the hottest on record. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, the…