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Shell just abandoned its Arctic drilling plans
The company's exploratory well off the coast of Alaska proved disappointing, so it's pulling out of the region "for the foreseeable future."
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After the Volkswagen scandal, companies looking to sell cars in the U.S. will face stringent regulations.
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A warming world is threatening the partnership of long-tongued bees and long-tubed flowers.
Obama and Xi unveil shiny new U.S.-China climate deal
It includes a Chinese cap-and-trade system, funding for poorer countries, and a new shared vision for progress in Paris.
Even scientists who don’t study the climate think climate change is a big deal
A new study shows that 92 percent of scientists from other disciplines say anthropogenic climate change is a thing.
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New York City sweeps aside homeless people for pope’s visit
In the days before Pope Francis landed in New York, the city dismantled homeless encampments near places the pope will be visiting.
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