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New York’s weird blue lights weren’t aliens (they were dirty energy)
The strange lights served as a reminder that our aging infrastructure needs an overhaul.
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Here’s how the government shutdown hurts disaster recovery
Among the Americans affected by the partial shutdown are disaster survivors -- and the federal workers and lawmakers working to help them recover.
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On the 7th day of the shutdown, the EPA has run out of money
More than 13,700 employees will be furloughed at midnight.
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What the stock market crash means for the climate
Economic hardship doesn’t just hurt the rich, who are (by far!) the world’s biggest carbon emitters.
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What the Trump administration doesn’t want you to know about this fancy bird
The sage grouse is arguably the most charming and quite frankly sophisticated (appearance-wise) grouse on the face of planet earth.
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In natural disasters, a disability can be a death sentence
How disability rights advocates want to change the landscape of disaster response.
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6 times the environment won in 2018
Goodbye, 2018. Hello, climate change progress.
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Remember that $20 million ocean cleanup project? It isn’t working.
Organizers for The Ocean Cleanup say a crew of engineers will make tweaks to the system in the next few weeks.
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As snow becomes scarce, scientists are making their own
Though controlling the weather may seem like the stuff of science fiction, the technology has been around for decades.
