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Detroit’s unaffordable water hints at a U.S. crisis to come
The United Nations calls it a human rights issue.
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After the lead crisis started, Flint’s fertility crisis began
A new study shows that the poisoned water led to fetal deaths.
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This is Trump’s chance to tank the solar industry
Even conservatives think it's a terrible idea.
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Maria has plunged Puerto Rico into a humanitarian emergency
With no power for months, simple sanitation could become a life-threatening issue for island dwellers.
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Hurricanes keep bringing blackouts. Clean energy could keep the lights on.
Irma and Maria are the latest reminders that we really need a new electricity grid
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Adrian Grenier, viral turtles, and Seattle’s big ban: Welcome to the wild world of plastic straws
Plastic straws are the environmental cause du jour. Our resident skeptic tried to figure out why.
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Trump is deluded if he thinks he can negotiate a new, better Paris agreement
Just who does he think will do the work?
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Harvey, Irma, Maria: This is the hurricane season scientists expected … and feared
Scientists expect more Cat 5 storms in a warmer world -- which 2017 may already be.
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While hurricanes struck, Scott Pruitt was up to some interesting activities
Business as usual: blasting the Obama administration, denying science, and rolling back regulations.
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Hurricane Maria poses a catastrophic threat to the Caribbean
Maria is expected to grow stronger as it heads toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
