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Native American groups increasingly at the center of fights over oil and gas
There's a lot of natural gas and oil to be found on or near tribal lands. Will indigenous people go along with drilling and pipeline plans, or fight them?
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How scientists are using drones to fight the next big oil spill
Drones and sensors deployed off the Florida coast will help predict the impact of the next Deepwater Horizon, if there has to be a next one.
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Another reason to worry about methane: It’s leaking out of the Arctic Ocean hella fast
Methane, the most potent greenhouse gas, is being released from sub-sea permafrost much more rapidly than previously estimated, according to new research.
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Talking trash: Baltimore students speak out against waste-burning power plant
The state of Maryland has given a New York-based company the go-ahead to build a garbage incinerator near two public schools. Students have a few things to say about the matter.
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Why climate skeptics and evolution deniers joined forces
Climate change and evolution came under attack for different reasons, but now their skeptics are banding together.
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Will Massachusetts become the second state to ban fracking?
Legislation that would impose a 10-year moratorium on fracking is making its way through the state legislature.
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Climate change: No longer electoral Kryptonite!
Virginia's gubernatorial upset is just the beginning, as politicians realize the climate issue is one that can help them win.
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Earthquakes shake Texas town on Thanksgiving, and fracking might be to blame
There have been more than a dozen earthquakes in and around the small Texan city of Azle recently, and a scientist says fracking practices could be the cause.
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Obama admin is going to be awfully busy with new environmental regulations
A new White House document lists federal rules that are in the works, and there are a lot, including regs on power-plant emissions and fracking.
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Of monarchs and milkweeds: How one species’ pest is another’s repast
Monarch butterfly caterpillars eat only milkweed -- but milkweed is disappearing, thanks to the weed-killing chemicals that power Big Ag.
