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Records unearthed by a University of Virginia professor shed new light on states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the river. Today, many are still fighting to secure water.
Efficient appliances used to have bipartisan support. What happened?
Princeville, North Carolina, is relocating with help from a new federal grant. But much of its history has already been lost.
The agency claims the proposed rules will result in a 96% reduction in the population facing cancer risk from 200 polluters.
Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed.
A new report says U.S. households need to buy 14 million extra heat pumps, induction stoves, and other electric alternatives in the next three years.
Developed countries have long been expected to pay up for their historical emissions. But now newly rich countries are stepping up, too.
It would likely be complicated, messy and involve big lawsuits, according to experts and former officials.
Installing solar arrays on commercial and public buildings could bring renewable energy to two-thirds of the nation's disadvantaged neighborhoods.