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And nearly half have no plans to clean up their mess.
Drought can stress trees to death, but heat’s effects are less known. New research could hold the keys to protecting conifer forests.
America may have hit “peak gasoline,” but the fossil fuel’s decline is still too slow to meet climate goals.
As renewables overtook coal, economic growth outpaced the rise in carbon emissions.
Brian Keeper survived the July 4 floods that devastated Hunt, Texas. But moving on may be the hardest part.
Gas stations caused a $20 billion toxic mess — and it’s not going away.
Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. It didn’t happen.
Health experts say it doesn’t go far enough to limit the deadly pollutant.
Anemones, sponges, and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures. It's a troubling sign for Florida Bay and beyond.
