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Tens of thousands of Omahans have lead in their yards at levels that experts say is dangerous, especially for kids. Growing momentum to do more cleanup in what’s already the nation’s largest residential lead Superfund site now may stall.
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."
Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the American west.
With a newly elected leader, the International Seabed Authority must decide the future of more than half of the world’s ocean floor.
It’s not clear who will now write the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment — or whether it will be written at all.
The EPA rule could trim 2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture last year, according to a new analysis.
Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear.
Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.
