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Aging infrastructure is to blame for Winter Storm Fern’s weather outages — and for recent price spikes.
Recent climatic developments "mark the beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth," but it's not too late for radical action.
As extreme heat reshapes air quality, the network of 277 monitors is expected to help identify localized pollution hot spots.
Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile — and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage.
Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts.
A "rollercoaster" of funding cuts and layoffs have gutted critical agricultural research projects across the nation.
It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.
Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.
