Fumes from the Petroleum Tanks...

Jun 10, 2019 by

As South Portland, Maine, embarks on an air monitoring program, day care providers, the mayor and our reporter begin the search for answers.

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Breathe easier: States are pas...

Jun 10, 2019 by

Climate victories are thundering down from statehouses like hail in a spring storm.

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Remember the BP Oil Spill? The...

Jun 10, 2019 by

With respiratory ailments, heart-palpitations, headaches, memory loss, skin rashes, and bloody sores.

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Global Aquaculture Poses Serio...

Jun 7, 2019 by

That red and rich piece of salmon that you’re eating for dinner may not have been the ocean-roaming creature you imagine.

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What’s Worrying the Plastics I...

Jun 7, 2019 by

This year’s Global Plastics Summit revealed an industry that sees big growth ahead but also serious challenges, from plastics in the ocean to climate impact.

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Family Matters

Jun 7, 2019 by

The town that online shopping built — and women are trying to save

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Google, Facebook, and Microsof...

Jun 6, 2019 by

The conference was backed by a group founded to spread the “good news” about carbon emissions.

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Court to Big Fracking Company:...

Jun 6, 2019 by

In a key property rights decision, two West Virginia residents scored a rare victory from the state Supreme Court.

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Bury Myers’ NOAA Nomination

Jun 6, 2019 by

We became scientists to make discoveries and explore the unknown, not to wonder why science is rife with sexual harassment and discrimination.

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In These U.S. Cities, Heat Wav...

Jun 6, 2019 by

Even half a degree warming matters. A new study shows how meeting the Paris climate agreement goals would make a difference in lives saved or lost.

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Robert Downey Jr. wants to use...

Jun 6, 2019 by

Climate change: I am inevitable.

Robert Downey Jr.: I am Iron Man.

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Companies See Climate Change H...

Jun 6, 2019 by

Many of the world’s biggest companies, from Silicon Valley tech firms to large European banks, are bracing for the prospect that climate change could substantially affect their bottom lines within the next five years…

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We Were Missing Most of the Pl...

Jun 6, 2019 by

The highest levels of microplastics are found more than 650 feet below the surface.

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North Carolina’s poultry...

Jun 5, 2019 by

All eyes have been on the state’s hog farms, while its poultry operations have quietly tripled in number over the past two decades with little oversight.

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Anheuser-Busch To Brew All Dom...

Jun 5, 2019 by

When a new solar power farm is completed in 2021, Anheuser-Busch will brew all its domestic beers with electricity from solar and wind power.

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The climate renegade

Jun 4, 2019 by

What happens when someone wants to go it alone on fixing the climate?

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3 Ways to Push Back Against Pl...

Jun 4, 2019 by

How to reduce single-use plastics in your everyday life

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Children take U.S. government ...

Jun 4, 2019 by

The health of young people is disproportionately harmed by climate change, and the government has failed to keep them safe.

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Vermont passes bill to reduce ...

Jun 4, 2019 by

As bee populations decline, a major victory for pollinators in Vermont

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You need to see how this teen ...

Jun 4, 2019 by

Ollie Nancarrow spent part of both Saturday and Sunday mowing his mother’s lawn. But this was no ordinary teen chore

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Environmental Impact Of Plasti...

Jun 3, 2019 by

The Center for International Environmental Law has issued a new report that should send a shudder down your spine. It says demand for plastics is accelerating, especially in developing nations.

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We cannot have Environmental J...

Jun 3, 2019 by

Abortion access is critical and necessary to our health and well being of our environment

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Arctic Is Thawing So Fast Scie...

Jun 3, 2019 by

We’ve never experienced anything like this: We are living with the full knowledge of our collapsing biosphere and watching huge portions of it vanishing before our very eyes.

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Let’s Stop Letting Minority Ru...

Jun 3, 2019 by

Missouri is still set to become the first state in over 45 years to not offer abortion as a part of healthcare. Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi have recently joined other states in not only limiting access to abortion (relying on misinformation), but also challenging its constitutionality.

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Ohio’s Nuclear Bailout Plan Ba...

Jun 3, 2019 by

It’s a trifecta the Trump administration has pushed for nationally, with businesses and homeowners footing the bill for uneconomical power plants.

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Good news for climate activist...

Jun 3, 2019 by

Do marches convince bystanders to join a movement, or do they push them away? Sure, if you go out into the street waving a sign that says “There is no Planet B,” it feels like you’re doing something good.

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What Adidas and Parley are doi...

May 31, 2019 by

From making shoes out marine debris to the Run For The Oceans global initiative, this dynamic partnership is tackling plastic pollution in a big way.

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Protecting the Peruvian Amazon

May 31, 2019 by

Nearly 41 million acres in the Peruvian Amazon will be protected through a new initiative

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Open-Pit Mine Threatens Bristo...

May 31, 2019 by

Say no to Pebble Mine

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Coasts Should Plan for 6.5 Fee...

May 31, 2019 by

“Coastal decisions by and large require long lead times, and it would be nice if we could wait for the science to clear up, but we can’t,” one scientist said.

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