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Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
The EPA’s newest assessment of water quality and nutrient pollution in U.S. rivers and streams shows almost no progress on cutting the nitrogen pollution that comes primarily from farm chemical runoff.
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Earth shattered global heat record in 2023 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says
January 2024 is on track to be so warm that for the first time a 12-month period will exceed the 1.5-degree threshold, according to the European climate agency Copernicus Copernicus.
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The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects.
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Dreaming of a white Christmas? Some US ski areas normally coated in white are struggling with rain
For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year’s prospects aren’t good.
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Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water
California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses.
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Flooding drives millions to move as climate migration patterns emerge
Flood risk and climate change are pushing millions of people to move from their homes, according to a new study by the risk analysis firm First Street Foundation.
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A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a ‘fire culture' to boost its range
As the U.S. tries to restore a key forest ecosystem in the Southeast, landowners must light more fires on private property.
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At UN climate talks, cameras are everywhere. Many belong to Emirati company with a murky history
At UN climate talks in Dubai, cameras are everywhere and that has some worried.
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What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at UN climate summit?
The future of fossil fuels that are warming the planet are at the core of negotiations at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai.
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Scientists say November is 6th straight month to set heat record; 2023 a cinch as hottest year
November was nearly a third of a degree Celsius (0.57 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the previous hottest November, the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced early Wednesday.
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World carbon dioxide emissions increase from year before: ‘Clearly not going in the right direction'
A team of scientists reported that the world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India.
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Far more fossil fuel employees present at UN climate talks in Dubai than year before, report finds
At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests registered to attend this year’s United Nations climate talks in Dubai.
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Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks have turned their focus on contagious effects on human health.
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US targets oil and natural gas industry's role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
The United States has taken action to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas production.
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New study shows liquefied natural gas might be worse for climate change than coal
The findings have major implications for global climate goals and for the United States, which became the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas earlier this year
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Biden administration moves to protect wolverines as climate change threatens extinction
The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal.
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Iceberg 3X the size of New York City drifts beyond Antarctic waters
The British Antarctic Survey says that one of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades.