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U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
Federal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington states.
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A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots
In a remote, dry patch of California farm country, a battle is raging over carrots. Or rather, over the groundwater where they’re growing northwest of Los Angeles.
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Are mandates needed to reach climate change targets?
Governments, organizations and businesses have set ambitious goals to combat climate change. But it is far from clear that those goals can be met without forcing people to do — or not do — certain things. And that is causing some consternation, even among some people who acknowledge the need to slow the warming of the planet. This week, New…
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Climate change activists arrested during NYC protest
Hundreds of protestors rallied in Lower Manhattan today to draw attention to climate change and the business practices that make it worse. Erica Byfield reports.
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‘We need to act now': 100+ climate activists arrested during NYC fossil fuels protest
The gloomy, rainy weather did not deter demonstrators Monday as hundreds marched in Lower Manhattan as they protested the impact of fossil fuels on the environment. In the end, more than 100 people were arrested for blocking the doors to the Federal Reserve. Almost as soon as the protesters locked arms in front of the New York Federal Reserve, the…
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UN kicks off Climate Week as phasing out fossil fuels becomes priority
The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden.
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Hudson River swimmer completes 315-mile trek
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh completed the trek to raise awareness of the need for clean rivers.
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‘Like a Russian roulette': US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure
Federal research linking “forever chemicals” to testicular cancer confirms what U.S. military personnel long suspected. But as they seek testing for PFAS exposure, many wonder what to do with the results. There’s no medical treatment yet.
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Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds
Some paper and bamboo straws contain so-called “forever chemicals” that could make them a less-than-ideal alternative to plastic, researchers have found.
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China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant released wastewater into the sea
Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
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Conditions are ripe for a global coral bleaching event: ‘Florida is just the tip of the iceberg'
Florida’s coral reefs are getting hit the hardest by marine heatwaves right now, but conditions are ripe for a global coral bleaching event, NOAA says.
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Livestock pollution: EPA denies tougher regulations for large farms
The Biden administration is rejecting a plea from environmentalists to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways.
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Montana judge rules Americans have constitutional right to clean environment
A Montana judge ruled Monday that citizens have a constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment.
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Maui officials and scientists warn toxic particles will remain after the flames flicker out
Officials in Maui are warning residents that it remains too early to return to some parts of the island where firefighters have extinguished flames.
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Scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far
Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin.
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Hammerhead worms: What to do if you see these invasive pests
Hammerhead flatworms — an invasive pest that looks like a cross between a hammerhead shark and a leech — have been spotted in the Washington, D.C., area and across the United States.
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Rare ocelot spotted in Arizona
A trail camera caught a rare ocelot sighting in Arizona, where the endangered big cat has only been spotted a handful of times over the last decade.
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In a nod to Oppenheimer's legacy, US officials vow to prioritize cleanup at nuclear lab
The price tag for cleaning up waste from the once top-secret Manhattan Project and subsequent Cold War-era nuclear research at Los Alamos National Laboratory has more than doubled in the last seven years.
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Over half of U.S. beaches are potentially unsafe due to poop contamination, new report finds
About half of the beaches nationwide tested potentially unsafe last year due to fecal contamination levels with at least one day exceeding the Environment Protective Agency’s “Beach Action Value,” a preventative tool to measure bacteria, according to a report by Environment America.
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Some cities are digging up water mains and leaving lead pipe in the ground
Many American cities have been excavating water mains, revealing lead pipes and leaving them there.