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5 hours ago

Wekiva River flow levels critically low, study shows, prompting activism

Read full article: Wekiva River flow levels critically low, study shows, prompting activism

A Central Florida conservation group is raising concerns about the Wekiva River after a recent study showed critically low water flow levels along the 42-mile system.

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5 hours ago

Do you live in Floridaโ€™s โ€˜dirtiestโ€™ city? Hereโ€™s where to find it

Read full article: Do you live in Floridaโ€™s โ€˜dirtiestโ€™ city? Hereโ€™s where to find it

In its latest study, LawnStarter has revealed the โ€œdirtiestโ€ city in the Sunshine State.

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9 hours ago

Defendants in Georgia 'Cop City' case say they are in limbo as trial delays continue

Read full article: Defendants in Georgia 'Cop City' case say they are in limbo as trial delays continue

It has been more than a year and a half since authorities in Georgia indicted 61 activists on racketeering charges in connection with protests against an Atlanta-area police training facility that critics derisively call โ€œCop City.โ€.

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21 hours ago

A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

Read full article: A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell or transfer 460,000 acres of public land will generate revenue and offer space to build houses in Western cities.

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1 day ago

An Alaska Mother's Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm

Read full article: An Alaska Mother's Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm

It is one of Alaskaโ€™s favorite Motherโ€™s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age.

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2 days ago

15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order

Read full article: 15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trumpโ€™s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.

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3 days ago

This is the โ€˜smartestโ€™ city in all of Florida, study claims. Hereโ€™s what that means

Read full article: This is the โ€˜smartestโ€™ city in all of Florida, study claims. Hereโ€™s what that means

One city in the Sunshine State ranked as among the "smartest" in the nation, researchers revealed.

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3 days ago

Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump's push to deregulate

Read full article: Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump's push to deregulate

Commercial fishermen are eager to see if President Donald Trump's command to shed federal fishing regulations will boost one of the nation's oldest industries.

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3 days ago

Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dust

Read full article: Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dust

An asbestos screening clinic in a Montana town where thousands have been sickened dust from a nearby mine has been shuttered by local authorities.

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3 days ago

US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change

Read full article: US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will no longer track the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more.

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Turkey and Iraq reaffirm commitment to work against Kurdish militants and other security threats

Read full article: Turkey and Iraq reaffirm commitment to work against Kurdish militants and other security threats

Turkey's president and Iraq's prime minister reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate against security threats, including against Kurdish militants based on Iraqi territory.

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Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

Read full article: Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur.

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Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

Read full article: Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people.

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Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts

Read full article: Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts

Consumer and environmental groups are criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices.

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Baby seal stabbed on Oregon coast prompts search for suspect

Read full article: Baby seal stabbed on Oregon coast prompts search for suspect

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is searching for the person who stabbed a baby seal multiple times on a beach in Oregon.

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Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study says

Read full article: Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study says

A new study out in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment finds that wildfires fueled by climate change are linked to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic burden.

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House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West

Read full article: House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West

House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah.

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Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root

Read full article: Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root

An increasing number of American farmers are turning away from growing organic.

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Lovebugs may be disappearing in Florida. Hereโ€™s what we know

Read full article: Lovebugs may be disappearing in Florida. Hereโ€™s what we know

It's that time of year again โ€” or at least, it should be. But many Florida residents may have noticed there aren't as many lovebugs as before.

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South Korean officials express confidence about Czech nuclear deal after court puts it on hold

Read full article: South Korean officials express confidence about Czech nuclear deal after court puts it on hold

South Korean officials have downplayed a Czech courtโ€™s decision to put on hold an $18 billion project for South Korea to build two nuclear reactors in the country.

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A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck

Read full article: A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck

The sight of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured on camera for the first time.

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โ€˜Largest bloom ever:โ€™ Sargassum returns to Florida beaches in potential record amounts

Read full article: โ€˜Largest bloom ever:โ€™ Sargassum returns to Florida beaches in potential record amounts

Like it or not, it's that time of year again when large clumps of seaweed start washing up on the beach.

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Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions

Read full article: Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions

Congress has voted to kill a rule requiring U.S. rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes.

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Septic to Sewer program reaches milestone in Orange County. Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s next

Read full article: Septic to Sewer program reaches milestone in Orange County. Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s next

Orange County is celebrating the 500th connection of its Septic to Sewer Program.

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Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Read full article: Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain how it analyzed a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species โ€” and whether industry had a hand in drafting it.

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It turns out Hell was in Florida all along. Hereโ€™s where it came from

Read full article: It turns out Hell was in Florida all along. Hereโ€™s where it came from

Some might describe Florida's climate as "hellish." It turns out they're not too far off the mark.

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Record amount of stinky seaweed may soon pile up on Florida beaches. Hereโ€™s what to know

Read full article: Record amount of stinky seaweed may soon pile up on Florida beaches. Hereโ€™s what to know

Itโ€™s that time of year again, as a huge mass of sargassum seaweed may be Florida-bound.

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A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report

Read full article: A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report

An ambitious project to restore a rapidly vanishing stretch of Louisiana coast devastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has been thrown deeper into disarray amid claims by Gov. Jeff Landry that his predecessor concealed an unfavorable study that could imperil the $3 billion effort.

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Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten

Read full article: Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten

President Donald Trump wants to tap into โ€œbeautiful, clean coal" to help meet the electricity demands of what he bills as a new dawn of manufacturing and technological advancement in the United States.

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EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

Read full article: EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administrationโ€™s drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agencyโ€™s independent scientific research.

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As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them

Read full article: As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them

As the federal government rolls back fishing restrictions in the Pacific Remote Islands, California is reviewing its network of marine protected areas.

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What Trump's budget cuts could mean for the environment

Read full article: What Trump's budget cuts could mean for the environment

President Donald Trumpโ€™s first 100 days have included a wide range of attacks on environmental and climate initiatives, and his proposed budget does the same.

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Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt

Read full article: Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt

Two major scientific societies say they will try to fill the void from the Trump administrationโ€™s dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States.

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Hope floats in the Amazon as Bacuri, a young manatee, fights for survival

Read full article: Hope floats in the Amazon as Bacuri, a young manatee, fights for survival

In a protected part of the Amazon, Bacuri, a young manatee that was found stranded and alone, is being raised in captivity.

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In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuild

Read full article: In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuild

Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild.

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US House votes to block California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

Read full article: US House votes to block California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

The U.S. House has voted to block California's vehicle emission standards.

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Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural Oklahoma

Read full article: Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural Oklahoma

A steady line of slow-moving thunderstorms that battered Oklahoma in recent weeks has set multiple rainfall records across the state and helped ease drought conditions.

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Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

Read full article: Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action.

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UK sees hottest start to May, prompting warnings about open-water swimming after boy dies

Read full article: UK sees hottest start to May, prompting warnings about open-water swimming after boy dies

The U.K. saw its hottest start to May on record.

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US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forest

Read full article: US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forest

The U.S. Forest Service is evicting dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years so that it can start a wildfire prevention project.

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In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat

Read full article: In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat

Hundreds of men and women in a poor neighborhood in one of Indiaโ€™s hottest cities are receiving wristwatch-style health monitors to determine what the searing April heat is doing to their health.

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A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital

Read full article: A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital

A wildfire has shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning the skies over Jerusalem gray.

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2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas

Read full article: 2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas

At least two people have died as slow-moving thunderstorms flooded roads across parts of Oklahoma and Texas.

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Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too

Read full article: Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too

Premium coffee roasters in the U.S. are reeling from the sharp price increases of coffee beans, which nearly doubled last year after record drought in Brazil.

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Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

Read full article: Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a warming planet.

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What we know about Monday's sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal

Read full article: What we know about Monday's sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal

The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts.

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Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency

Read full article: Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency

A Canadian company has announced that its U.S. subsidiary has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor.

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Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits

Read full article: Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits

The Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by strict drinking water standards for forever chemicals set last year.

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Brazilian justice orders government to seize lands with proven illegal deforestation

Read full article: Brazilian justice orders government to seize lands with proven illegal deforestation

A justice on Brazilโ€™s Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to seize private properties when owners are found responsible for illegal wildfires or deforestation.

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Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration

Read full article: Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration

The U.S. coal industry has been in a steep decline for decades, and President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration has proposed several changes that would affect it.

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Trump's push to save the fading coal industry gets a warm embrace in West Virginia

Read full article: Trump's push to save the fading coal industry gets a warm embrace in West Virginia

President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at boosting coal are getting a warm embrace in West Virginia.

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This invasive Florida weed poses a huge threat. Hereโ€™s where it came from

Read full article: This invasive Florida weed poses a huge threat. Hereโ€™s where it came from

This invasive plant has become a threat to many southern states โ€” and if you live in Florida, youโ€™ve likely come across it on more than a few occasions.

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Campgrounds and visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump's budget cuts

Read full article: Campgrounds and visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump's budget cuts

Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May.

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Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

Read full article: Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

Coal-fired power plants, long a money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now.

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Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

Read full article: Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

Four months after the Los Angeles area wildfires tore through the Angeles National Forest and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Altadena, wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire burn area and scientists are closely tracking them.

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Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil

Read full article: Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil

A labor rights group has alleged that Starbucks sourced coffee from a major Brazilian cooperative whose member farms were cited for keeping workers in slave-like conditions.

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North Dakota enacts nation's first law shielding Roundup's maker from some cancer lawsuits

Read full article: North Dakota enacts nation's first law shielding Roundup's maker from some cancer lawsuits

North Dakota has become the first state to enact a law that could shield the maker of the popular Roundup brand of weedkiller from lawsuits.

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Green energy supporters pushed for faster permitting. Trump is doing it, but not for solar or wind

Read full article: Green energy supporters pushed for faster permitting. Trump is doing it, but not for solar or wind

For years proponents of green energy have argued that the slow, inefficient permitting process in the United States significantly hinders the transition to clean sources of electricity.

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The UK says at an energy summit that green power will boost security, as the US differs

Read full article: The UK says at an energy summit that green power will boost security, as the US differs

Britain has announced a major investment in wind power as it hosts an international summit on energy security.

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Bluebells and other spring flowers can be nature's antidote to stressful times

Read full article: Bluebells and other spring flowers can be nature's antidote to stressful times

With the world awash in stress and anxiety, nature can be the perfect spring antidote.

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China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion

Read full article: China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion

The world's auto industry is getting a shake-up from Chinese automakers that are quickly expanding across the globe, offering relatively affordable electric vehicles designed to wow car buyers with sleek designs and the latest high-tech interiors.

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Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests

Read full article: Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests

A federal judge has found the U.S. government liable to the state of North Dakota for nearly $28 million in the state's lawsuit for recouping money spent on policing the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Florida Senate rejects bill with measure to bypass voter-approved rural boundary rules

Read full article: Florida Senate rejects bill with measure to bypass voter-approved rural boundary rules

A bill containing language that would have allowed property developers to get around county rural boundary requirements failed in the Florida Senate on Thursday. The Senate rejected SB 1080 on a vote of 18 to 19. Nine Republicans joined the 10 Senate Democrats in defeating the bill.

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The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

Read full article: The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

A new study estimates that the worldโ€™s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, which is a shade less than the sum of all goods and services produced in the United States last year.

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$50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmers

Read full article: $50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmers

A company that spreads crushed rock on farmersโ€™ fields to draw climate-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has won the $50 million grand prize in a global competition funded by Elon Muskโ€™s foundation.

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DATA: Florida could suffer if FEMA is eliminated

Read full article: DATA: Florida could suffer if FEMA is eliminated

Information from the Disaster Dollar Database suggests that Florida could be severely impacted by the dissolution of FEMA, if it were to happen.

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84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record

Read full article: 84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record

Harmful bleaching of the worldโ€™s coral has now grown to include 84% of the oceanโ€™s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.

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EVs, tariffs in the spotlight as Chinese automakers take leading role at Shanghai auto show

Read full article: EVs, tariffs in the spotlight as Chinese automakers take leading role at Shanghai auto show

Leading automakers are showcasing their latest designed-for-China models at the Shanghai auto show this week.

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Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Hereโ€™s what people are doing about it this Earth Day

Read full article: Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Hereโ€™s what people are doing about it this Earth Day

Plastic is everywhere โ€” and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear.

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Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change

Read full article: Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change

In his landmark 2015 encyclical โ€œPraised Be,โ€ Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.

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A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

Read full article: A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroitโ€™s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the worldโ€™s largest trees.

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Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California

Read full article: Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California

Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles accuse the major home insurers of colluding to limit coverage in high-risk areas across California.

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Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders

Read full article: Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders

Removing lanes to slow down speeding drivers is a long-embraced strategy for improving safety on city streets.

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15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

Read full article: 15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

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Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo

Read full article: Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo

Pupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from a zoo converted into an ecological park in Argentinaโ€™s capital where she had spent 30 years in conditions criticized by activists.

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Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish

Read full article: Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish

Nobody knows where whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are mating.

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Fishers celebrate Trumpโ€™s seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishing

Read full article: Fishers celebrate Trumpโ€™s seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishing

President Donald Trumpโ€™s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.

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In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residents

Read full article: In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residents

Norfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of the two companies it has been trying to force to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned.

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A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it

Read full article: A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it

An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without water.

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A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site

Read full article: A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site

It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russiaโ€™s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs.

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China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs

Read full article: China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs

President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China means hopeful solar buyers may have a much harder time getting systems installed in the U.S. in coming months.

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Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind project

Read full article: Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind project

The Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry.

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Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

Read full article: Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species.

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The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says

Read full article: The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says

A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money.

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Burning coal leaves dangerous waste. Trump's EPA eyes looser rules for handling it

Read full article: Burning coal leaves dangerous waste. Trump's EPA eyes looser rules for handling it

Waste from coal plants was one of the Trump administration's recent deregulatory targets.

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Brevard Zooโ€™s Restore Our Shores team celebrates first nursery-grown seagrass planting

Read full article: Brevard Zooโ€™s Restore Our Shores team celebrates first nursery-grown seagrass planting

A Brevard Zoo program has been planting and monitoring seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon. Recently, they reached a big milestone.

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Pupy the elephant heads to a vast Brazilian sanctuary after 30 years in an Argentine zoo

Read full article: Pupy the elephant heads to a vast Brazilian sanctuary after 30 years in an Argentine zoo

An unusual convoy is nearing Argentinaโ€™s lush border with Brazil, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours.

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Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollution

Read full article: Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollution

The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene.

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Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden-era initiatives

Read full article: Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden-era initiatives

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country.

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Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

Read full article: Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.

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Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction

Read full article: Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction

A recent amendment to Peruโ€™s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous organizations.

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FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says

Read full article: FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's request for emergency relief funds to help repair damage from a deadly bomb cyclone in November.

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As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV sales

Read full article: As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV sales

Chinese giant automaking company BYD bought Ford Motor Co.'s former facilities in Brazil and has promised to run the companyโ€™s largest plant outside China in the hardscrabble city of Camacari in northeastern Bahia state.

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A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado

Read full article: A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado

A beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak.

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New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe

Read full article: New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on the water longer while keeping the marine mammals safe.

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Inspections of affected barrels will take time as flood cleanup progresses at Kentucky distillery

Read full article: Inspections of affected barrels will take time as flood cleanup progresses at Kentucky distillery

Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since the floodwaters have receded.

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Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore service

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Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota.

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Could Trump's tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at great cost overall

Read full article: Could Trump's tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at great cost overall

President Donald Trumpโ€™s sweeping global tariffs could cause planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to drop temporarily, but that wonโ€™t help the climate long-term.

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Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities

Read full article: Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities

Colombiaโ€™s capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall.

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Global warming isn't funny -- except in the hands of these comedians

Read full article: Global warming isn't funny -- except in the hands of these comedians

Comedians have long used jokes to raise awareness of serious problems, and many are now turning the gaze to climate change.

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