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Megan McLaughlin

Dec 07, 2017

Did climate change worsen the Southern California fires?

Seven of the state’s 10 largest modern wildfires have occurred in the last 14 years.

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Breakfast cereals don’t need cancer warnings, California court rules

Cereals produced by Post, General Mills and Kellogg do not have to carry cancer-warning labels under California's Proposition 65, the court said, because the labels could discourage consumers from buying healthy foods.

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EPA meets with Nassau residents on Dewey Loeffel cleanup in August

Between 1952 until 1968, an estimated 46,000 tons of toxic industrial waste was dumped at the site, including industrial solvents, waste oil, PCBs, scrap materials, sludge and solids.

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The White House P.R. “nightmare” that never came

A once-suppressed report on water contamination in military communities has led to little action, victims say. But there are rumblings in Congress.

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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock lays out plan to reduce city’s carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday unveiled the city's ambitious 80×50 Climate Action Plan, which aims to achieve an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by the year 2050.

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Federal push to open Colorado recreational oasis at Rocky Flats hits plutonium hitch

The government's long-planned gift of a recreational oasis for metro Denver residents at the former Rocky Flats nuclear bomb factory turned wildlife refuge hit a hefty plutonium hitch Tuesday.

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Indigenous peoples control one-quarter of world’s land surface, two-thirds of that land is ‘essentially natural’

A new study makes a significant contribution to the growing body of research showing that recognizing the land rights of and partnering with indigenous peoples can greatly benefit conservation efforts.

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Oregon rancher pardoned by Trump: 'I tried to do the right thing'

In his first wide-ranging interview since his release, Dwight Hammond Jr. talked about how he coped in prison, how he learned of his pardon and the shock of his sudden release.

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Handing out medals in the Battle of Pruitt

Whistleblowers, investigative reporters, and NGO's deserve commendations for efforts to disclose the ethics scandals that ultimately forced U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt out the door.

Coal miners are dying of black lung.

And a Kentucky law could make it harder to claim benefits.

Breathless: Pittsburgh's asthma epidemic and the fight to stop it

What do politicians have to say about Pittsburgh's asthma epidemic?

"I almost feel like these statistics can't be real."

The air in Pittsburgh is unsafe to breathe for about four months a year, according to a new report

Did climate change worsen the Southern California fires?

Breakfast cereals don’t need cancer warnings, California court rules

EPA meets with Nassau residents on Dewey Loeffel cleanup in August

The White House P.R. “nightmare” that never came

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock lays out plan to reduce city’s carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050

Federal push to open Colorado recreational oasis at Rocky Flats hits plutonium hitch

Indigenous peoples control one-quarter of world’s land surface, two-thirds of that land is ‘essentially natural’

Oregon rancher pardoned by Trump: 'I tried to do the right thing'

Handing out medals in the Battle of Pruitt

Whistleblowers, investigative reporters, and NGO's deserve commendations for efforts to disclose the ethics scandals that ultimately forced U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt out the door.

Coal miners are dying of black lung.

And a Kentucky law could make it harder to claim benefits.

Bird brained? Gull scores a ride to organic composting facility. Twice.

Clearly this bird was using its head.

Breathless: Pittsburgh's asthma epidemic and the fight to stop it

What do politicians have to say about Pittsburgh's asthma epidemic?

"I almost feel like these statistics can't be real."

The air in Pittsburgh is unsafe to breathe for about four months a year, according to a new report

"We have decades and decades of this lack of effective enforcement, and it adds up."

Did climate change worsen the Southern California fires?

Whistleblowers, investigative reporters, and NGO's deserve commendations for efforts to disclose the ethics scandals that ultimately forced U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt out the door.

And a Kentucky law could make it harder to claim benefits.

Clearly this bird was using its head.

"I almost feel like these statistics can't be real."

"We have decades and decades of this lack of effective enforcement, and it adds up."

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