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Apr 21, 2018

Earth Day 2018: 7 things we’ve learned since the last Earth Day

Our understanding of Earth — and how we’re changing it — just keeps expanding.

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Ice returned to the Northwest Passage this summer, forcing cruise lines to change course

A French cruise company rerouted two trips after ice choked the Arctic passage to Nome for the first time in several years. Other companies redirected ships to avoid it.

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Microsoft, Amazon, Google join fight to prevent famine

Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google are joining forces with international organizations to help identify and head off famines in developing nations using data analysis and artificial intelligence, a new initiative unveiled Sunday.

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Japan has enough nuclear material to build an arsenal. Its plan: Recycle

Japan has spent decades building a facility to turn nuclear waste into nuclear fuel, but neighbors fear it has other plans for its plutonium.

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Ice surveys and neckties at dinner: Here’s life at an Arctic outpost

Danish soldiers, scientists and two very sturdy dogs are the only residents of Station Nord in Greenland. Like any remote outpost, there are quirky rules and rituals.

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Climate study ‘pulls punches’ to keep polluters on board

'True risks' of warming played down to placate fossil-fuel nations.

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Minnesota regulators approve wind farm amid opposition

Minnesota regulators unanimously approved permits for a wind farm project in southern Minnesota amid opposition from local residents.

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Peter Dykstra: Good news and hope on an otherwise gloomy beat

It's sometimes hard to find hope amid the news of environmental degradation. Here's some.

In North Carolina, hog waste pollution a familiar result. Will things ever change?

As Hurricane Florence floods dozens of hog waste pits, many in the state are wondering when the broken factory farm system will be fixed

Erik Loomis: Why labor and environmental movements split—and how they can come back together

Unions and greens have had a very public divorce—but rethinking their relationship is now more critical than ever

Despite findings that tiny amounts of BPA impact health, FDA sticks to its message

A massive effort to get federal health officials and academic scientists on the same page doesn't appear to be working.

In a scientific first, researchers gave people BPA — and saw a link to precursor of type 2 diabetes

The controversial study suggests that BPA exposure deemed safe by the feds could alter the amount of insulin released and elevate people's type 2 diabetes risk

25 zones along the proposed Shell Falcon Pipeline are at risk of explosions due to landslides

Earth Day 2018: 7 things we’ve learned since the last Earth Day

Ice returned to the Northwest Passage this summer, forcing cruise lines to change course

Nepal doubles its tiger population, raising hope for global recovery of endangered big cats

Microsoft, Amazon, Google join fight to prevent famine

Japan has enough nuclear material to build an arsenal. Its plan: Recycle

Ice surveys and neckties at dinner: Here’s life at an Arctic outpost

Climate study ‘pulls punches’ to keep polluters on board

Minnesota regulators approve wind farm amid opposition

Peter Dykstra: Good news and hope on an otherwise gloomy beat

It's sometimes hard to find hope amid the news of environmental degradation. Here's some.

In North Carolina, hog waste pollution a familiar result. Will things ever change?

As Hurricane Florence floods dozens of hog waste pits, many in the state are wondering when the broken factory farm system will be fixed

Erik Loomis: Why labor and environmental movements split—and how they can come back together

Unions and greens have had a very public divorce—but rethinking their relationship is now more critical than ever

Despite findings that tiny amounts of BPA impact health, FDA sticks to its message

A massive effort to get federal health officials and academic scientists on the same page doesn't appear to be working.

In a scientific first, researchers gave people BPA — and saw a link to precursor of type 2 diabetes

The controversial study suggests that BPA exposure deemed safe by the feds could alter the amount of insulin released and elevate people's type 2 diabetes risk

25 zones along the proposed Shell Falcon Pipeline are at risk of explosions due to landslides

A landslide caused a natural gas pipeline 35 miles west of Pittsburgh to explode on Monday. It wasn't an isolated incident.

Earth Day 2018: 7 things we’ve learned since the last Earth Day

It's sometimes hard to find hope amid the news of environmental degradation. Here's some.

As Hurricane Florence floods dozens of hog waste pits, many in the state are wondering when the broken factory farm system will be fixed

Unions and greens have had a very public divorce—but rethinking their relationship is now more critical than ever

A massive effort to get federal health officials and academic scientists on the same page doesn't appear to be working.

The controversial study suggests that BPA exposure deemed safe by the feds could alter the amount of insulin released and elevate people's type 2 diabetes risk

A landslide caused a natural gas pipeline 35 miles west of Pittsburgh to explode on Monday. It wasn't an isolated incident.

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