The president suggests that the planet is going to start to unexpectedly cool, which experts say is at odds with reality.
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Pope: Use pandemic to give environment vital ‘rest’
He also calls for the cancellation of debt from the most vulnerable countries.
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Trump administration rolls back Obama-era rule aimed at limiting toxic wastewater from coal plants
Power plants represent the largest industrial source of toxic wastewater pollution in the country.
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Key air monitors offline after Laura hit Louisiana gas hub
With dozen of industrial sites, the state is home to areas with some of the nation’s highest cancer risks.
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Green Plate Special: Eating is an educational act
Two local schools teach students about the intersection of ecology, food and social principles. The concept is called agroecology.
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Lobster and industrial cleanups on menu during EPA official’s visit
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler spent Thursday in Maine touring contaminated “brownfield” sites and lobster businesses.
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Lobstermen catch break on diesel engine standards
U.S. lobster fishery is exempt from new standards until cleaner-running lobster boat engines are available on the commercial market.
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Judge: Lobstering can proceed until new right whale protections are finalized in May
Environmental groups had asked the court to ban vertical buoys from a large right whale feeding ground south of Nantucket, but the federal judge declined to do so.
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Trump administration approves drilling plan for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Environmental groups immediately assailed opening the refuge and promised litigation.
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Trump administration to drop limits on methane leaks at oil and gas sites
The new rules effectively rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate methane, the largest component of natural gas.