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Americans’ Concern About Climate Change Is Growing

"We didn’t know when it was going to happen, but it looks like it’s happening now."

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Maryland Bees Just Caught A Break

Maryland is starting to take its bees seriously.

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Redeeming Guantanamo: Two Scientists Propose New Mission For The Infamous Detention Center

On the eve of President Obama's first trip to Cuba, two academics have a unique suggestion for what Guantanamo Bay should become.

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Solar Advocates Have Their Eyes On Low Income Communities

"Our vision is that everybody gets access to solar."

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Cities Across The West Coast Are Uniting Against Monsanto

Portland joins six other West Coast cities that already filed federal lawsuits against Monsanto.

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Hottest Winter On Record By Far Drives Devastating Weather Disasters Globally

Such extreme temperatures (driven primarily by carbon pollution) have led to record-smashing weather-related disasters worldwide.

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SeaWorld’s Orcas Will Be The Last To Ever Live At The Park

The announcement comes three years after the documentary Blackfish highlighted the dangerous consequences of keeping orcas in captivity.

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Methane Emissions Are Spiking, But It Might Be More Cow Than Car

A new study pinpoints agriculture, not fossil fuels, as the cause of rising methane levels since 2006.

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Surging Renewables Keep Global CO2 Flat As Economy Grows

The International Energy Agency has confirmed that global CO2 emissions have decoupled from economic growth for the second year in a row.

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Another Environmentalist Was Murdered In Honduras And Activists Are Enraged

Less than two weeks after award-winning environmentalist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in her house in Honduras, another member of her organization was killed.

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