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Kitten season is out of control. Are warmer winters to blame?
The trend is bad news for shelters and wildlife alike.
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![A man with dark hair in a bun, a black hoodie, and green pants installs a piece of equipment outside a house.]()
![A man with dark hair in a bun, a black hoodie, and green pants installs a piece of equipment outside a house.]()
Heat pumps slash emissions even if powered by a dirty grid
Installing a heat pump now is better for the climate, even if it's run on U.S. electricity generated mostly by fossil fuels. Here’s why.
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![A sheet of ice stretches out in front of a blue sky. There is equipment sticking into the ice, and parts of it are melting.]()
![A sheet of ice stretches out in front of a blue sky. There is equipment sticking into the ice, and parts of it are melting.]()
Rain comes to the Arctic, with a cascade of troubling changes
So-called rain-on-snow events accelerate ice loss and trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wild animals and the Indigenous peoples who depend on them.
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![A collage in the shape of a large eye with document text in the sclera and a photo of a pipeline in the iris/pupil]()
![A collage in the shape of a large eye with document text in the sclera and a photo of a pipeline in the iris/pupil]()
FBI sent several informants to Standing Rock protests, court documents show
Until now, only one other federal informant was known to be in the camps.
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EPA finally cracks down on the carcinogen used to sterilize medical equipment
Although the rule will slash ethylene oxide emissions by some 90 percent, "there's still a lot more to be done."
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Your tax dollars may be funding the expansion of the plastics industry
Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012.
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Climate change and boat strikes are killing right whales. Stronger speed limits could save them.
Nearly a century after we almost hunted them to extinction, fewer than 360 right whales remain.
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You can start applying for the American Climate Corps next month
Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the program.
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As heat becomes a national threat, who will be protected?
Extreme heat affects everyone. But in Florida, the hottest state in the country, only one group is legally protected.
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![The remains of a charred pole hang from power lines in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire near Canadian, Texas. The fire burned more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people.]()
![The remains of a charred pole hang from power lines in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire near Canadian, Texas. The fire burned more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people.]()
In Texas, as in California, big fires lead to big lawsuits
Electric utility Xcel is facing several lawsuits over its role in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, highlighting a growing threat to power providers.
