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The White House Wants to Cut the EPA’s Budget by 25%

The White House's proposed 2018 budget would reportedly cut the EPA's staff of 15,000 people to about 12,000 and decrease its annual funding from $8.2 billion to $6.1 billion. With…

March 3, 2017
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Can Impossible Foods and its plant burgers take on the meat industry?

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Impossible Foods is on the cusp of big things. But as the company lines up its first burger chain, it still needs to show it can convert the meat-loving masses

March 2, 2017
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President Trump Aims to ‘Eliminate’ the Clean Water Rule Through an Executive Order

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One in three people were getting their drinking water from streams that were not clearly protected before the establishment of the Clean Water Rule. Now, U.S. President Donald Trump, wants…

March 2, 2017
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One of the U.S.’s Largest Coal Plants Is Closing 25 Years Ahead of Schedule

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Competing energy sources like natural gas and solar power have pushed up the closure date for largest coal power plant in the western US from 2044 to 2019. The closure…

March 2, 2017
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Study Shows Massive Global Permafrost Melt Underway While Trump Mentions Climate Not Once

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Research shows immense expanses of permafrost rapidly disintegrating and releasing huge carbon stores in Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia, and Siberia

March 1, 2017
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Global Warming is a Public Health Nightmare

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Environmental health pioneer Gary Cohen says increased rates of asthma, infectious disease, and water contamination are about the hazard faced by the global community.