The EPA has announced that its 20-year cleanup of a former copper mine in Strafford is coming to an end, and that it will turn over site monitoring ...
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The state of Michigan agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve wrongful termination charges brought by the single employee fired as a result of Flint’s lead-contaminated water. The agreement ...
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The amount of sunlight reflected back into space by Earth has fallen noticeably in recent years, as measured by the feeble glow seen on the dark areas of ...
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As summer-warmed seas nibble away at the ice’s buried edges, the sea ice floating atop the Arctic Ocean will fall to its smallest size this year in the ...
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Climate change, overfishing, pollution, and other factors are threatening coral reefs all around the world. Researchers have published the first comprehensive worldwide assessment at what these consequences on ...
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Mycobacterium abscessus, a cousin of tuberculosis and leprosy bacteria, causes particularly severe damage to human lungs and is resistant to many common medications, making infections extremely difficult to ...
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Seeds that would otherwise be dormant will come to life thanks to a novel chemical discovered by a team led by UC Riverside. Drought perception is a skill ...
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According to two recent research, the severe, deadly wildfires that raged over southeastern Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 delivered a tremendous punch that reached far beyond ...
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Smoke from wildfires in the western United States slams against clouds, pelting them with small airborne particles. What happens next with these clouds has mostly remained a mystery. ...
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Meenu Tewari was visiting a weaving company in Surat, western India, on a hot summer afternoon about a decade ago. Tewari, an urban planner, makes such visits frequently ...
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