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EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas "emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.

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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupts for the 25th time since December. Lava reaches over 330 feet

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island, began spewing lava from the north vent Wednesday, the latest event in an ongoing eruption that began almost six months ago.

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At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa with toll expected to rise, officials say

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 49 people were confirmed dead Wednesday as floods devastated one of South Africa’s poorest provinces, and officials said the toll was expected to rise as more bodies are recovered in the search for missing people.

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Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Tulane University researcher resigned Wednesday, citing censorship from university leaders who had warned that her advocacy and research exposing the Louisiana petrochemical industry's health impacts and racial disparities in hir

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Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, a White House official told The Associated Press.

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Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin said would remove

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Iowa governor rejects GOP bill to increase regulations of Summit’s carbon dioxide pipeline

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov.

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Peanuts or almonds? Rice or millet? Planet-friendly grocery shopping choices go beyond cutting meat

It’s one of the most impactful climate decisions we make, and we make it multiple times a day. The U.N. estimates about a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, the main driver of climate change, come from food.

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Grazing goats provide low-tech solution to Toronto park's invasive plant problem

TORONTO — Dozens of goats have returned to a Toronto park to munch on invasive and woody plants as part of an eco-friendly city project.

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EPA moves to repeal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed repealing rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin said would remove billions of do

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