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News Articles: Environment

Trees displaying fall colors flank a roadway through neighborhoods in Overland Park, Kansas, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.

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  • Environment

A tree falls. A lawsuit follows. A legal expert explains why

Tree disputes between neighbors are common. So what happens when a tree is illegally removed from your property? And what recourse do you have?

July 24, 2025
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer
Unlined coal ash landfills at Georgia Power's Plant Arkwright being consolidated into a single lined landfill on the bank of the Ocmulgee River in September of 2023. In addition to the liner, the new impoundment will collect any coal ash leachate for 30 years.

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  • Environment

The EPA rolled back a coal ash rule minutes after hearing from people living with coal ash

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rollback of some rules around the management of so-called coal ash, the toxic material left after burning coal to generate electricity.

July 23, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Workers in watermelon fields typically use one large water cooler per school bus based crew plus whatever other drinks and drink mixes a worker wants to bring to the field. Workers take frequent breaks to drink.

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  • Environment

Much of Georgia to be under heat advisories this week. Here's what to look out for

Georgia summers can be blazingly hot — and dangerous to one's health. On days with heat advisories, heat safety is essential.

July 21, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
The California red-legged frog, the largest native frog west of the Rocky Mountains, is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

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  • Animals

Muddy boots and AI are helping this threatened frog to make a comeback

How do scientists monitor the populations of the threatened California red-legged frog? With careful listening and a little help from AI.

July 19, 2025
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By:
  • Nathan Rott
Orango National Park on the Bijagós Archipelago off of the coast of Guinea-Bissau is a newly designated World Heritage Site.

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  • World

Here are some of the newest UNESCO World Heritage sites

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.

July 18, 2025
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By:
  • James Doubek
Mosquito engorged with blood feeding on human finger

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  • News

As West Nile Virus season kicks off in Georgia, here’s what you need to know

There’s no cure or vaccine to treat West Nile Virus, commonly transmitted via mosquito bite.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
The dam on the Guadalupe River that forms Nimitz Lake, the city of Kerrville's primary water reservoir. County commissioners say they have a plan to drain at least one of the artificial reservoirs along the river, to facilitate the search for human remains and hazardous debris following the flash flood of July 4.

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  • National

Texas flash flood recovery effort turns its focus to lakes

With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Debris, rubble and a damaged car in North Plainfield, N.J. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 after flooding from heavy rains in the area. Climate change is causing heavier rain across the United States.

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  • Climate

Floods are getting more dangerous around the country

New York, North Carolina, New Mexico and Texas have all suffered serious flooding this month. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher and
  • Lauren Sommer
A view along the Kennet and Avon Canal near Newbury Lock, Newbury, Berkshire, England.

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  • Europe

In Britain, hopes are mounting to finally clean up sewage-polluted waterways

After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx
A view of high-voltage transmission towers in Houston. The law President Trump signed on July 4 ends tax incentives for wind and solar projects and is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., according to a nonpartisan think tank.

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  • Climate

Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law

In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a think tank.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
A damaged home is seen after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 4. Just 4% of homeowners nationwide have flood insurance, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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  • Climate

Flood risk is widespread in the U.S. Few people have insurance for it

Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need protection.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Texas officials are considering installing flood warning sirens along a section of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County that saw catastrophic floods on July 4.

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  • Climate

How flood sirens could have saved lives in Texas

In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens. Such sirens can save lives if they're part of a larger warning system.

July 12, 2025
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  • Rebecca Hersher
A resident of Altadena, Calif., during wildfires in January 2025. Wildfires are getting more extreme because of climate change. The Trump administration has taken down the website for the National Climate Assessment, which is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information about how climate change is affecting all parts of the U.S.

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  • Climate

The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here

The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
The brown pelican is among the species protected by Georgia's bird island rule, which prohibits public access to certain coastal islands and sandbars.

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  • Environment

Georgia DNR proposes first-ever change to 'bird island rule' protecting critical nesting sites

One dredge spoil island in Brunswick Harbor now hosts about 8,000 nesting pairs of seabirds, but lacks the legal protections afforded by the original rule.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
A crew with the company CSR Services works on plugging an orphan well on a homeowner's property in Ashland, Ohio, on October 24, 2024.

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  • Environment

The U.S. has millions of old gas and oil wells. Here's what it takes to plug them up

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas well, plugged when she was a little girl, starting to leak again.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
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