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News Articles: Environment

Saul Luciano Lliuya in front of Lake Palcacocha, located at 4,650 meters above sea level at the Huascaran National Park, in Huaraz, northeastern Peru, on May 23, 2022.

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  • Latin America

Peruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant

A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company's emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean hometown.

May 28, 2025
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  • Simeon Tegel
The five member Georgia Public Service Commission during the start of public hearings on Georgia Power’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan Tuesday, May 27 in Atlanta.

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  • Environment

Staff for state regulators say they doubt Georgia Power's energy demand predictions

Georgia Power tells state regulators that booming data centers mean it can't quit coal. The regulators' own staff say the numbers don't add up.

May 27, 2025
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  • Grant Blankenship
A chemical plume and heavy smoke rise from the BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, as firefighters respond to a chemical fire on September 29, 2024.

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  • News

Chemical Safety Board says BioLab fire grows 'more disturbing' as new issues come to light

A new update in the federal investigation of the BioLab fire reveals the company was storing twice the intended amount of reactive chemicals before a fire at its plant in Conyers, Ga.

May 27, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, was carved just about 2.1 million years ago — making it much younger than the Grand Canyon.

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  • Science

Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young

Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed.

May 27, 2025
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh swims near the Edgartown Harbor Light on Thursday in Edgartown, Mass.

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  • Environment

Swimmer circumnavigates Martha's Vineyard ahead of 'Jaws' 50th anniversary

Lewis Pugh wants to change public perceptions and encourage protections for sharks — which he said the film maligned as "villains, as cold-blooded killers."

May 27, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Stoio Kachev and Doanh Nghiem cook dinner on their electric grill. The couple says convenience is the main reason they switched from a propane grill — no need to refill tanks. Switching to electric also reduces their contribution to climate change.

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  • Climate

Electric grills are a climate-friendly option to fossil fuel grills

Grilling usually involves burning fossil fuel. But some manufacturers are offering electric grills and citing climate change and convenience as reasons to switch.

May 25, 2025
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  • Jeff Brady
Some industrial facilities like oil refineries and chemical plants emit toxic air pollution. Congress has voted to roll back rules that tightly limited that pollution.

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  • Climate

Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules

The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.

May 23, 2025
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  • Alejandra Borunda
A person walks through a house in the community of Sunshine Hills outside of London, Kentucky. A tornado struck the neighborhood just after midnight on May 17.

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  • Climate

Insurance costs are soaring around Tornado Alley. Hail is the big problem.

While tornadoes can obliterate communities, hailstorms cause damage across much larger areas.

May 23, 2025
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  • Michael Copley
Resident Anne Schneider, right, hugs her friend Eddy Sampson as they survey damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Marshall, N.C. in 2024. Hurricanes cause billions of dollars of damage each year in the U.S. Most deaths from hurricanes are related to flooding, and many occur far from the coastline when heavy rain causes dangerous flash floods.

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  • Climate

Forecasters predict above-average hurricane season again

Forecasters expect 13 to 19 storms to form in the Atlantic between June 1 and the end of November. At least 6 of those are forecast to be full-blown hurricanes.

May 22, 2025
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Henry “Hal” Hart, Brunswick, was a participant in the Emory University exposure study. April 23, 2025 in Brunswick, GA. (Justin Taylor/The Current GA)

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  • Environment

Brunswick human exposure study leaves more questions than answers for participants

The 97-participant study included residents who lived or worked near the toxic sites.

May 22, 2025
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  • Jabari Gibbs and
  • The Current
Teri Orr, a physiological ecologist at New Mexico State University, inspects the base of a guanacaste tree in Belize where she intends to trap bats later in the night. Scientists say they've developed an alternate method of tracking biodiversity that relies on the DNA that animals release into the environment, known as eDNA.

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  • Science

Scientists want to track the world's biodiversity using DNA in the air

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.

May 22, 2025
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  • Ari Daniel
Wetlands are seen beyond a refinery in Norco, La.

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  • Climate

Community groups say Louisiana is trying to stop them from monitoring air pollution

For community groups to allege violations of environmental rules, a state law says groups have to use federally-approved testing equipment, and it sets restrictions for analyzing and sharing the data.

May 22, 2025
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  • Michael Copley
Flamingos are filter feeders that live off shrimp, algae and other nibbles in wetlands around the world.

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  • Science

Scientists have figured out why flamingos are such weird eaters

Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they're actually being smart.

May 19, 2025
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Mud and debris as atmospheric rivers dumped rain in Studio City, Calif., in 2024. Forecasting heavy rain requires measurements from satellites, doppler radar, ocean buoys and other instruments, most of which are operated by the federal government.

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  • Climate

Where does your weather forecast come from?

Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.

May 19, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Lindsey Williamson learned about efficient heat pump water heaters on a home improvement television show. However, "My main problem was finding somebody locally who could actually install what I was looking for," Williamson says.

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  • Climate

Need help switching appliances from gas to electric? A 'coach' can help

Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate, and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them. So a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach.

May 12, 2025
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  • Jeff Brady
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