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News Articles: Environment

A truck passes a Hino sign in Williamstown, W.V., in 2017. The truck manufacturer, a Toyota subsidiary, has agreed to plea guilty to federal conspiracy charges and pay a total of $1.6 billion to settle civil claims after regulators discovered it was submitted fraudulent data to evade emissions standards.

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  • Business

Toyota's commercial truck company will pay $1.6 billion for faking emissions tests

Hino Motors will plead guilty to submitting false emissions data to regulators for more than 100,000 heavy-duty trucks. The company will pay an array of fines, and fix some affected vehicles for free.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
He's never had to spend $20 on a salad and that is why he knows true peace.

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  • Science

Invasive green crabs threaten West Coast ecosystems. One solution? Otters

As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution.

January 15, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
A contractor installs a solar panel on the roof of a home. Uncertainty over the future of a 30% federal tax credit has some homeowners rushing to get panels hooked to the grid before Trump becomes President.

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  • Climate

People are rushing to install solar panels before Trump becomes president

Potential rooftop solar customers and installers worry the incoming Trump administration might try to eliminate a 30% federal tax credit. Some customers plan to install sooner because of that. And solar companies are changing their business plans.

January 13, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Workers remove snow from a sidewalk at the White House this month. A massive storm system dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on large swaths of the eastern United States, bringing an unusual amount to snow to the region.

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  • Climate

Weird weather isn't always because of climate change — but sometimes it is

Sometimes, weather is just weather. And other times human-caused climate change had an obvious impact.

January 13, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
Kristine Tompkins, founder of Tompkins Conservation, hikes up to the Cross of the Seas located in the southernmost point of South America, in Patagonia, Chile, on Nov. 2, 2024.

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  • Latin America

How one U.S. conservationist's work is helping to preserve Chile's wilderness

Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.

January 12, 2025
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  • John Bartlett
A woman cools off near a water-spraying fan during a New York City heat wave in July 2024. Heat broke records months in a row around the planet between 2023 and 2024.

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  • Climate

2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery

The official numbers are in: 2024 is the hottest year on record. Climate change is the main culprit. But there might be something else going on, too.

January 11, 2025
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  • Alejandra Borunda
A tanker drops retardant as the Palisades Fire grows in the mountains in Topanga, Calif., on Thursday

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  • National

What is the flame retardant that planes are dropping on the LA fires?

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?

January 10, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Smoke from a wildfire blankets the sky above Venice Beach in Los Angeles. Air quality in the region is unhealthy because of several wildfires.

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  • Health

LA wildfires bring another health hazard: smoke

Exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health problem across the U.S., as climate change increases the risk and intensity of wildfires.

January 09, 2025
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  • Alejandra Borunda
Langley Bowers shovels the snow off his stoop on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2024, as a major snow storm blanketed the city.

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  • News

A major winter storm will bring snow to the South. Here are tips from winter experts

Southern states don't often deal with winter conditions, but New England does. New Hampshire especially has tips for how to prepare for a winter storm.

January 09, 2025
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  • Mara Hoplamazian
Hyundai's Metaplant electric vehicle factory and paint shop in Bryan County under construction in October.

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  • Environment

Settlement reached over water rights at Hyundai EV plant property in Southeast Georgia

The agreement shortens the timeline for finding new water sources outside the Floridan Aquifer.

January 09, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
President Joe Biden speaks at a reception for new Democratic members of Congress in the State Dining Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington.

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  • National

Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, an effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.

January 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
An abandoned home in Tyurkmen, Bulgaria.

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  • Science

Farmers are abandoning their land. Is that good for nature?

Traditional farmers around the world are walking away from millions of acres of land where they once grew crops or grazed animals. It's provoking mixed reactions.

January 03, 2025
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By:
  • Dan Charles
Canopy gain and loss: Bloomingdale Credit: USDA NAIP and Tony Giarrusso

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  • Environment

Research: Coastal Georgia is losing tree canopy

A Savannah nonprofit aims to plant trees where they’re most needed in Chatham County.

December 30, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers
This photo provided by the Metro Richmond Zoo shows a baby pygmy hippo during a vet exam on Dec. 14, 2024, in Moseley, Va.

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  • Animals

New year, new pygmy hippo: A naming poll for this Virginia zoo baby is underway

Moo Deng and Haggis are joined by another slick, round supreme on the scene. Fans of the new baby can cast their vote to name her until New Year's Eve, with the winning name announced the next day.

December 30, 2024
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Former President Jimmy Carter at the June 20, 1979 dedication ceremony for solar panels installed on the White House.

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  • Climate

Jimmy Carter's environmental legacy set the foundation for today's climate action

Former President Jimmy Carter's work on energy efficiency and renewable energy were criticized, but it laid the groundwork for the country to address climate change now.

December 30, 2024
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  • Jeff Brady
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