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Trump takes a ‘wrecking ball’ to independent scientific advisory board

Without the impartial oversight of its board, the National Science Foundation is now “fully at the behest of the White House,” experts warn.
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Major hurricanes in the Northeast are rare. Could climate change make them common?

A Category 4 hurricane making direct landfall on New York City could cause as much as $500 billion in insured damage.
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Extreme heat could impact the World Cup games. Here's what cities are doing to prepare

As global temperatures rise, extreme heat could threaten athletes, fans, workers and officials during this year’s World Cup games.

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Critical minerals are ‘oil of 21st century’ as demand fuels poverty and pollution in poorer countries

The rush for lithium, cobalt, and nickel is ravaging livelihoods, water, and health of the world’s most vulnerable, a United Nations study says.

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Parrish Medical Center earns gold sustainability award in Titusville

Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Florida earned a gold environmental award after reducing medical waste and carbon emissions.

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Turning compliance into a catalyst for healthcare sustainability

With hospitals generating an average of 29 pounds of waste per bed each day, how that waste is managed carries serious environmental, operational, and public health implications.

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Patients weigh in: The value of healthcare environmental stewardship to patient experience

Human health relies on a healthy planet, yet the healthcare sector has a substantial negative impact on the environment.

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Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak

For more than a century, the world has run on coal, then last year, it lost the lead.

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Extreme weather and green energy on the rise in Europe

Europe's climate extremes have hit new highs — but renewables are now supplying nearly half of the continent's electricity.
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NOAA defends cuts to research and climate monitoring at budget hearing

Democrats and Republicans pushed back against the administration’s proposal to eliminate NOAA’s research office and monitoring stations across the globe.
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Trump is thirsty for Canada’s water, but our own gluttony is the bigger threat

Scarcity, pollution, and deregulation are putting Canada’s water supply under siege.

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