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Hot weather forces marathons to consider changes to help runners

Marathon organizers are adjusting to warmer race conditions caused by climate change. Many races are shifting dates, starting earlier or offering shorter runs.
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US aluminum is poised for a comeback — if it overcomes these hurdles

Tariffs and rising grid demand are spurring a revival, but high electricity costs and community concerns threaten to stall key new smelter projects
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Pennsylvania AI data center developer asked Trump administration official to help loosen toxic emissions limits

Brian O'Neill asked a State Department attorney to set up meetings with officials that would clear the way for his project's gas power plants.
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Amid renewable energy backlash, some Nebraska communities are making millions

Power generation is essential for economic growth, according to business leaders, but some Nebraskans remain steadfast in their opposition to wind and solar.

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A green oasis grows in North Philadelphia’s heat island

As cities heat up, a beloved community garden holds a key to a cooler, safer future.
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Warning for heat and drought-hit UK: It gets worse without climate action

The Climate Change Committee’s Baroness Brown said the ‘evidence is screaming at us’ of the need to act on climate change.

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Does the clean energy transition need forever chemicals?

As nations globally move to ban forever chemicals, should renewable energy technologies be exempt for the sake of saving the climate?
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A review of rescued climate data

The Trump administration has shut down websites like climate.gov and other climate data projects. Academics, journalists, and nonprofit organizations are working to rebuild what has been lost.
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Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘snow eaters’

Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.
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Ohio steel giant aims to use Biden climate funds for polluting project

Cleveland-Cliffs received $500 million for a big green-steel push. Under the Trump administration, the firm is “rescoping” to work that perpetuates coal use and will increase local pollution.

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Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9M from oil and gas assets since joining Supreme Court, analysis shows

Critics argue U.S. high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case.

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