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10 years after Deepwater Horizon, the U.S. is even more at risk of a major oil spill
“Deepwater Horizon is not the worst-case scenario,” one oceanographer warned.
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The tricky thing about predicting coronavirus and climate change: Human behavior
Whether it's pandemics or climate change, models help us avoid the worst.
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To get coronavirus bailout money, the government is forcing airlines to fly ‘ghost planes’
None of the passengers, tons of emissions: 'Ghost flights' are taking off all over the U.S.
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How will Earth Day celebrate its 50th birthday? Not as planned.
In the middle of a pandemic, the landmark anniversary is getting a digital makeover.
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Can ‘carbon-smart’ farming play a key role in taking on climate change?
Markets are emerging to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices.
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From New York to Saipan, one family weathers coronavirus
It was bad enough when Super Typhoon Yutu struck my childhood home of Saipan. Now the coronavirus is reviving that trauma.
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Brought to you by nature: Death, destruction, and pandemics
It's not all sunshine and happy chickens
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Is waging ‘war’ the only way to take on the coronavirus?
Why public discourse seems to get stuck fighting everything.
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Will state-level environmental enforcement survive the pandemic?
State agencies are on the front lines of environmental protection. Will their work survive the pandemic?
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Amid pandemic, wildfires close in on abandoned Chernobyl nuclear site
The fires have spread through nearby forests, raising columns of smoke that could be contaminated with radiation.
