Environment
9,000+ scientists defend Endangered Species Act in letter to Trump administration
September 25, 2018"With humanity's footprint ever growing and climate change looming, we need the Endangered Species Act more than ever."
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Hanford nuke workers win health and safety deal
September 25, 2018The U.S. Department of Energy signed an agreement to install scrubbers to remove poisonous vapors leaking from more than 700 tanks filled with radioactive wastes.
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Ravaged by deforestation, Borneo loses nearly 150,000 orangutans in 16 years
September 21, 2018"To prevent further decline and continued local extinctions of orangutans, humanity must act now."
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At Global Climate Action Summit, thousands vow to uphold Paris accord
September 20, 2018They came to the Global Climate Action Summit held here Sept. 12-14 - over 4,000 delegates from around the world.
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Trump’s climate change denial imperils all of us
September 19, 2018The effects are already here, visible in the scorching heat experienced across the country, fires in the West, drought in the South, storms in the East.
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