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Who pays for a shadow fleet oil spill? No one
Who pays for a shadow fleet oil spill? No one

The most effective way to stop rogue oil tankers may be to call them what they are: an environmental threat.

By Charles Edward GehrkeAugust 28, 2026
At least 360 people are dead and 1,400 missing after catastrophic floods sweep communities on the Nepal-China border
At least 360 people are dead and 1,400 missing after catastrophic floods sweep communities on the Nepal-China border
By Shristi Kafle, NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2026
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Extreme weather has cost California farmers over $800 million this year  
By Jonathan DestlerAugust 27, 2026
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AI’s land problem is pushing data centers into the ocean
By Nir Kshetri and The ConversationAugust 25, 2026
Polarized America united around one issue: the data centers powering the stock market and the biggest tech boom in decades
Polarized America united around one issue: the data centers powering the stock market and the biggest tech boom in decades
By Will Weissert, Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated PressAugust 26, 2026
The sun rises behind a Revolutionary War "witness tree" at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, S.C., historic site.
‘It’s very rare to have a witness tree’: Arborists try to save tree that dates to 50 years before Revolutionary War
By The Associated Press and Allen BreedAugust 25, 2026
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By Sasha RogelbergAugust 28, 2026
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Meta’s $17 billion teen safety settlement is really a 1% tax — and a play to box in TikTok and YouTube
By Carolina Rossini and The ConversationAugust 28, 2026
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The Best Vitamin C Serums in 2026: To Brighten Skin and Boost Collagen
By Christina SnyderAugust 28, 2026
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Dolly Parton likely wrote 2 of her biggest hits on the same day
By Wendy Hargreaves and The ConversationAugust 28, 2026
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The Best Mineral Sunscreens in 2026: Protection Without the Chalky Finish
By Emily PharesAugust 28, 2026
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‘Like at McDonald’s’: Sports nurse practitioner sold opioids to athletes like ‘you gotta pay for your burger,” DEA investigation finds
By The Associated Press, Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian and Eddie PellsAugust 28, 2026
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‘We have work to do’: Fed Reserve Chair Warsh suggests rate hike in coming months amid high inflation
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New York City sends 11,000 more pied-à-terre tax letters as it apologizes to the 1,200 wrongly targeted because it didn’t check 2025 tax returns
By Catherina GioinoAugust 28, 2026
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Bank of America CEO sees a ‘huge opportunity’ in the U.S. wealth business and ultra-high net worth
By Sheryl EstradaNovember 8, 2025
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    Environment
    ‘Like the corn’s never getting a break. It’s just hot all the time’: How America’s farmers conquered climate change for a ‘monster’ harvest
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It’s not assault to throw a Subway sandwich at a border patrol agent, DC jury rules
By Michael Kunzelman and The Associated PressNovember 7, 2025
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‘They ain’t worried about the miners or people in West Virginia or coal miners anywhere’: Black lung sufferers despair over DC’s distance
By Margie Mason and The Associated PressNovember 7, 2025
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Commentary
Malaria isn’t just a health crisis — it’s an economic imperative
By Martin Edlund and Florizelle LiserNovember 7, 2025
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Democrats had such a big election night they even booted Republicans out of Georgia’s Public Service Commission
By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressNovember 6, 2025
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Progress but uneven: Energy transition reality check
By Chris Bradley, Mekala Krishnan and Humayun TaiNovember 6, 2025
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    It’s so hot in the western U.S. that some people are ‘wobbling’ and collapsing to the ground as they walk outside
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AI
The under-the-radar factor that helped Democrats win in Virginia, New Jersey, and Georgia 
By Sharon GoldmanNovember 5, 2025
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‘No matter who you are, you can’t just go around throwing stuff at people because you’re mad’: DC riveted by Subway sandwich hurling case
By Michael Kunzelman and The Associated PressNovember 5, 2025
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Investing
This ETF is handily beating the S&P 500—and analysts say it could be one of the big winners of the AI boom
By Dave SmithNovember 3, 2025
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Energy
Bill Gates says a ‘doomsday’ outlook on climate is driving people to focus on the wrong things
By Dave SmithOctober 28, 2025
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Conferences
Beth Ford says ‘we need more legal immigration’ to help American farmers because a lack of labor could trigger a ‘black swan event’
By Dave SmithOctober 14, 2025
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    Environment
    Climate change means more great white sharks in the waters of New England every summer
    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressAugust 24, 2025
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North America
Over 70% of H-1B visa holders are Indian citizens. Its government says Trump jacking the fee to $100,000 is ‘likely to have humanitarian consequences’
By Dave SmithSeptember 22, 2025
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Success
Suzy Welch says Gen Z and millennials are burnt out because older generations worked just as hard, but they ‘had hope’
By Dave SmithSeptember 19, 2025
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Environment
How Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard decided to give away his billions
By David GellesSeptember 9, 2025
Will small nuclear reactors start Europe’s atomic renaissance?
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Will small nuclear reactors start Europe’s atomic renaissance?
By Anna HeimSeptember 9, 2025
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Environment
First-of-its-kind study finds ‘secret fresh water’ that may stretch from New Jersey to Maine
By Calvin Woodward, Carolyn Kaster, Rodrique Ngowi and The Associated PressSeptember 7, 2025
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Environment
Connecticut, Rhode Island, reeling wind giant Orsted sue Trump administration for canceling nearly finished offshore projects
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressSeptember 5, 2025
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Environment
What caused the historic LA wildfire? The federal government accuses Southern California Edison
By Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressSeptember 5, 2025
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Environment
Carbon storage challenged as climate change silver bullet by massive underground study
By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressSeptember 5, 2025
Flood
Environment
One out of every 4 homes is at ‘severe or extreme’ climate risk, study says
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 3, 2025
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Environment
Cattle ranchers talk to wolves by blasting AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’ or dialogue from movies: ‘I am not putting up with this anymore!’
By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated PressAugust 31, 2025
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Energy
How the AI data center boom is breathing new life into transforming dirty, old coal plants
By Jordan BlumAugust 31, 2025
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Environment
California crowed that it ‘finally beat big oil’ 2 years ago. Regulators just halted the landmark penalty payments
By Sophie Austin and The Associated PressAugust 30, 2025
New Mexico
Environment
‘It’s so dystopian. It’s sad’: The Rio Grande River is so dry that Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are squabbling over groundwater
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Morgan Lee and The Associated PressAugust 30, 2025
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Environment
Trump breaks wind funding again, canceling $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore projects
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressAugust 29, 2025
EVs
Environment
Oregon is trying to plug a $300 million hole in its transportation budget with a pay-per-mile fee for electric vehicle owners
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressAugust 29, 2025
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Environment
Florida is deploying robot rabbit lures that cost $4,000 apiece in a desperate push to solve the Everglades’ python problem
By Curt Anderson, Cody Jackson and The Associated PressAugust 28, 2025
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Environment
Trump critics inside FEMA put on indefinite leave after blasting cuts in dissent letter
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2025
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Environment
‘It’s getting pretty scary’: The Colorado River, 40 million Americans, 7 states and no plan for how to manage inevitable decline
By Dorany Pineda and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2025
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Environment
America gripped by towering haboobs as dust storms take Southwest by storm
By The Associated PressAugust 27, 2025
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