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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 Catherina GioinoAugust 28, 2026
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Trump-supporter CEO calls out administration’s ethane export ban to China: ‘These kinds of actions rarely hurt the intended target and often backfire’
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    Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, Camp Mystic’s 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods
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By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJuly 28, 2025
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By Jack Brook and The Associated PressJuly 25, 2025
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By Joseph Wilson, Derek Gatopoulos, Trisha Thomas and The Associated PressJuly 24, 2025
Young Americans sue Trump over fossil fuel agenda, claiming climate harms violate their constitutional right to due process
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Young Americans sue Trump over fossil fuel agenda, claiming climate harms violate their constitutional right to due process
By Issam Ahmed and AFPJuly 23, 2025
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    After a $1.5 billion cleanup, the Seine reopens for swimming
    By Emily SteinbergerJuly 7, 2025
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By Thomas Gualtieri and BloombergJuly 23, 2025
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Eventual, a climate fintech, raises $7.5 million seed round from AlleyCorp and Upfront Ventures
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 22, 2025
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Environment
Oregon wildfire burns nearly 100,000 acres, approaches ‘megafire’ status
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Environment
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Environment
BP sells American wind business to LS Power as it continues its renewable retreat
By Jordan BlumJuly 18, 2025
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By Jordan BlumJuly 18, 2025
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By Jordan BlumJuly 17, 2025
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America faces chronic climate change weather emergencies and still leaves its 911 emergency system up to the states
By Freida Frisaro and The Associated PressJuly 15, 2025
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House too hot? Energy bill already too high? This UK professor says smearing yogurt on your windows can cool your home
By Chris MorrisJuly 14, 2025
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By Felicia Fonseca, Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressJuly 14, 2025
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By Jack Dura and The Associated PressJuly 13, 2025
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Osprey lovers cry foul at fishing industry’s billion-pound annual haul of bird’s precious food source
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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
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