Connecticut is located in the midst of the nation’s most expensive electric markets. Only Hawai’i and Rhode Island rank higher. The high cost of electricity is prompting Connecticut alawmakers to write legislation to lower those electricity rates. The hitch [...]
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that [...]
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What Drives People to Pursue Creatures That Slither and Slide?
One herpetologist embarks on a journey to find out why people are drawn to reptiles and amphibians
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A male eastern box turtle moves across a path at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. | Photo by Carolyn [...]
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In Mexico’s ‘Avocado Belt,’ Villagers Stand Up to Protect Their Lands
A boom in avocado production in Mexico has led to illegal deforestation and an influx of drug cartels dominating the lucrative trade. But Indigenous communities have fought back against the gangs and turned to traditional practices to grow avocados [...]
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We risk our lives facing Amazon wildfires. What will politicians risk to make the polluters behind them pay
A firefighter describes the horror of witnessing the Amazon being consumed by wildfires, and why he cannot turn his back on it.
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Overflight images in Porto Velho, in the Amacro region (Amazonas, Acre and Rondônia states), in an area of [...]
100-Year Storms Now Expected at Least Once a Decade in Bangladesh, Study Finds
What once were hundred-year extreme storms in Bangladesh could now strike the country once a decade or more due to climate change, a recent study from MIT shows. Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated places on Earth, [...]
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Global protests marking Trump’s 100 days show world is ready to resist
Washington DC, USA – To mark the first 100 days of US President Donald Trump’s second term, Greenpeace organisations around the world staged protests against the billionaire and corporate takeover…
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Amsterdam, Netherlands – Marking the first 100 days of US [...]
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Trump EPA Plans to Cancel 781 Environmental Justice Grants
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to cancel 781 environmental justice grants that were issued under former President Joe Biden, according to a court filing last week that went relatively unnoticed, reported The Washington Post. The grants [...]
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Major Decline in Bug Splatter on Vehicles Raises Fears Over Disappearing UK Insects: Study
Many drivers may understand feeling sad or frustrated over bugs splattered across the front of the car from regular use. In just a short trip to work and back or to run errands, your car could have countless tiny [...]
Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a Greenpeace nuclear specialist
We’ve visited ground zero. Not once, but three times. But for generations, before these locations were designated as such, they were the ancestral home to the people of the Marshall Islands.
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We’ve visited ground zero. Not once, but three times. [...]








