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Washington paper mill implosion to become state's deadliest industrial disaster in modern history
Authorities believe 11 people were killed in the incident, but only eight have been confirmed so far. The other two fatalities were reported earlier this week.
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Stranded sailor accidentally started largest wildfire this year in California: U.S. Coast Guard
The 67-year-old man had crashed his sailboat on some rocks and fired flares into the air to signal for help.
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DC's iconic cherry blossoms forecast to reach latest peak bloom since 2018 after very cold winter
The peak bloom date for the cherry blossom trees is predicted to be between April 3 and 7
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At least 2 dead, flight canceled, nearly 700k power outages in historic blizzard across Northeast
There have been more than 10,700 flight cancellations
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Climate and energy experts praise Trump’s Endangerment Finding repeal
Endangerment finding was signed in 2009 under Obama’s EPA and declared certain greenhouse gases threatened public health.
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EPA's Lee Zeldin signals end to controversial start-stop feature in cars will be announced this week
The feature is designed to be climate-friendly by automatically turning off a car when it has stopped in order to save fuel and reduce emissions, and then starting it back up again when the driver releases the brake or hits the accelerator.
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Mamdani says 18 died in New York City from extreme cold
Another person over the weekend "lost their life on the streets of our city," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said
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US completes formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the historic agreement last year, which committed signing nations to limit greenhouse gas emissions to 1.5 degrees celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels.
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You Vote: With Trump mocking climate change activists as major winter storm arrives, what say you?
Some climate scientists link extreme weather incidents to some form of climate change, though the effects of general climate trends on individual instances are disputed.
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Biggest culprits of wildfires like California's include arson, power companies – not climate change
This isn’t just California’s story—nationwide, about 85% of U.S. wildfires are human-caused, from accidents and equipment failures to arson.
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Trump taunts climate activists over coming snowstorm
The Weather Channel projects the expected snowstorm to impact as many as 230 million Americans.
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MAHA Win: EPA to regulate dozens of phthalate chemicals after finding they could pose health risks
The move comes after the review concluded that exposure to an unsafe level of the chemicals in certain settings could cause reproductive health issues in men and women.
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Freight train derails and leaks hazardous chemical in Kentucky, no injuries reported
One of the cars was transporting the molten sulfur, which is commonly used in industrial applications, such as fertilizer production.