"Temperatures not much warmer than the planet is experiencing now were sufficient to melt a major part of the East Antarctic ice sheet in Earth’s past, scientists reported Wednesday, including during one era about 125,000 years ago when sea levels were as much as 20 to 30 feet higher than they are now."
"A new law bars California restaurants from automatically giving out single-use plastic straws with drinks, starting next year."
"The Vermont Department of Health recommends every school test its water for lead after the state found contamination in 16 schools."
"Two companies that were negotiating to take over a coal-fired power plant on the Arizona-Utah line ended the effort Thursday, saying the challenges were too great."
"When Florence was raging last Friday on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the hurricane tore a 40-foot (12-meter) chunk from a fishing pier that juts into the ocean at the state’s most popular tourist destination."
"Millions of people in the Carolinas are at risk of their homes flooding because of Hurricane Florence. Only about 335,000 homes in the two states have flood insurance."
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"Investigation reveals publicly funded Parks Canada staff and scientists are still not free to speak to the media".
"Documents suggest an aggressive response to possible protests against the oil pipeline amid fears of another Standing Rock".
"The EPA’s Refrigerant Management proposed rule would rescind Obama-era regulations to control leaks and the venting of HFC refrigerants from refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. This proposal also requests public comment on rescinding other provisions that were extended to HFCs."
