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Over all the barren heights in the desert destroyers will swarm, for the sword of the LORD will devour from one end of the land to the other; no one will be safe. Jeremiah 12:12 (NIV) ✝ 
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MIAMI -- In 1948, work got underway in the Florida Everglades on a public works project hailed as the nation’s largest, aimed at reigning in once and for all the mighty river of grass that once spanned much of the peninsula.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised his supporters an email he sent requesting new donations would be fewer than 400 words, but an analysis shows that the funds request was more than 2,000 words.
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When Californians aren’t thirsting for water, they’re drowning in it. But experts see a way to navigate climate swings.
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SEATTLE — The state attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against nearly two dozen manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” asserting the companies knew about their risks...
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The Department of Justice sued West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's coal companies for failing to pay civil penalties imposed by the government for flouting numerous regulations.
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A decaying tanker holds about four times the amount of oil leaked in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. Experts have warned that it is an ecological time bomb that could explode or disintegrate at any moment.
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The cruise ship Carnival Sunshine was battered off the coast of South Carolina by a storm that sent 40-foot waves crashing through glass, flooding rooms and hallways.
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Officials and climate experts in Nova Scotia, Canada on Tuesday pointed to numerous climate-related factors that have contributed to the wildfires that are raging in the province this week, forcing the evacuation of more than 16,000 people and destroying roughly 200 homes and other structures.
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The long list of accusations were outlined as part of 20 charges of impeachment adopted by the Texas House.
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Florida homeowners have been facing considerable difficulty from an insurance standpoint. In early April, Tampa-based National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate WUSF-FM reported that homeowners in that state will see their property insurance rates increase by 40 percent in 2023...
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French President Emmanuel Macron warns that global plastic pollution is a 'time bomb' as delegates begin five days of talks in Paris aimed at reaching an international treaty to end plastic waste.
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Reacting to announcements that CNN will be holding town halls for 2024 GOP presidential nomination contender Nikki Haley to be followed by another one starring former vice president Mike Pence, former CNN contributor Wajahat Ali shook his head at the network execs who have failed to learn...
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, long described as the only billionaire in his state and the owner of a huge network of coal businesses, is facing multiple lawsuits over his companies' unpaid bills and fines — but his lawyers say his business empire is out of money and unable to pay...
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For years, a band of science-loving "troll hunters" hounded climate change deniers off Twitter -- but Elon Musk's takeover has upended their efforts, with many ousted accounts back, pushing fresh disinformation. Despite the threat climate change poses to the planet...
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AccuWeather experts say a mild, steady warmup and lack of rain have prevented a rapid snowpack melt in the West, but the flooding threat is far from over.
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The appropriation for a permanent fix for the small town of Bovey was approved after decades of discussion on how to drain the Canisteo Mine Pit.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Wednesday sued 21 companies – including DuPont and 3M – involved in the manufacture of aqueous film-forming foam and its components, alleging their legal responsibility for PFAS contamination in Oregon caused by AFFF.
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Due to an unprecedented winter snowpack, counties and tribal areas are now experiencing significant snowmelt and runoff.
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The scale of plastic pollution is growing, relentlessly. The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, reaching 353 million tonnes in 2019, according to OECD figures. The vast majority goes into landfills, gets incinerated or is “mismanaged”, meaning left as litter...
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In the not too distant future, California’s coastline and its iconic beaches could be washed away, leaving only cliffs behind. A new U.S. Geological Survey study found from 25% to 70% of California’s beaches could erode by 2100 due to rising sea levels caused by global temperature increases and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Although Amazon was the world's #1 e-commerce company long before COVID-19, the pandemic made Amazon even more prosperous. The New York Times reported, in April 2021, that Amazon's profits had increased by 220 percent. But Amazon's working conditions have drawn a great deal of criticism. O
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Amite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits...
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The state of peril facing the Earth is so serious that on current trends life the Earth will soon be incapable of supporting human life, according to two climate scientists speaking at the inaugural Innovation Zero Congress in London.
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