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Labor Day Weekend Brings Heat, Lightning and Repeated Afternoon Storms

Sunday storms may produce locally heavy rain while mosquito concerns remain elevated By Tamara Drake, The Orlando Advocate News Team Central Florida residents should plan outdoor...
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July Was Hottest Month in History of Contiguous US, Breaking Dust Bowl Record

While President Donald Trump continued his war on renewables and support for climate-wrecking fossil fuels, the contiguous United States endured the hottest July on...
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As El Niño and heatwaves dry up fields, governments must act fast

Climate campaigners warned that record high temperatures and a strong El Niño is resulting in severe drought in many countries, hitting crop yields and...
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More Than Half the Homes in East Omaha Have Unsafe Lead Levels. That Doesn’t Mean the EPA Will Clean Them Up.

Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on environmental cleanup, more than half the yards in a section of Omaha, Nebraska, that used to...
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EarthTalk: Are disposable plastic straws really so terrible for the environment?

Dear EarthTalk: Are disposable plastic straws really so terrible for the environment and what are some good alternatives that won’t get mushy in liquid?...
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Dr. Benjamin Chavis Celebrated as ‘Father of the Environmental Justice movement’

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), was celebrated as the father of the environmental justice movement at the Mississippi...
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COMMENTARY: We Need Strong Intellectual Property Rights for a Sustainable Future

A peculiar idea has taken hold in climate policy circles: That intellectual property rights stand in the way of solving the climate crisis. United...
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Orange County to Host Public Workshop on Special Protection Area for the St. Johns River Basin

Orange County, FL – Orange County will host a public workshop to discuss special protections for the St. Johns River basin on Tuesday, June 24,...
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Can We Phase Out Styrofoam?

Dear EarthTalk: Styrofoam is terrible for the environment and hard to recycle but still prevalent across the U.S. What’s being done to phase it...
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Solar Power From Orbiting Satellites?

Dear EarthTalk: How feasible is creating orbiting solar plants that can beam energy down to Earth? If it’s possible, when can we expect to...
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