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A female African-American student holds a beaker containing blue liquid as an older woman looks on.

News 5 December 2018

White House Releases STEM Education Strategy

The strategy focuses on maintaining the nation’s STEM leadership, and it emphasizes inclusion, diversity, and workforce development.
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News 4 December 2018

Tracing the Path of Carbon in North America

A team of more than 200 scientists released a decade-long look at how carbon weaves through Earth’s air, soil, water, and plants. Here are nine key takeaways from their report.
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News 29 November 2018

Communities of Color Are More Vulnerable to Wildfires

Affluent white people are more likely to live in fire-prone areas, but race and socioeconomic vulnerability can put minority communities at greater risk, a new study finds.
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News 28 November 2018

Bipartisan Legislation Would Put a Price on Carbon

A bill introduced in Congress yesterday could help cut U.S. carbon pollution by 40% in 10 years.
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Groups Gear Up to Fight Oil and Gas Development in Arctic Refuge

With Democrats controlling the House of Representatives beginning in January, advocates see an opportunity to try to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas development.
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Feature 23 November 2018

What Specific Costs and Risks Do We Face from Climate Change?

A new U.S. government report finds that climate change is already increasing risks to health, the economy, and ecosystems across the United States. These risks are expected to grow in the coming decades.
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News 15 November 2018

World off Course to Meet Emissions Reduction Goals

A new energy report shows a disconnect between scientific research targets and what is happening in the energy markets.
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News 8 November 2018

Election Results Offer Hope for Climate Action

The Democrats’ control of the House of Representatives promises to provide checks and balances on the Trump administration, environmental leaders say.
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Opinion 7 November 2018

High School Teaching Is the New Tenure-Track Job

Teaching positions at the K–12 level are easier to land than university professorships, and they offer many of the same benefits, if you know how to claim them.
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News 6 November 2018

Three Statewide Environmental Ballot Questions to Watch

Voters today will decide the fate of measures to increase renewable energy use, require larger buffer zones between people and oil and gas development, and establish a statewide carbon emissions fee.
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