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Aerial view of the Transamazonica Road (BR-230) near Medicilandia, Para State, Brazil on March 13, 2019. - According to the NGO Imazon, deforestation in the Amazonia increased in a 54% in January, 2019 (Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images)

California law proposal would punish companies for failing to limit harm to forests

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Scientists call for drastic drop in emissions. U.S. appears to have gone the other way

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This GOES East satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. (NOAA via AP)

Potential insurance bill from Hurricane Florence could take toll on wallets far from N.C. coast

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How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat

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Congress aims to force Pentagon reform on open burning of munitions

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Canadian research adds to worry over an environmental threat the Pentagon has downplayed for decades

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How military outsourcing turned toxic

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At last, air monitor set to test for lead near military open burn site

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The Golden State’s water crisis: California and EPA poised to expand pollution of potential drinking water reserves

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FILE - In this April 8, 2015 file photo, gardeners remove grass plants trimmed ahead of planned watering reductions at the Greystone Mansion and Park in Beverly Hills, Calif. State regulators say most communities in drought-stricken California remained on target for saving water in June, the first month that put local leaders back in charge of conservation. State water regulators on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, will release figures as California endures its fifth year of drought. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) (AP)

Gimme a break! IRS tax loophole can reward excessive water use in drought-stricken West

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Irrigation pipes sit along a dried irrigation in Stockton, CA. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

Desperate times, desperate measures: California experiments with leasing water rights

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