The Cheat River flows pale green and slate gray, glistening in the sunshine as it gathers speed, turns to whitewater and drops between rocks on the way toward the Monongahela River. From there it makes its way to the Ohio ...
Environment
Nov 29, 2016
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Bouts of deadly, extreme weather continued to wreak havoc in many parts of the nation this summer.
Environment
Oct 11, 2016
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New York and five other Northeastern states are suing federal regulators to force them to help ensure that upwind states control their pollution.
Environment
Oct 6, 2016
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Every year in the U.S., a whopping 20 billion barrels of water are generated as a byproduct of domestic oil and gas recovery, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Environment
Sep 12, 2016
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The 17-year cicadas are coming again, millions of them, with their unnerving red eyes, orange wings and cacophonous mating song that can drown out the noise of passing jet planes.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2016
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Forty years of mountaintop coal mining have made parts of Central Appalachia 60 percent flatter than they were before excavation, says new research by Duke University.
Environment
Feb 5, 2016
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The highest-resolution radar images of asteroid 2015 TB145's safe flyby of Earth have been processed and yield new information about its surface features.
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2015
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A toxic algae outbreak that snaked more than 600 miles down the Ohio River past four states is forcing water utilities to reassess the threat from harmful algal blooms that are popping up increasingly around the nation.
Environment
Oct 19, 2015
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Fifteen US states have petitioned a federal court to block new rules by President Barack Obama's administration to encourage clean power and cut harmful carbon emissions from power plants.
Environment
Aug 14, 2015
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A new study provides guidance to health officials and drinking water providers on how to decontaminate plumbing systems.
Environment
Aug 11, 2015
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