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Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said Thursday that climate and earth science at the agency will “move aside” as it refocuses solely on space exploration. “All the climate science and all of the other priorities that the last administration had at NASA we're going to move aside, and all of the science that we do...

A fifth of US butterflies have disappeared since 2000: Study

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Trump cracks down on renewable energy 

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Lawmakers scramble to reach last-minute deal to save farm bill

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Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm’s rapid growth

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Trump loosens restrictions on toxic pollution, including mercury and lead, from coal plants

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EPA planning to ease rules for phasedown of planet-warming hydrofluorocarbons

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