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A permanent memorial for Uvalde victims is nearing completion -- more than 200 miles away from the massacre
San Antonians with respiratory issues are encouraged to stay inside Saturday. Here's why.
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San Antonians with respiratory issues are encouraged to stay inside Saturday. Here's why.
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2 teens turn themselves in for viral video dumping trash into ocean
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EPA sets stricter limits on emissions from coal-fired power plants
The rules are a key part of Biden’s pledge to eliminate carbon pollution from the electricity sector by 2035 and economy-wide by 2050.
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Texas is going to keep getting hotter, new climatology report shows
Researchers at Texas A&M University analyzed historic observations of temperature, precipitation and more and identified ongoing and likely future trends.
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Why on Earth do we celebrate Earth Day?
Earth Day is honored every year on April 22, thanks to a 1970 Wisconsin Senator with a passion for the planet.
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Report: River otters have returned to the San Marcos River
According to a report from The University Star, the North American river otters are back at the river for the first time in decades.
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Earth Day: How a senator's idea more than 50 years ago got people fighting for their planet
It's not recognized as a federal holiday, but volunteer groups often organize environmental cleanups on April 22.
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UW researchers hoping to save a sea star population nearly wiped out 10 years ago
Disease nearly wiped out sunflower sea stars about 10 years ago, and University of Washington scientists are using the lingering population to save the species.
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H-E-B handing out free reusable bags for Earth Day
The bags, which are made out of recycled plastic bottles, will be handed out at Central Market, Joe V's Smart Shop and Mi Tienda locations.
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Want to use less plastic? Here are some steps you can take at the grocery store
The global theme for Earth Day on Monday is planet vs. plastic.
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Right whale is found entangled off New England in a devastating year for the vanishing species
The entangled whale was seen Tuesday about 50 miles south of Rhode Island's Block Island, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
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Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS
PFAS chemicals are hazardous because they don’t degrade in the environment and are linked to health issues such as low birth weight and kidney cancer.
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Amazon plans to get rid of its signature brown boxes to save the environment
The U.S. goes through enough cardboard boxes in a year to pave a mile-wide road from Charlotte to Los Angeles three times over. Amazon is hoping to fix that.
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