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Iraq's prime minister visits Turkey as neighbors work to strengthen cooperation
Read full article: Iraq's prime minister visits Turkey as neighbors work to strengthen cooperationIraq's prime minister is visiting Turkey as the two neighboring countries move forward with efforts to strengthen cooperation.

Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
Read full article: Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists sayHuman-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur.

Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts
Read full article: Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cutsConsumer and environmental groups are criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices.

Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study says
Read full article: Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study saysA new study out in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment finds that wildfires fueled by climate change are linked to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic burden.

House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West
Read full article: House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the WestHouse Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah.

South Korea remains confident about $18b nuclear deal put on hold by Czech court
Read full article: South Korea remains confident about $18b nuclear deal put on hold by Czech courtSouth Korean officials have downplayed a Czech court’s decision to put on hold an $18 billion project for South Korea to build two nuclear reactors in the country.

A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck
Read full article: A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neckThe sight of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured on camera for the first time.

Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions
Read full article: Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissionsCongress has voted to kill a rule requiring U.S. rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes.

Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species
Read full article: Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered speciesThree Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain how it analyzed a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species — and whether industry had a hand in drafting it.

A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report
Read full article: A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical reportAn ambitious project to restore a rapidly vanishing stretch of Louisiana coast devastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has been thrown deeper into disarray amid claims by Gov. Jeff Landry that his predecessor concealed an unfavorable study that could imperil the $3 billion effort.

Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten
Read full article: Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgottenPresident Donald Trump wants to tap into “beautiful, clean coal" to help meet the electricity demands of what he bills as a new dawn of manufacturing and technological advancement in the United States.

EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research
Read full article: EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific researchThe Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration’s drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency’s independent scientific research.

As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them
Read full article: As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding themAs the federal government rolls back fishing restrictions in the Pacific Remote Islands, California is reviewing its network of marine protected areas.

Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt
Read full article: Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubtTwo major scientific societies say they will try to fill the void from the Trump administration’s dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States.

In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuild
Read full article: In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuildNearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild.

Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural Oklahoma
Read full article: Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural OklahomaA steady line of slow-moving thunderstorms that battered Oklahoma in recent weeks has set multiple rainfall records across the state and helped ease drought conditions.

Plans advance for $10 billion Exxon plastics plant on the Texas coast
Read full article: Plans advance for $10 billion Exxon plastics plant on the Texas coastOfficials at a rural school district voted on Tuesday to begin developing a tax break agreement intended to draw Exxon to their stretch of the Gulf Coast north of Corpus Christi.

Can Texas clean up fracking water enough to use for farming? One company thinks so.
Read full article: Can Texas clean up fracking water enough to use for farming? One company thinks so.The Texas Legislature has also invested millions in research to clean the fracking wastewater. Critics say it’s not a viable solution to the state’s water crisis.

Texas will share equipment database with local fire departments to help beat wildfires
Read full article: Texas will share equipment database with local fire departments to help beat wildfiresThe legislation, which won unanimous approval in both chambers, was written following the state’s historic Panhandle wildfires last year.

US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forest
Read full article: US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forestThe U.S. Forest Service is evicting dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years so that it can start a wildfire prevention project.