Whales’ baleen holds clues about the species’ reaction to whaling
A forgotton collection of baleen helped Smithsonian scientist discover evidence of the stress caused by a resumption of whaling.
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Electric bills are set to increase in June for 65 million Americans. Here’s why.
Gas plant unreliability, poor interconnection planning, and an auction designed to favor fossil fuels caused the price for ensuring reliability to spike in the PJM region.
Biden administration approves nation’s 10th offshore wind farm
An offshore wind farm approved off the Maryland coast marks the half-way point for reaching the president’s goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030
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Coal mining harms our lands, waters, and wildlife even before burning contributes to coal air pollution and climate change
NEW REPORT: Analysis finds bag bans effective at reducing plastic waste, litter
Plastic Bag Bans Work, a new report released Thursday by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, estimates that, on average, plastic bag bans similar to those studied can eliminate almost 300 single-use plastic bags per person, per year.
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