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The US had a rare year without a hurricane make landfall, but it saw too much extreme rainfall and flash flooding across the country.

How many data centers will be built - and how much electricity they'll need - is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but so does being unprepared.

Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut their populations. 'Jaws' didn't help.

The Trump administration has made several efforts to support the coal industry, but even if coal were free, the economics aren't in its favor.

There are better ways for teams to cut their climate impact.

Seeing more refurbished electronic devices on the market? Thank tech innovation - and the government regulation that sparked it.

Industry leaders have objected to reversals of long-standing policies, and market forces are moving against the Trump administration's hopes.

An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.

Ocmulgee Mounds may soon be redesignated by Congress as America's 64th national park. But what does this actually mean, and why does it matter?

Rising electricity demand has researchers exploring a wide range of methods to generate more power, including a type of nuclear reactor that's smaller than traditional nuclear plants.