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Trump Signs Executive Orders for Faster Build-Out of Nuclear Power Plants

Among a flurry of executive actions, Mr. Trump directed the nation’s nuclear safety regulator to speed up approvals for new reactors.

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Historic Shipwrecks Come to Light in the Great Lakes

With an underwater drone named Rhody, archaeologists are mapping some of the dozens of sunken vessels in Lake Ontario.

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In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Battle Over Who Gets to Measure Air Pollution

Community groups are fighting an unusual Louisiana law that restricts how they use data from air-quality monitors, saying it violates free speech.

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Forest Loss Around the World Hit a Record in 2024

Forests around the world disappeared at a rate of 18 soccer fields every minute, a global survey found. Fires accounted for nearly half of the losses.

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Takeaways From the White House’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report

The report echoes many of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s talking points on ultraprocessed foods and vaccines, but with some notable omissions.

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Meet Dozens of Gecko Species at a Tiny Brooklyn Zoo

The Gecko Gallery NYC, created by two gecko lovers, hosts species from across the globe in a range of environments.

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U.S. Is Reviewing Impossible Metals Proposal to Mine the Seabed

The Interior Department said it would review a new proposal for operations off the coast of American Samoa.

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Virginia Farmers Are Reviving a Tradition of Harvesting Herbs

Farmers have banded together to make the market for herbal supplements and remedies, part of Appalachia’s cultural heritage, more sustainable and more profitable.

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Humpback Whales May Not See Their Most Dangerous Threats

These gentle giants have poor eyesight and may not be able to see fishnets and boats with which they have fatal encounters.

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McCormick Place in Chicago Is Helping to Reduce Bird Deaths

Chicago is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for migrating birds, and a glassy lakefront conference center was especially lethal.

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