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A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area ...

Major air pollutants have declined in recent decades, but USA TODAY’s analysis shows wildfire smoke is taking their place.

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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck a region in southwestern Mexico early Sunday, according to the United States Geological ...

The United States Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck a region in southwestern Mexico ...

A worrying study published last month in Environmental Challenges claims that nearly two-thirds of the Great Salt Lake’s ...

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An earthquake registering a magnitude of 3.7 shook the San Francisco Bay Area. SAN FRANCISCO — An earthquake registering a ...