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Cocaine sharks: In the Bahamas, the fish are testing positive for the narcotic and several legal drugs
Under the radar The animals can experience behavioral changes as a result
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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EPA puts microplastics, drugs on tap water list
Speed Read A $144 million study into microplastics in water was also announced
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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US gives French firm $1B to quit wind farms
Speed Read President Donald Trump has long had a vendetta against wind power
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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A company wants to launch space mirrors to the chagrin of scientists
Under the radar A sky full of mirrors
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Fire tornadoes could be the answer to oil spills
Under the radar The whirling flame could be faster and cleaner
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Earth is rapidly approaching a ‘hothouse’ trajectory of warming
The explainer It may become impossible to fix
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Trump’s EPA kills legal basis for federal climate policy
Speed Read The government’s authority to regulate several planet-warming pollutants has been repealed
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The environmental cost of GLP-1s
The explainer Producing the drugs is a dirty process
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Europe’s apples are peppered with toxic pesticides
Under the Radar Campaign groups say existing EU regulations don’t account for risk of ‘cocktail effect’
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Why scientists want to create self-fertilizing crops
Under the radar Nutrients without the negatives
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Jumping genes': How polar bears are rewiring their DNA to survive the warming Arctic
Under the radar The species is adapting to warmer temperatures
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Trump boosts gas cars in fuel economy rollback
speed read Watering down fuel efficiency standards is another blow to former President Biden’s effort to boost electric vehicles
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Inside a Black community’s fight against Elon Musk’s supercomputer
Under the radar Pollution from Colossal looms over a small Southern town, potentially exacerbating health concerns
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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6 volcanoes that could shut down the world
In Depth Blast to the future
By Devika Rao, The Week US Last updated
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