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Grist and Flatwater Free Press have teamed up to jointly fund a reporting position focused on climate and the environment in Nebraska.

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The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from pesticides to lead.

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New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon ...

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