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Senators reach new deal to address Flint water crisis

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- For the second time in two months, the Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to address a water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency.

Extreme heat waves may occur yearly by 2075

By Joshua Barajas

Future heat waves will become hotter and more frequent across the globe if measures aren’t take to cap greenhouse gas emissions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research announced Tuesday.

There’s only one state left before Obama hits all 50

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Utah, check. That means one more state to go for President Barack Obama to become the fourth president to hit all 50 states, according to the White House Historical Association.

Obama orders 40 percent cut in government’s greenhouse gases

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will order the federal government on Thursday to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent, as the U.S. seeks to spur other nations to get serious about climate change.

White House announces plan to train 50,000 people, including veterans, to install solar panels

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is planning to train veterans to become solar panel installers in the next six years, the White House said Thursday.

Chu Vows to Fight Global Warming at Confirmation Hearing

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Nobel-prize winning physicist Steven Chu said at a hearing Tuesday that if he is confirmed as energy secretary, he plans to aggressively pursue policies to combat global warming.

Obama Unveils Environmental, Energy Policy Team

President-elect Barack Obama named a former head of the EPA and a Nobel prize-winning scientist to his energy and environmental policy teams Monday. Analysts discuss how Obama's picks will carry out his agenda.

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