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Is the world pricing the risk of a US diesel export ban? -- Michel Robe, University of Richmond

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Oil and gas industry expected surplus – but war brought shortage instead -- John Patrick Schoeneman Jr., Oklahoma State University

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Trump speculates on diesel fuel export ban as high prices ripple across US economy -- Vidya Mani, University of Virginia; Cornell University

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Iran war pushes diesel – the economy's lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon -- Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines and Jamie Webster, Colorado School of Mines

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As oil profits skyrocket, calls for windfall taxes rise -- Tibor Besedeš, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Oil shortages escalate from wars in Iran and Ukraine, with few signs of relief -- Amy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University

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How Hurricane Isaias broke through to become the first Atlantic hurricane in an extremely quiet 2026 season -- Christopher Davis, UMass Amherst

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As cities prepare for 2026's super El Niño, some crucial blind spots can't be ignored -- Bethany Tietjen, Tufts University

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Another hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands' usual force field seems to be down in 2026 -- Nicholas Grondin, University of Tampa

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2026's El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it's already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat -- Steven Paton, Smithsonian Institution

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Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure -- Edward D. Melillo, Amherst College

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Why fuel prices may go higher still -- Joshua Busby, The University of Texas at Austin and Greg Pollock, Georgetown University

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Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground that's starting to thaw – drones can help spot the permafrost changes coming -- Ming Xiao, Penn State

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Just because the bill is low doesn't mean energy is affordable -- Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University

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Green roofs can help cool cities in the summer heat, but building them is only the first step – many don't survive -- Taylor Wishart, University of Tennessee

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Data centers make heat all year long – here's how the ground can hold onto it until winter -- Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota

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AI companies look to the ocean as a place to put more data centers -- Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro

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It may be almost impossible to make data centers pay their 'fair share' of electricity costs -- Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida

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Data center fights pit social values, democracy and capitalism against each other -- Lauren Mullenbach, University of Michigan

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3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away -- Timothy Randhir, UMass Amherst

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Fish DNA in Ozark streams reveals region's complex geologic history -- David Duvernell, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common -- Andrew Fountain, Portland State University

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Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court -- Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School

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Flood-damaged Nepal wants help from the global climate Loss and Damage Fund – but it's still waiting, along with 118 other countries -- Tarun Gopalakrishnan, Tufts University

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How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse? -- Kevin T. Smiley, Louisiana State University ; Deepti Singh, Washington State University; Jennifer Marlon, Yale University, and Jim Hurrell, Colorado State University

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Wildfire strategy doesn't need a winner – with 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can't keep up with the risk -- Tony Cheng, Colorado State University and Matt Thompson, Colorado State University

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EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate leaves out health and climate costs -- Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University

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Why Trump's plan to rescind the Roadless Rule protecting national forests will struggle in court -- Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School

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HOAs are often barriers to sustainable landscaping and solar energy – here's how they could be bridges instead -- Daniel Kramer, Michigan State University and Madeline Carr, Michigan State University

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Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws -- Sarah J. Morath, Wake Forest University

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Game delays for lightning may be annoying, but they save lives – a sports meteorologist explains the risk -- Chris Vagasky, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders' physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US -- Anne Pisor, Penn State and Bonface Osindi, Washington State University

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From flames to haze, wildfire smoke transforms as it travels, and it can harm your health in different ways -- Michael A. Robinson, University of Colorado Boulder

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Cyclospora spreads through human waste – so how did it get on food? -- Joan Rose, Michigan State University

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How soybeans took over the American diet – without anyone noticing -- Edward D. Melillo, Amherst College

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Americans are stressed about grocery prices, so why do they toss or overlook so much 'misfit' food? -- Jintao Zhang, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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To control weeds in your garden, late summer and early fall is the best time to make a difference -- Manjot Kaur Sidhu, University of Maine

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Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn't it used on public lands more often? -- Briana Swette, Boise State University and Kelly Hopping, Boise State University

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Farmer-poet Wendell Berry's environmental ethics were deeply rooted in his Christian faith and belief in caring for creation -- Kristy Nabhan-Warren, University of Iowa

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Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica's role in exploring the cosmos -- Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University and Jean de Pomereu, University of Cambridge

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Antarctica's ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won't save it – that's bad news for low-lying coastal areas elsewhere -- Yucheng Lin, City University of Hong Kong and Robert Kopp, Rutgers University

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Satellite images show how penguins' diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change -- Casey Youngflesh, Clemson University

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Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent -- Kim S. Bernard, Oregon State University

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US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont

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How the US gave up its edge to China in processing vital rare earth minerals – and what that's costing -- Charles Edward Gehrke, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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The missing link in America's critical minerals push isn't mining – it's processing expertise -- Hélène Nguemgaing, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia University

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The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor -- Abraham Nunbogu, United Nations University and Kaveh Madani, United Nations University

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In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America's -- Coalter G Lathrop, Duke University

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Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk -- Leonardo Macelloni, University of Mississippi

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Yosemite, again in corporate crosshairs, embodies the long war over US national park privatization -- Michael Childers, Colorado State University

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Hiking canyons can be dangerous when storms hit – what you need to know to stay safe -- Anner Paldor, University of Tennessee

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Small businesses at the gateways to America's national parks face 4 big risks – including changing boundaries and extreme weather -- Nancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island

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The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections -- Kerri J. Malloy, San José State University

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You're not going to be alone in national parks this summer – enjoy the company -- Will Rice, University of Montana and Bing Pan, Penn State

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Pennsylvania's aging prisons weren't built for today's extreme weather – leaving women and seniors especially at risk of illness and death -- Jaquelyn Jahn, Drexel University

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At an old steel site in Pittsburgh, bacteria evolved to survive – and eat – industrial pollution -- Catherine Armbruster, Carnegie Mellon University

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Pennsylvania's aging levees are under pressure from scarce funding and severe weather -- Kaleigh Yost, Penn State

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Data center projects in Pennsylvania face stronger local scrutiny after Shapiro's executive order -- Michael Helbing, Penn State

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