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Wildfires in recent years have reversed some of the progress made in eliminating air pollution, new study suggests

Brais Seara/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The smoke from wildfires in recent years has been so intense that...

Researchers find new way to store carbon dioxide absorbed by plants at the bottom of the Black Sea

Rewind(NEW YORK) -- Researchers have found a new way to store thousands of years' worth of...

New app will allow New Yorkers to avoid commuting through the poorest air quality

ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For those who need to commute when air quality is poor,...

Dangerous, life-threatening weather events happening simultaneously throughout US Sunday

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Several dangerous and potentially catastrophic weather events will be happening simultaneously over the...

Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, officials issue emergency declaration

Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images(JUNEAU, Alaska) -- City officials in Juneau, Alaska, have issued an...

Rising temperatures could impact quality of grapes used to make wine in Napa Valley, researchers say

franckreporter/Getty Images(NAPA VALLEY, Calif.) -- Rising temperatures are shifting the growing season in Napa Valley's wine...

What to know about the ban on incandescent lightbulbs

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The ban on incandescent lightbulbs has officially gone into effect in the U.S.,...

A Texas town was less than a day from running out of water

Google Maps Street View(BLANCO, Texas) -- A tiny cattle and ranching town nestled in Central Texas is...

Loss of sea ice putting migrating beluga whales in danger

Kevin Schafer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The annual great beluga migration is underway, but the whales...

Earth reaches hottest day ever recorded three days in a row

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For three days in a row, the planet reached its hottest...