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Trained scientist hosts 'Sustainability Salons' with a world-changing goal: 'I like to be around other curious souls'
The 62-year-old Pennsylvanian, a scientist, environmental educator, and passionate volunteer, was recently profiled in The ...
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U.S. finds new use for warheads of unexploded nuclear bombs — and it solves two major problems at once
Technicians inside a government lab in Tennessee are recycling unused nuclear warheads with a process that involves a ...
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Major utility company to completely deconstruct century-old dam near its water treatment plant — here's what it means for nearby residents
A subsidiary of American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States, has ...
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Homeowner sparks interest with new guest house constructed in backyard: 'The traditional ways of building naturally cross-informs high-tech building'
Utah resident Susan Klinker is one of a growing number of homeowners creating eco-friendly "accessory dwelling units" in ...
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Officials share jaw-dropping images of national park's new shuttles: 'We can hear the birds sing'
Zion National Park has just made history by becoming the first national park to adopt an all-electric bus fleet.
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Initiative transforms underserved neighborhood into vibrant community: 'This is true change'
"This is true change: a facility that can grow food, create energy and provide education and inspiration to young people and ...
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Outrageous clip shows Chinese high-speed train cruising through the snow
The video captures a train zooming across a snowy bridge at a mind-boggling 348 km/hr (216 mph). China's high-speed rail ...
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Scientists stunned after camera captures entire community of once-thought-extinct species: 'A fairytale in terms of conservation'
The night parrot was recently documented in Western Australia's Great Sandy Desert, revealing the largest known population of ...
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Experts sound alarm over new findings from NASA study on Earth's atmosphere: 'Those are red flags'
According to a report from Environmental Research Letters, methane heats the air almost 90 times faster than carbon dioxide ...
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Scientists raise concerns after surprising behavior shift in isolated monkey species: 'It's completely the opposite of what we thought'
Somehow, most of the rhesus macaques living on an island off the coast of Puerto Rico survived Hurricane Maria's devastation.
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The government wants to give you the hottest new cooking appliance for free: 'It's only made my life easier'
As previously reported by The Cool Down, Under the Inflation Reduction Act, households can receive a discount of up to $840 ...
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New homeowner calls out businesses behind relentless letters: 'Been getting these vaguely threatening scam letters every day'
Scam letters are not only a nuisance to consumers, but they also are harmful to the planet. In a recent Reddit post in the ...