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Government departments, private companies and universities will join a new academic center aimed at training the next generation of offshore wind professionals.

Calling it a timely and necessary initiative, industry groups and clean energy advocates hailed a multimillion dollar partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, the states of Maryland and Massachusetts and leading research institutes to establish a center of excellence for offshore wind energy. The announcement comes as multiple states struggle to implement offshore wind projects and ensure the clean energy transition is reliable and equitable.

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Malnourished Gray Whales of the Eastern North Pacific Are in ‘Serious Trouble’

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The population has plummeted over the past seven years as climate change triggers mass starvation in warming Arctic waters.

SEATTLE—Exceptionally skinny gray whales—enfeebled by starvation and mangled by blunt-force trauma—are washing up this spring along the coast of Washington state in numbers that alarm marine-mammal scientists.

Malnourished Gray Whales of the Eastern North Pacific Are in ‘Serious Trouble’

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Sewage and Fuel Leaks Contaminate the Potomac River, Source of Drinking Water for More Than 5 Million People

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Observers believe regulatory failures contributed to catastrophic sewage and fuel leaks in the watershed. The river was recently named the most endangered in the nation.

The warning signs were years in the making. And yet, regulators failed to heed the writing on the wall, according to Dean Naujoks.

Sewage and Fuel Leaks Contaminate the Potomac River, Source of Drinking Water for More Than 5 Million People

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Community Leaders in Florida Say Trump’s FEMA Pullback Leaves Them Struggling to Fill the Void

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The president may have backed off killing the agency outright, but his FEMA Review Council clearly sees a much reduced emergency management role for the federal government.

When disaster strikes, those who turn to government agencies for assistance tend to be the most vulnerable: senior citizens, individuals with special needs, homeowners who had insurance and a disaster plan but were living paycheck-to-paycheck and suddenly have no place to go.

Community Leaders in Florida Say Trump’s FEMA Pullback Leaves Them Struggling to Fill the Void

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