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New research reveals that a key biological carbon pump is weakening, threatening ecosystems and the climate.

Pictures of Earth from outer space often show the planet as a gaudy quilt. Shimmering aquamarine water covers more than 70 percent of its surface and those hues often seem to signify life against the vast darkness of the universe. But new research analyzing satellite images of the planet over a span of more than 20 years found that one shade of ocean green, representing chlorophyll produced by phytoplankton, is fading.

Earth’s Oceans Lose Some of Their Luster

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Tiny Texas School District Rejects Tax Deal with $6 Billion LNG Project

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Officials in Port Isabel and nearby towns have consistently opposed plans to build large industrial complexes at the mouth of the Rio Grande.

The Point Isabel Independent School District on Monday rejected a multi-million dollar tax break for a proposed $5.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on the Texas Gulf Coast, finding the facility would not “align” with the community’s values or finances.

Tiny Texas School District Rejects Tax Deal with $6 Billion LNG Project

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The National Park Service Saw Major Job Losses in the Last Year. More Changes Loom.

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President Donald Trump’s sweeping changes at the National Park Service have destabilized the agency and its core missions, critics say.

Just over a year ago, the Trump administration gutted staff across the National Park Service, triggering a series of protests around the country, a signal of the public’s deep passion for America’s “crown jewels.”

The National Park Service Saw Major Job Losses in the Last Year. More Changes Loom.

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New Lawsuit Aims to Halt Expansion of a Montana Coal Mine Blamed for Drying up the Land Above It

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The proposed expansion of Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountains Mine has also revived scrutiny of a controversial land swap bill that would deprive Musselshell County of tax revenue.

ROUNDUP, Mont.—Environmental groups sued Tuesday to halt an expansion of the Bull Mountains Mine, claiming that the “energy emergency” underpinning its revival is nonexistent and that regulators have been aware for decades that underground coal mining would irrevocably damage the area’s water.

New Lawsuit Aims to Halt Expansion of a Montana Coal Mine Blamed for Drying up the Land Above It

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