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United States (US) is a country in North America, consisting of 50 states and a federal district. It spans diverse landscapes, climates, and ecosystems, from arctic regions in Alaska to tropical areas in Florida and Hawaii.

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Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: what to knowNews

Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: what to know

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five new pesticides considered by many to be…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2026 Full article
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Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heatwave hits CaliforniaNews

Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heatwave hits California

Long Beach, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing…
SourceSourceJuly 27, 2026 Full article
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Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate dataNews

Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate data

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly-available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train…
SourceSourceJuly 20, 2026 Full article
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US further weakens endangered species protectionsNews

US further weakens endangered species protections

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump's administration on Friday finalized two more rules curbing the landmark Endangered Species Act, further diminishing…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2026 Full article
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Canadian wildfire smoke linked to changes in New York bird sightingsScience

Canadian wildfire smoke linked to changes in New York bird sightings

UB study compared air quality data with birdwatching reports, including during historic 2023 wildfire season Summary: Smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires may make many breeding…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2026 Full article
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Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in USNews

Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2026 Full article
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Top US science body readies climate reportNews

Top US science body readies climate report

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A leading US science body will launch a major report Thursday on how precisely specific extreme weather events…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2026 Full article
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Intense sand and dust storms struck China, US in 2025: UNNews

Intense sand and dust storms struck China, US in 2025: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of the worst sand and dust storms…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate model suggests warmer Gulf waters limited rainfall during deadly Texas floodsScience

Climate model suggests warmer Gulf waters limited rainfall during deadly Texas floods

Researchers examined how Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures and wet soils influenced the extreme storms of 4 July 2025 Summary: Warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2026 Full article
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US removing scientific tools for ocean studyNews

US removing scientific tools for ocean study

Washington, United States | AFP US President Donald Trump's administration is removing hundreds of deep-sea scientific instruments used for a decade to monitor the effects of…
SourceSourceJune 3, 2026 Full article
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Wildfires caused huge losses in 2025 despite one of the lowest burn areas on recordClimate

Wildfires caused huge losses in 2025 despite one of the lowest burn areas on record

A review of global wildfire activity found severe human and economic losses in 2025 despite relatively low global burned area Summary: More than 90 people…
SourceSourceJune 1, 2026 Full article
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Trump attacks on climate science threaten US interests: researcherNews

Trump attacks on climate science threaten US interests: researcher

Boulder, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Waleed Abdalati, director of an influential environmental research center in Colorado, says the administration of US President Donald Trump's…
SourceSourceJune 1, 2026 Full article
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US chemical spill death toll rises to 11News

US chemical spill death toll rises to 11

Los Angeles, United States | AFP The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington state has risen to 11 as rescuers…
SourceSourceMay 31, 2026 Full article
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Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining ‘unlawful’: international regulator to AFPNews

Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining ‘unlawful’: international regulator to AFP

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Deep-sea mining companies face a blizzard of litigation if they forge ahead with "unlawful" plans backed by US President…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2026 Full article
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Gray whales face 18% mortality rate in San Francisco Bay amid ship traffic risksScience

Gray whales face 18% mortality rate in San Francisco Bay amid ship traffic risks

The climate crisis seems to be altering gray whales’ access to food, leading them to change their migration paths and forage in San Francisco Bay…
SourceSourceApril 13, 2026 Full article
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Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart-related deaths each year in the U.S.Science

Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart-related deaths each year in the U.S.

On the heels of one of the coldest winters in memory for large swaths of the country, new research highlights an often overlooked cost of…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2026 Full article
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Record-breaking heatwave grips western USNews

Record-breaking heatwave grips western US

Los Angeles, United States | AFP A punishing heatwave was gripping the western United States on Thursday, with parts of the region logging record temperatures even…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
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Image of the day: Wildfires sweep across the Texas Panhandle in March 2026News

Image of the day: Wildfires sweep across the Texas Panhandle in March 2026

Strong winds, low humidity and dry grasslands created conditions for multiple wildfires across parts of the Texas Panhandle in March 2026, as a series of…
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The environment, another casualty of war in the Middle EastNews

The environment, another casualty of war in the Middle East

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk From the jet fuel used in bombing raids to acrid smoke from burning oil depots, the conflict in the…
SourceSourceMarch 15, 2026 Full article
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Climate scientists reject DOE climate reportClimate

Climate scientists reject DOE climate report

A leading climate scientist has sought to set the record straight over 'demonstrably incorrect' claims made in a major US government report that misrepresented his…
SourceSourceMarch 1, 2026 Full article
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Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimer’s riskScience

Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk

Cohort study finds people with stroke may be extra susceptible to air pollution’s impact on the brain Summary: Air pollution may play a direct role…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2026 Full article
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US energy chief says IEA must ‘drop’ focus on climate changeNews

US energy chief says IEA must ‘drop’ focus on climate change

Paris, France | AFP US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the International Energy Agency on Wednesday to abandon its work on climate change and focus instead…
SourceSourceFebruary 18, 2026 Full article
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Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rulesNews

Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rules

Washington, United States | AFP President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding underpinning US regulations to curb planet-warming pollution, marking his biggest rollback…
SourceSourceFebruary 12, 2026 Full article
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US to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this weekNews

US to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this week

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump is set this week to scrap a landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gases jeopardize public…
SourceSourceFebruary 10, 2026 Full article