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![Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sits in the front seat of an electric vehicle Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sits in the front seat of an electric vehicle](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/US-NEWS-REDSTATES-GREEN-JOBS-AT.jpg?w=134)
Red-state Republicans say they’ll defend Biden-era green jobs
The lion’s share of Inflation Reduction Act investment has gone to red and swing states...
![Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes. Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Python_Challenge_Florida_67734.jpg?w=132)
Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida’s 10-day challenge
Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the...
![The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday. It’s one of the brightest and most easily viewed showers of the year, producing “bright blue meteors — and lots of them,” said University of Warwick astronomer Don Pollacco. The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday. It’s one of the brightest and most easily viewed showers of the year, producing “bright blue meteors — and lots of them,” said University of Warwick astronomer Don Pollacco.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Meteor_Shower_57545.jpg?w=132)
The Perseids are here. Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower
The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday. It’s one of the...
![For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale of a weed-killing pesticide that harms the development of unborn babies. For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale of a weed-killing pesticide that harms the development of unborn babies.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Pesticide_Emergency_ban_16733.jpg?w=140)
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EPA issues rare emergency ban on pesticide that damages fetuses
For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency...
![Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165607145.jpg?w=126)
How Tim Walz pushed Minnesota toward aggressive climate policies
Tim Walz has accelerated his state’s embrace of clean energy and electric vehicles in ways...
![Thanks to the efforts of arborists and volunteers, parts of the sprawling, 60-foot tree are healthy and growing back. Thanks to the efforts of arborists and volunteers, parts of the sprawling, 60-foot tree are healthy and growing back.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Hawaii_Wildfire_Anniversary_Banyan_Tree_97851.jpg?w=140)
How Lahaina’s more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire
Thanks to the efforts of arborists and volunteers, parts of the sprawling, 60-foot tree are...
![Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won’t survive if planetary warming isn’t stopped. Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won’t survive if planetary warming isn’t stopped.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Climate_Great_Barrier_Reef_Warming_33534.jpg?w=132)
Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds
Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over...
![A woman stands beyond a glass pane reflecting the words "The Cleo Institute" A woman stands beyond a glass pane reflecting the words "The Cleo Institute"](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/US-NEWS-HEALTH-CLIMATE-ANXIETY-MI.jpg?w=118)
Rising temps, rising anxiety: Climate change creates emerging mental health challenge
Academic researchers and practicing psychologists have identified climate anxiety as an increasingly common stressor.
![Tropical Storm Debby moved menacingly into some of America’s most historic Southern cities and was expected to bring prolonged downpours and flooding throughout the day Tuesday after slamming into Florida and prompting the rescue of hundreds from flooded homes. Tropical Storm Debby moved menacingly into some of America’s most historic Southern cities and was expected to bring prolonged downpours and flooding throughout the day Tuesday after slamming into Florida and prompting the rescue of hundreds from flooded homes.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tropical_Weather_Debby_Florida_44121_8566d4.jpg?w=129)
Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast
Tropical Storm Debby moved menacingly into some of America’s most historic Southern cities and was...
![State regulators have long been tasked with setting water quality standards for those areas. A new rule directs them to consider the treaty-protected aquatic species that depend on those waters. State regulators have long been tasked with setting water quality standards for those areas. A new rule directs them to consider the treaty-protected aquatic species that depend on those waters.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/US-NEWS-STATES-WATER-TRIBALRIGHTS-DMT.jpg?w=132)
In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules
State regulators have long been tasked with setting water quality standards for those areas. A...