Great Barrier Reef Near Whitsunday Islands

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station used a powerful lens to photograph these three reefs in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on Oct. 12, 2015. Reefs are easy to spot from space because the iridescent blues of shallow lagoons contrast sharply with the dark blues of deep water. via NASA http://ift.tt/1P1a2Iu

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COMINSKY–George, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016 in his New York City home after a brief fight with cancer. George was born on April 2, 1932, in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. He lost his father in a Pennsylvania coal mining accident at a young age, and…

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A Challenge to Donald Trump’s Energy Claims: Economic Reality by CORAL DAVENPORT

By CORAL DAVENPORT

Energy policy experts who followed Mr. Trump’s proposals said that while some hewed to G.O.P. orthodoxy, others appeared implausible and ill-considered.

Published: May 27, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Trump’s Pro-oil Agenda Poses Dilemma for North Dakota’s Indians by REUTERS

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When Donald Trump laid out his plan this week to roll back U.S. environmental regulations to boost the ailing energy industry, it raised both the hopes and fears of the American Indians living near the heart of the country’s richest oil fields.

Published: May 27, 2016 at 08:23AM

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Scott Kelly’s Post-Flight Visit to Washington

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly speaks about his historic mission aboard the International Space Station during an event at the United States Capitol Visitor Center, Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in Washington. via NASA http://ift.tt/1sfuKiW

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Australia, Fearing Fewer Tourists, Has Chapter Taken Out of Climate Report by MICHELLE INNIS

By MICHELLE INNIS

The report about the impact of climate change on dozens of World Heritage sites is now missing a section describing damage to the Great Barrier Reef.

Published: May 27, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Chasma Boreale and North Polar Ice Cap of Mars

Mars has bright polar caps of ice that are easily visible from telescopes on Earth. A seasonal cover of carbon-dioxide ice and snow is observed to advance and retreat over the poles during the Martian year. Scientists using radar data have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the north polar ice cap. via NASA http://ift.tt/1sdb3bv

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Donald Trump to Speak on Energy After Contradictions and Stumbles by CORAL DAVENPORT and ASHLEY PARKER

By CORAL DAVENPORT and ASHLEY PARKER

Mr. Trump will discuss his energy and environmental policies, and possibly climate change, at an oil industry conference in North Dakota on Thursday.

Published: May 26, 2016 at 08:00PM

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3rd Person Charged in Investigation of Coal Exec’s Death by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A third person was charged Wednesday in the death of former coal executive Bennett Hatfield.

Published: May 25, 2016 at 06:41AM

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Prepared for Mission to an Asteroid

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is revealed after its protective cover is removed inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, on May 21, 2016. OSIRIS-REx, targeted for a Sept. 8 launch, will be the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, retrieve at least two ounces of surface material and return it to Earth for study. via NASA http://ift.tt/1OWSkLu

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Fjord and Glacier in East-Central Greenland

On May 19, 2016, NASA’s IceBridge, an airborne survey of polar ice, crossed Greenland to fly central glacier flowlines in the east-central region of the country. This photo captures the fjord of Violin Glacier, with Nord Glacier at the upper left corner. This is IceBridge’s eighth spring campaign of science flights over Arctic sea and land. via NASA http://ift.tt/1s7jaq6

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Spotlight Back on the Pitch for Expanded Euros by REUTERS

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Bigger than ever, the European Championship kicks off in Paris next month with a four-week feast of football that promises to elevate the game above the corruption scandals and security fears that have overshadowed its build-up.

Published: May 23, 2016 at 04:06AM

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Up and Over

Cassini orbited in Saturn’s ring plane — around the planet’s equator — for most of 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1WcJKuB

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CubeSats Deployed From the International Space Station

CubeSats fly free after leaving the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer on the International Space Station on May 17, 2016. Seen here are two Dove satellites. The satellites are part of a constellation designed, built and operated by Planet Labs Inc. to take images of Earth from space. via NASA http://ift.tt/27I2gi7

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May 19, 2000, Early Morning Liftoff of Atlantis on STS-101 Mission

Flames from the solid rocket boosters lit up the clouds of smoke and steam trailing behind shuttle Atlantis on May 19, 2000, as it lifted off on mission STS-101. It was the shuttle program’s third space station assembly flight, and first space flight for astronaut Jeff Williams, currently aboard the station as a member of the Expedition 47 crew. via NASA http://ift.tt/20aXPa5

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Mine Environmental Risk Grows With Bankruptcies in Big Coal by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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As more coal companies file for bankruptcy, it’s increasingly likely that taxpayers will be stuck with the very high costs of preventing abandoned mines from becoming environmental disasters.

Published: May 18, 2016 at 11:20PM

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