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The wildfire continues to burn in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee on Tuesday.

Wildfires Still Burn In Tennessee As Death Toll Rises To At Least 7

5:54pm November 30, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Eight new blazes raged Wednesday near Gatlinburg, Tenn., where fire has already destroyed more than 150 structures and injured dozens of people. "There were rivers of fire," said a resident who fled.

Sunset colors cut through the smoky haze in the Brazilian Amazon in 2015.

Deforestation Of The Amazon Up 29 Percent From Last Year, Study Finds

3:33pm November 30, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research found that more than 3,000 square miles of forest cover were lost between August 2015 and July 2016 — a substantial increase over the year before.

Tanker trucks drive past an ExxonMobil oil refinery on March 8, 2005, in Joliet, Ill.

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ExxonMobil Vs. The World

10:30am November 30, 2016

by Marcelo Gleiser

Oil companies once led in climate science; if they put a fraction of their profits into the search for alternative renewable fuels, they could ensure our collective well-being, says Marcelo Gleiser.

Environmental groups are preparing to sue President-elect Donald Trump's administration in federal court if it tries to eliminate eco-rules.

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Environmentalists Gird For Battle With A Trump Administration

6:26pm November 29, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rescind some environmental regulations. Environmentalists are planning ways to keep a new administration from rolling back eco-rules.

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Smoke rises from wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Tuesday.

Wildfire Tears Through Tennessee As Region Suffers Exceptional Drought

5:32pm November 29, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

At least three people died and hundreds of structures were damaged or destroyed in Tennessee's Sevier County after a wildfire moved through populated areas overnight.

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High Country Rains Could Help Firefighters

10:25pm November 28, 2016

by Paul Garber

Substantial rain is in the forecast for Western North Carolina for the first time in a while, and it could help the fight against a series of mountain wildfires.

Texas, Oklahoma Divided Over How To Handle Earthquakes Linked To Oil Drilling

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by John Burnett

Oklahoma and Texas have been experiencing a rash of human-caused earthquakes. It happens when oil and gas wastewater gets pumped underground in the wrong places and disrupts faults. Oklahoma officials have cracked down on wastewater injection; Texas is apparently uninterested in doing much. That could mean a lot more quakes given that the country's biggest oil reservoir has just been discovered in west Texas.

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World Leaders Ponder US Role in Fighting Climate Change

6:00am November 28, 2016

by Keri Brown

Nearly 200 world leaders met in Marrakech, Morocco earlier this month to discuss how to move forward in the fight against climate change.

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Louisiana Veteran Flood Victims Sill Find Recovery Programs Tough To Navigate

8:42am November 27, 2016

by Eve Troeh

Parts of Louisiana were inundated by heavy rain and flooding earlier this year. Myra Engrum lost her house, but it wasn't the first time. Hurricane Katrina ruined her home years earlier.

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Inside The Climate Change Dispute Between Exxon Mobil And Rockefeller Family

5:13pm November 26, 2016

Exxon Mobil is accusing the Rockefeller family of masterminding a conspiracy against the company on climate change. New York Times reporter John Schwartz tells the story.