How the United States Looked Before the EPA

Back in 1970, then-President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing the Environmental Protection Agency. Just after its creation, the EPA created a photo-documentary project called "Project Documerica." Its purpose? To "record the state of the environment and efforts to improve it."

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Jupiter: The flyover

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These Sustainable Sneakers Are Made Using Algae

The shoes’ manufacturers harvest harmful algal blooms and turn the goo into footwear

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World Meteorological Organization Announces Global Records for Deadliest Weather Events in History

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently announced world records for the highest death tolls from lightning, tropical cyclones, tornadoes and hailstorms in recorded history.

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This millionaire has a promising idea for space exploration. But he says aliens are already here.

Robert Bigelow has joined the ranks of wealthy entrepreneurs with an expensive interest in space.

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Video shows maiden flight of cyborg dragonfly

Back in January, researchers from Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) outlined plans to fit dragonflies with tiny electronic backpacks, allowing them to be controlled remotely. In a new video, their cyborg dragonflies have taken flight for the first time.

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Elon Musk to Trump: You quit Paris, so I quit you

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has quit of two of President Trump's business advisory councils after the president announced he will pull the U.S. out of the historic Paris climate agreement.

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