Environment Archives

Does Border Wall Construction Threaten Native American Burial Sites? According to Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, explosions occurred on Monument Hill where a Tohono O'odham...

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Do Viral Photographs Show Lithium Extraction Mines in Chile?

Does Viral Photo Show a ‘Toxic’ Lithium Extraction Field? The Chilean Andes hold more than half of the world’s lithium, a metal primarily used...

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Does Photo Show Trash at Glastonbury After Greta Thunberg’s Speech? The grounds at a music festival often get covered with trash ... and then they...

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The claim is that more of Floridas manatees have died in the first six months of 2021 than in any other year in recorded state history.

Are Florida’s Manatees Dying in ‘Unprecedented’ Numbers? Wildlife experts in Florida have warned that 2021 is the deadliest year on record for...

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Did California Tell Residents Not To Charge Electric Cars Due to Power Shortage? As record high temperatures persisted in the western U.S., so did social media rumors.

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Did Extinction Rebellion Activists Break Bank Windows in London? "We’ll disrupt key economic institutions with a wide range of non-violent tactics," the group said...

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Does Biden’s Climate Plan Include Cutting 90% of Red Meat From Our Diets? One way to smear a plan that is light on details is to make up...

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Did Biden’s Dept. of Energy Block Texas from Increasing Power Before Storm? A notorious producer of inflammatory disinformation struck again.

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Did Biden Set US ‘Back 50 Years’ on Energy Independence Progress? It is true that 2019 was the first year since 1957 in which the U.S....

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Did Greta Thunberg Disguise Herself as Pro-Trump Rioter? If so, an uncredited meme would not likely be the first to report the discovery.

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Are Windmill Turbine Blades Buried in Wyoming Landfill? At least 90% of a wind turbine is recyclable.

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Did Sea Foam Fill Streets in Spain? NOAA explained that sea foam forms "when dissolved organic matter in the ocean is churned...

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