Earth’s forests play a dominant role in absorbing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, soaking up about 8.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year, a new study led by the US Forest Service shows. GR


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SCOTUS Poised to Handcuff the EPA
In the wake of reactionary rulings by the Supreme Court that seized a woman’s right to abortion after the Justices had unleashed potentially lethal freedoms to gun owners, one can only shudder at the prospect of the court’s upcoming decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).