Study says roads bring more fires to forests; USDA wants more roads to fight fires
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What crackdown? Trump’s EPA enforcement claims don’t pass sniff test.
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This is why our electricity bills are so high right now
New data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025.
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Iowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry
Though the rules are among the strictest in the US, locals say they aren’t enough.
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15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over “anti-science” vaccine policy
Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule “throws science out the window.”
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Study shows how rocket launches pollute the atmosphere
Is the global atmospheric commons destined to be an industrial waste dumping ground?
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Michigan antitrust lawsuit says oil companies hobbled EVs and renewables
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The EPA is revoking the finding for legal, not scientific, reasons.
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Under Trump, EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds
The Environmental Protection Agency has drastically pulled back on holding polluters accountable.
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Narwhals become quieter as the Arctic Ocean grows louder
Increasing shipping traffic is interfering with the whales’ ability to hunt and communicate.
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States want to tax fossil fuel companies to create climate change superfunds
As climate costs rise, states are passing legislation so fossil fuel can pay their share.
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Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms
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Zillow removed climate risk scores. This climate expert is restoring them.
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Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
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EPA makes it harder for states, tribes to block pipelines
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Providers dropping common anesthesia drug that’s also a climate super pollutant
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NJ’s answer to flooding: it has bought out and demolished 1,200 properties
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Trump’s energy secretary orders a Washington state coal plant to remain open
Chris Wright declared an energy “emergency” in the Pacific Northwest.
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Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade
Gov’ts agree to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins, and other products.
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Brazil weakens Amazon protections days after COP30
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A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge
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New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region
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Rare win for renewable energy: Trump admin funds geothermal network expansion
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“Renewable” no more: Trump admin renames the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Reintroduced carnivores’ impacts on ecosystems are still coming into focus
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Trump and Republicans join Big Oil’s push to shut down climate liability efforts
Republicans are attempting to foreclose the ability of cities and states to seek damages linked to climate change.
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Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change
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Antarctica is starting to look a lot like Greenland—and that isn’t good
Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole.
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Tax credits for electric cars are no more. What’s next for the US EV industry?
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Natural disasters are a rising burden for the National Guard
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Illinois utility tries using electric school buses for bidirectional charging
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What climate targets? Top fossil fuel producing nations keep boosting output
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Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change
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“Mockery of science”: Climate scientists tear into new US climate report
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Texas suit alleging anti-coal “cartel” of top Wall Street firms could reshape ESG
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