What a crumbling power grid means for disabled Americans
During the power outage following the winter storms of 2021 — known in Texas as Winter Storm Uri — Rita, an
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One word sums up climate politics in 2025: Greenlash
The years leading up to 2025 were marked by a rare optimism that the United States would finally do something
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Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
An arctic wind cut across Prudhoe Bay, sending spindrifts swirling as Energy Secretary Chris Wright stepped onto a podium hastily
Read MoreWe’re all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab
You may not know it, but you’ve benefited from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. For more than half a
Read MoreHere’s the global playbook being used to crack down on climate protest
A new study published this month in the journal Environmental Politics reveals that efforts to repress climate and environmental protest
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How the devil is in the details of greener new jobs
What makes a job sustainable — both eco-friendly and liable to stick around? That question is at the center of
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The year the US doubled down on critical minerals
President Donald Trump spent most of 2025 hacking away at large parts of the federal government. His administration fired, bought
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Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding
A long, warm plume of airborne water snaked its way from the subtropical Pacific Ocean toward the U.S. West Coast
Read MoreHow the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest
When the Forest Service approved the sale of nearly 70 acres for commercial logging in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest
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The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
Bill Johnson has witnessed the extent of US Magnesium’s pollution up close. He’s seen the wastewater pond that was so
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