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In Georgia, a runoff looms for Democrats after primary results for public utility commission seat
In a state with rising energy bills, the race is key for its climate future.
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![Helicopter and airplane flying above wildfire smoke]()
![Helicopter and airplane flying above wildfire smoke]()
Canada’s wildfire crisis is displacing First Nations at alarming rates
With over 40,000 people evacuated and infrastructure overwhelmed, Indigenous leaders say climate change is hitting their homelands hardest.
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![Senate Majority Leader Thune stands before reporters]()
![Senate Majority Leader Thune stands before reporters]()
With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act
The so-called Big Beautiful Bill targets the tax credits designed to put the U.S. on the path to net-zero carbon emissions.
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![collage of the book Sea of Grass with headshots of the authors on either side]()
![collage of the book Sea of Grass with headshots of the authors on either side]()
How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored
A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.
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Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas
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The sneaky way even meat lovers can lessen their climate impact
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Trump cuts hundreds of EPA grants, leaving cities on the hook for climate resiliency
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Illinois must protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way.
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![A panel of dignitaries sitting in front of a banner reading Conférence des Nations Unies sur L'Océan Nice, France 2025]()
![A panel of dignitaries sitting in front of a banner reading Conférence des Nations Unies sur L'Océan Nice, France 2025]()
Progress and frustration mark the UN’s third Ocean Conference
The historic high seas treaty is not yet in effect — but countries drew closer to implementing it.
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![Forecasted temperatures for June 16 in Alaska.]()
![Forecasted temperatures for June 16 in Alaska.]()
Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory
The heat bearing down on central Alaska "could feel like 110" in a state where the sun can shine all day.
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![Brine shrimp boats on the Great Salt Lake]()
![Brine shrimp boats on the Great Salt Lake]()
From sea monkeys to Great Salt Lake gold
With science-based management and real-time data, Utah’s brine shrimp fishery balances the economy and ecology.
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![Black smoke billows across the sky as a chemical storage site burns in a fire.]()
![Black smoke billows across the sky as a chemical storage site burns in a fire.]()
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
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![digital collage with photo of 1970s scene with children playing in front of a house with a large smokestack in the background and a cutout of serial killer Ted Bundy's face in the middle]()
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What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues.
Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, and others terrorized the Pacific Northwest. "Murderland" asks what role polluters played.
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![Several electric cars sit next to Tesla chargers in front of idyllic red cabins nestled below green mountains]()
![Several electric cars sit next to Tesla chargers in front of idyllic red cabins nestled below green mountains]()
Norway is all in on electric cars. What can the U.S. learn?
Norway’s crusade to eliminate gasoline powered cars was years in the making. Can that achievement be replicated?
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![An overhead view of a treatment plant]()
Texas finalizes $1.8B to build solar, battery, and gas-powered microgrids
The state Legislature finally passed a proposal to fund backup power for critical facilities like nursing homes and fire stations.
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![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stands at podium with flags behind him]()
![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stands at podium with flags behind him]()
Trump’s EPA accidentally made the case against passing the Big Beautiful Bill
GOP leaders claim that repealing power plant pollution rules and tax breaks for renewables will fuel an energy boom. Experts say they’re doing just the opposite.
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