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![Health secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. stands behind a White House branded podium, behind him to the right stands agricultural secretary Brooke Rollins and a large posterboard showing the new inverted food pyramid]()
![Health secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. stands behind a White House branded podium, behind him to the right stands agricultural secretary Brooke Rollins and a large posterboard showing the new inverted food pyramid]()
The climate contradictions in MAHA’s new food pyramid
A Q&A with Sam Kass, a former Obama nutrition advisor, on the Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines and what they mean for the climate.
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![People bear Greenlandic flags as they gather in front of the U.S. consulate protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland.]()
![People bear Greenlandic flags as they gather in front of the U.S. consulate protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland.]()
Greenland is a global model for Indigenous self-governance. Trump’s demands for the island threaten that.
Historians say underpinning Trump's talk of national security lies a longstanding pattern of American entitlement to Native land.
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The Trump EPA ended the ‘green new scam.’ A year later, communities are still paying the price.
Across the country, communities that lost grants have responded in a variety of ways — suing the government, searching for other funds, or simply moving on.
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![Close-up of Trump holding marker after signing an executive order]()
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How permanent is Trump’s assault on climate action?
Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile — and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
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![photo of Donald Trump pointing, a photo of a satellite view of Earth, and graphics of charts on top]()
![photo of Donald Trump pointing, a photo of a satellite view of Earth, and graphics of charts on top]()
The consequences of Trump’s war on climate in 7 charts
Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.
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Can you build data centers in a desert without draining the water supply? Utah is finding out.
Politicians are pushing for one of the driest states to become a haven for data centers.
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![an illustration of a hand picking a water bottle out of a puddle or river. Along the banks, trash such as cans and plastic bags gather. TIny mosquitos dot the expanse of water between banks]()
![an illustration of a hand picking a water bottle out of a puddle or river. Along the banks, trash such as cans and plastic bags gather. TIny mosquitos dot the expanse of water between banks]()
In Bangladesh, thousands of volunteers are battling climate-fueled disease at its source
As mosquitoes spread dengue and chikungunya, Bangladeshi cleanup crews are taking public health into their own hands.
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![President Trump is joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and representatives from the coal industry as he signs an executive order to boost coal power.]()
![President Trump is joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and representatives from the coal industry as he signs an executive order to boost coal power.]()
Trump is keeping coal on life support. How long can it last?
In 2025, regulatory rollbacks and surging power demand helped buoy an industry in trouble.
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![A long stroke belt pump and a traditional pump jack on adjacent oil wells in the canyon country of Utah]()
![A long stroke belt pump and a traditional pump jack on adjacent oil wells in the canyon country of Utah]()
Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry
If enacted, the Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over their role in the climate crisis.
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![Three Iranian women sit in a group talking on a stone sidewalk along the dried-up riverbed]()
![Three Iranian women sit in a group talking on a stone sidewalk along the dried-up riverbed]()
Iran’s regime has survived war, sanctions, and uprising. Environmental crises may bring it down.
Decades of water depletion, dam building, and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling the protests rocking the country.
