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![EPA administrator gives presentation]()
Biden’s clean drinking water plan is being rebranded as MAHA
The EPA is distributing billions authorized under the Biden administration while reducing overall funding levels and promoting the work as part of the Make America Healthy Again initiative.
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![Collage of Brooke Rollins and an aerial view of a dam]()
Why is this Trump official dead set on saving a failing California dam?
Brooke Rollins’s latest culture war crusade threatens a delicate compromise between Potter Valley farmers and nearby tribes.
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![A pedestrian walks past a Toyota RAV4 EV plugged in outside city hall in Portland, Oregon.]()
![A pedestrian walks past a Toyota RAV4 EV plugged in outside city hall in Portland, Oregon.]()
The hidden cost of owning an EV: Expensive insurance
Electric vehicle insurance costs an average of 42 percent more than it does for other cars.
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![A person in protective beekeeping gear including a face mask and full-body covering holds a wooden box with bees in it near a man-made hive as bees fly around]()
![A person in protective beekeeping gear including a face mask and full-body covering holds a wooden box with bees in it near a man-made hive as bees fly around]()
The fight to protect pollinators and people from the ‘pesticides that are everywhere’
Neonics are contaminating ecosystems and communities.
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![A light rail commuter train passes by Seattle Stadium on a bright sunny day]()
US host cities made transit improvements a World Cup goooooooal
From Seattle to Atlanta, host cities used the tournament to speed up rail and bus upgrades years in the making — while trying to avoid the mistakes of past World Cups.
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A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines
Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost.
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![Brooke Rollins standing in front of a wooden seal of the USDA]()
![Brooke Rollins standing in front of a wooden seal of the USDA]()
The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?
The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up.
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70-foot wastewater geyser reflects New Mexico’s latest oilfield challenge
It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.
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![An aerial view of many solar panels under a smoggy sky]()
A first among major nations, India is industrializing with solar
India is increasingly turning to cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Its solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies.
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![scattered branches, trash, and damaged homes in an aerial photo]()
Pacific Islanders slowly recover from the strongest storm of the year
More than a month after Sinlaku hit the Western Pacific, the death toll stands at 17 and many families remain without stable housing or electricity.
