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This EPA research office safeguarded Americans’ health. Trump just eliminated it.
The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from PFAS to pesticides to lead.
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![PLAINFIELD, NJ - JUL 15: A view of flooded streets as Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for New Jersey as considerable rain fell the evening of July 14 with more expected as the night progresses in Plainfield in New Jersey, United States on July 15, 2025.]()
![PLAINFIELD, NJ - JUL 15: A view of flooded streets as Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for New Jersey as considerable rain fell the evening of July 14 with more expected as the night progresses in Plainfield in New Jersey, United States on July 15, 2025.]()
The surprising reasons floods and other disasters are deadlier at night
It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role.
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![Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost in the flash floods that claimed more than 120 lives on July 11, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.]()
![Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost in the flash floods that claimed more than 120 lives on July 11, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.]()
Kerr County’s tragic flood wasn’t an outlier. It was a preview.
Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next.
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![A man in a suit with a red tie and blonde hair stands on a podium with reporters in front of him on a green lawn]()
Trump and the energy industry are eager to power AI with fossil fuels
At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.
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![A wind turbine stands in the middle of the ocean under a cloudy sky]()
The race to build solar and wind in New York before Trump’s tax credit deadline
Trump’s megabill gives wind and solar companies one year to put as many shovels in the ground as possible. They want New York officials to help.
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Standing Rock was an Indigenous-led movement. Why did Greenpeace take the fall?
The inside story of how Greenpeace stood with water protectors — and got hit with a $666 million court judgment.
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![A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.]()
![A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.]()
Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines — even when they don’t make economic sense
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."
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![A flood-damaged house with a US flag flying outside of it]()
After deadly flash floods, a Texas town takes halting, painful steps toward recovery
With an outpouring of volunteers from across the state, the riverside town of Hunt is grappling with loss and recovery.
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USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window
It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install solar.
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How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions
New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.
