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![A man views the removal of debris in a storm-damaged neighborhood]()
![A man views the removal of debris in a storm-damaged neighborhood]()
Clearing debris after a storm is big business. For some communities, it’s also a burden.
How the necessary work of cleaning up can make an even bigger mess.
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After the Texas floods, when is the right time to ask what went wrong?
The rare window to ask tough questions opens after a disaster. Too often, it closes before accurate answers can emerge.
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A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They’re still waiting.
Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions — and no jobs.
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![A series of white and blue chargers stand next to a car in a parking lot]()
Trump administration reopens $5B EV charging program after losses in court
The Transportation Department says states can reapply for funding under the Biden-era program it had halted. Groups fighting the freeze in court decry the delay.
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![This photo shows the logo of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica.]()
![This photo shows the logo of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica.]()
The International Seabed Authority’s war with itself
As the U.N. body faces an American threat to its jurisdiction over deep-sea mining, diplomats have more or less left all the important questions unanswered.
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‘Consensus kills ambition’: UN plastics treaty talks end without an agreement
Procedural hurdles once again foil progress on a global agreement to end plastic pollution.
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The Trump administration’s assault on science feels eerily Soviet
The U.S. is drifting away from science and climate reality. So why does life seem so normal?
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![An American flag flies near the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant on November 19, 2024 in Wilmington, California.]()
![An American flag flies near the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant on November 19, 2024 in Wilmington, California.]()
California is sunsetting oil refineries without a plan for what’s next
Faced with a looming fuel crunch, some worry the state will push aside its efforts to combat climate change to keep gasoline flowing.
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Factory farms don’t just stink — they make it harder to breathe, too
New maps show that where animal feeding operations exist, higher percentages of Latino and uninsured residents also live.
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![A photo shows a billowing smokestack in the background of a small waterfront town]()
Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives
A new report finds that replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.
