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![A truck driver fills his big-rig with diesel fuel. A sign in the background indicates the price is four dollars and ninety-nine cents a gallon.]()
![A truck driver fills his big-rig with diesel fuel. A sign in the background indicates the price is four dollars and ninety-nine cents a gallon.]()
What the record-high cost of diesel means for you
Most Americans don't buy diesel, but the soaring costs of trucking and shipping goods have cost the average household $350.
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Georgia bet big on EV manufacturing. Trump pulled the plug.
It's a grim moment for what was a booming industry in the state. But EV makers are still forging ahead.
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Wendell Berry’s life on Earth
Throughout his career, the writer and farmer found joy in a world without end.
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Why it’s so hard to predict a tragedy like Nepal’s glacier collapse
Melting glaciers spell disaster around the world. Protecting people will be a challenge for decades to come.
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The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough
Scientists say it will take more than early warning systems and cooling centers to keep people safe.
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![A firefighter monitors the Dixie Fire as it burns close to a home on August 16, 2021 near Janesville, California]()
![A firefighter monitors the Dixie Fire as it burns close to a home on August 16, 2021 near Janesville, California]()
America is losing its war against wildfire
Wildland firefighting is increasingly facing an intractable reality: We’re stuck in a vicious cycle. A doom loop.
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A hard-won rule to cut chemical plant pollution is being unraveled
In 2024, the Biden administration enacted wide-ranging regulations to protect communities near petrochemical plants from air toxics. The Trump administration has since granted exemptions to scores of polluting facilities and is working to rewrite the long-awaited rule.
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How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
Flash flooding in the Arizona tourist destination was probably triggered by compounding climate factors, such as drought and warming in Pacific Ocean.
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KERA and Grist hire Celeste Guajardo to cover climate in Texas
Guajardo will report on North and West Texas, and her stories will be available to republish for free.
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![Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez gives a speech next to Energy Secretary Chris Wright during the signing of an oil agreement at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.]()
![Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez gives a speech next to Energy Secretary Chris Wright during the signing of an oil agreement at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.]()
With the midterms looming, Trump has no real way out of his gas price problem
The president is facing a shortage of refining capacity, and more Venezuelan oil isn't going to help.
