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Trump’s agenda won’t let his energy secretary achieve ‘energy abundance’
Chris Wright is no hater of renewables, nuclear power, or transmission. But the Trump administration’s energy policy is a contradictory mess.
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![Farmworkers and their advocates wave pickets on the steps of the Capitol in Olympia, Washington]()
How farmworkers in Washington state got lawmakers’ attention
An annual tribunal where farmworkers share their experiences and needs has spurred laws guaranteeing overtime pay and heat protection.
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![Reindeer herder holding a rope among a hundred reindeer.]()
Sámi need better legal protections to save their homelands
Indigenous territories are sacrificed for global climate goals.
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![Collage showing a hand holding a plastic bag, another hand crushing a bottle, the recycling symbol, and a petrochemical facility.]()
‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry
Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.
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Bison, not prison: Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.
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‘No rebuilding without them’: Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery
Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers are doing the arduous task of repairing US cities affected by disasters.
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Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.
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Oh, great: Rat populations are surging as cities heat up
Hotter weather makes it easier for rodents to feed and breed. Washington, D.C. saw a 390 percent increase in rats over the last decade.
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![The Palisades Nuclear Plant.]()
A Michigan nuclear plant is slated to restart, but Trump could complicate things
Critics say bumpy early days of the new administration don't bode well for the industry.
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Trump wants more drilling, but the oil market is already saturated
Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico.
