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![Photo of the mostly empty BlackRock building on a rainy night with orange light glowing from inside]()
![Photo of the mostly empty BlackRock building on a rainy night with orange light glowing from inside]()
Companies used to tout their climate plans. Under Trump, they’ve gone quiet.
Mentions of environmental concerns on S&P 500 earnings calls have plunged.
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![scrambled eggs (made from a vegan egg substitute) being moved around by a rubber spatula in a frying pan]()
![scrambled eggs (made from a vegan egg substitute) being moved around by a rubber spatula in a frying pan]()
Egg prices hit record highs. Are you ready to try a vegan egg?
Bird flu has apparently done what environmentalists have long dreamed of: made Americans curious about egg alternatives.
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![a close-up of a vegan chicken nugget from Impossible Foods]()
These vegan meat brands taste almost as good as the real thing. Taste tests prove it.
New research shows which products are closest to "taste parity" — and which need more work.
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![A young white man in denim shorts stands in front of a produce stand at a farmers market.]()
![A young white man in denim shorts stands in front of a produce stand at a farmers market.]()
Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.
Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.
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A $250M investment will help this lithium mine get up and running. That’s bad news for these tribes.
Tribes have tried and failed to stop the project in court. A new report says it violates Indigenous rights.
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![The Citibank logo on a bank building in San Diego, California.]()
![The Citibank logo on a bank building in San Diego, California.]()
How Citibank got caught in a $20B climate fight
Trump pushed the bank to freeze a green investment program. Nonprofits are suing to save it.
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![Close-up of Chris Wright mid-sentence.]()
![Close-up of Chris Wright mid-sentence.]()
Trump’s energy secretary pushed legal attack on green investing
Former fracking company CEO Chris Wright played a key role in efforts to roll back workers’ choices in socially conscious ESG investing.
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![A cook grills several lab-grown chicken filets in a large pan]()
![A cook grills several lab-grown chicken filets in a large pan]()
Lab-grown meat rebrands itself to woo Trump — and RFK Jr.
The cultivated meat industry hopes a pro-business argument can win over skeptical Republicans.
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![A horizontal line of bright blue crystals is reflected in liquid, underneath which is a teal line]()
![A horizontal line of bright blue crystals is reflected in liquid, underneath which is a teal line]()
New technologies could refine the copper the world needs — without the dirty smelting
Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it.
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![Joe Biden speaks at a podium in front of a sign that reads Investing in America]()
![Joe Biden speaks at a podium in front of a sign that reads Investing in America]()
Midwest wins funding for a new hydrogen hub. Not everyone is convinced it’s ‘clean.’
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.
