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![The exterior of a factory that is painted white and reads Blue Oval]()
![The exterior of a factory that is painted white and reads Blue Oval]()
Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries
Amid its $20 billion EV failure, the storied automaker will retool a Kentucky plant to try and break into the booming energy storage sector.
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![A blonde woman is shown next to the cover of her book Disabled Power]()
![A blonde woman is shown next to the cover of her book Disabled Power]()
What a crumbling power grid means for disabled Americans
Angela Frederick’s new book is a call to put disability at the center of disaster planning.
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![A woman and man play with a baby and toddler in front of a house]()
![A woman and man play with a baby and toddler in front of a house]()
The EPA was considering a massive lead cleanup in Omaha. Then Trump shifted guidance.
Tens of thousands of Omahans have lead in their yards at levels that experts say is dangerous, especially for kids. Growing momentum to do more cleanup in what’s already the nation’s largest residential lead Superfund site now may stall.
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![An aerial view of a barren landscape ringed with hills]()
Top Interior Department official has ties to Thacker Pass lithium mine
Karen Budd-Falen’s family ranching operation agreed to sell water rights to the company developing the controversial Nevada lithium project.
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![A technician at heating, cooling and plumbing company John G. Webster, removes a gas water heater from a home in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2024.]()
![A technician at heating, cooling and plumbing company John G. Webster, removes a gas water heater from a home in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2024.]()
Illinois families are going electric — for free
As federal incentives for home electrification disappear, an innovative state law lets utilities meet energy-efficiency mandates by getting people off gas.
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![Red barn in snow with a 'no data center' protest sign in the yard]()
![Red barn in snow with a 'no data center' protest sign in the yard]()
The Trump administration’s data center push could open the door for new forever chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals — with limited oversight.
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![A rancher moves a herd of cattle between pastures in Colorado.]()
![A rancher moves a herd of cattle between pastures in Colorado.]()
The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab
Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.
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![A damaged house slumps over on a sandy yard]()
Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales
The site removed the feature after real estate agents and some homeowners alleged that the scores appear arbitrary and hurt sales.
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![A huge white cruise ship sits in turquoise blue waters off the shore]()
![A huge white cruise ship sits in turquoise blue waters off the shore]()
Hawaiʻi’s green fee is the latest climate effort challenged by Trump
The Department of Justice wants to join the cruise ship industry’s lawsuit against the state over a new tax on passengers visiting the islands.
