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![A giant beige pumpjack sits in the middle of the desert next to an industrial building]()
![A giant beige pumpjack sits in the middle of the desert next to an industrial building]()
A Project 2025 advisor takes the reins at EPA Region 6
Scott Mason IV is the new administrator for the EPA region covering Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 66 tribal nations.
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![A wildland firefighter in a helicopter looks down on a fire in Everglades National Park]()
![A wildland firefighter in a helicopter looks down on a fire in Everglades National Park]()
How the federal funding and hiring freezes are leaving communities vulnerable to wildfire
Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from President Trump's executive orders has limited wildfire training and postponed work to reduce flammable vegetation.
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Mayors across the US urge Congress not to repeal clean energy tax credits
The Inflation Reduction Act incentives for developing clean energy have created thousands of jobs in local communities across the country. The Trump administration froze further spending on them.
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![A snow covered field is surrounded by woods on a cloudy day]()
Bogs hold a key to climate solutions through carbon sequestration, but many have been drained
In Illinois alone, more than 90 percent of wetlands have been lost.
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Trump moves to halt $5B EV-charging program
The administration ordered states to rework plans for using federal EV-charging money, putting hundreds of projects in limbo. Experts say that’s illegal.
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![A mural that reads Sunrise on the Green New Deal]()
![A mural that reads Sunrise on the Green New Deal]()
BlocPower promised to help electrify Ithaca. Now it has ended its support.
The company ended its collaboration with the city in New York after completing the electrification of only 10 buildings.
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North Carolina launches first-ever statewide electrification incentives
State officials recently unveiled a broad home energy-efficiency and electrification program, but it’s unclear whether the Trump administration will block funding.
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![A group of workers in bright yellow stand on wood planks on a roof next to a building damaged by a hurricane]()
![A group of workers in bright yellow stand on wood planks on a roof next to a building damaged by a hurricane]()
‘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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![A man in a white jump suit and blue hard helmet stands in the remains of house that burned down and next to a burned out car]()
![A man in a white jump suit and blue hard helmet stands in the remains of house that burned down and next to a burned out car]()
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.
