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![Close up of Donald Trump wearing a red Make America Great Again hat]()
![Close up of Donald Trump wearing a red Make America Great Again hat]()
4 ways Trump is sabotaging climate action around the world
In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an island nation’s climate campaign.
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![A man walks on rocks along the shore as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)]()
![A man walks on rocks along the shore as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)]()
The war in Iran could plunge the world into hunger
Farmers from Iowa to India depend on fossil fuel-based fertilizers. Much of their supply is stuck in the Persian Gulf.
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![Signs at BP and Shell display prices for gasoline at stations in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2. The war in Iran has caused prices to surge.]()
![Signs at BP and Shell display prices for gasoline at stations in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2. The war in Iran has caused prices to surge.]()
As gas prices soar, Trump is ignoring the lessons of the last oil crisis
Fuel economy rules have reduced U.S. dependence on oil. Trump ripped them up — and then sent gas prices through the roof.
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![A sign with current gas prices is displayed at a gas station in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2026.]()
![A sign with current gas prices is displayed at a gas station in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2026.]()
The Iran war is driving up energy prices. These companies are profiting.
Fighting in the Middle East has meant higher bills for consumers and windfalls for oil and gas companies.
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![Trump looks toward the camera in the Oval Office, behind him stand five men.]()
![Trump looks toward the camera in the Oval Office, behind him stand five men.]()
The hidden potential of Trump’s critical minerals stockpile
The administration’s rush to secure the components for the military could benefit renewable energy — someday.
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![17 June 2024, Berlin: The water flushes in a toilet. Berliner Wasserbetriebe held its annual press conference on June 17.]()
![17 June 2024, Berlin: The water flushes in a toilet. Berliner Wasserbetriebe held its annual press conference on June 17.]()
Would you pay $49 a month to drink recycled wastewater?
A recent survey found that rural Americans would pay for the privilege of water reuse. Here's the huge potential benefit of the technique.
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![collage of a cutout of a man on top of a pattern of soybeans, a one hundred dollar bill, and ground beef]()
![collage of a cutout of a man on top of a pattern of soybeans, a one hundred dollar bill, and ground beef]()
The cowboy who got rich selling veggie burgers
To see the future of food, look no further than Sam Cobb, the cattle rancher making soy-based Boca Burgers.
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![Environmental activists march in lower Manhattan, New York, to demand Wall Street stop funding of fossil fuel projects.]()
![Environmental activists march in lower Manhattan, New York, to demand Wall Street stop funding of fossil fuel projects.]()
It just got harder for shareholders to push companies on climate
New SEC restrictions could sideline the small shareholders who have driven high-profile climate fights in recent years.
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![US president Donald Trump and Argentina president Javier Milei shake hands at the World Economic Forum while seated at a table against a blue backdrop]()
![US president Donald Trump and Argentina president Javier Milei shake hands at the World Economic Forum while seated at a table against a blue backdrop]()
Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won’t lower prices
There’s no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.
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![trucks lined up in a manufacturing plant]()
![trucks lined up in a manufacturing plant]()
The US lost $35B in clean energy projects last year
A new report indicates that Trump administration policies led to billions of dollars in canceled investment and tens of thousands of lost jobs.
