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![A caribou herd roams across the tundra in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.]()
![A caribou herd roams across the tundra in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.]()
Biden bars oil drilling across a wide swath of Alaska’s Arctic
The moves would cancel Trump-era oil leases in ANWR and protect millions of acres on the North Slope from drilling.
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Burning Man’s climate reckoning has begun
Protesters highlighted the festival’s carbon footprint, but the biggest issue may be Burning Man’s opposition to renewable energy in its own backyard.
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![A black Tesla car charges in a parking lot next to a sign with gas prices.]()
![A black Tesla car charges in a parking lot next to a sign with gas prices.]()
Under new state law, Texas will bill electric vehicle drivers an extra $200 a year
The new registration fee is meant to make up for the state’s lost revenue from gasoline taxes that are used to pay for road construction and maintenance.
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![An image of an offshore wind turbine.]()
Why the Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind auction wasn’t a smash hit
The region’s first-ever lease sale arrived at a time of industry turmoil, and in a place saddled with unique obstacles to offshore wind development
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![Two men carry a heat pump HVAC system.]()
![Two men carry a heat pump HVAC system.]()
Electrifying your home is about to get a lot cheaper
Rebates from the IRA could help low- and middle-income households save thousands on heat pumps, weatherstripping, and other efficiency improvements.
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Exxon says global climate goals are destined to fail
The company’s researchers predict that an expanding population and worldwide economy will drive up energy demand for fossil fuels.
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Virginia is bailing on a carbon cap-and-invest program. Activists say that might be illegal.
If the state ditches the program, millions of dollars in climate resilience funding could be lost.
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A renewable energy battery plant will rise in West Virginia where a steel mill once stood
The $760 million project will create 750 jobs on the site of what was once the beating heart of the steel economy in the Ohio River valley.
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![A back fire set by fire fighters burns a hillside near PG&E power lines during the 2019 Kincade Fire in Healdsburg, California.]()
![A back fire set by fire fighters burns a hillside near PG&E power lines during the 2019 Kincade Fire in Healdsburg, California.]()
Utilities are getting sued over wildfires. Who’s bearing the cost?
As power companies spend big on legal settlements and grid upgrades, customers are seeing higher prices.
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A climate lawsuit won big in Montana. What will it mean for other cases?
Why experts say the Held v. Montana decision could lead to more climate wins in the courts.
