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![President Trump sits at a table holding up a signed executive order while cabinet members look on. Behind them is a gold curtain.]()
![President Trump sits at a table holding up a signed executive order while cabinet members look on. Behind them is a gold curtain.]()
Trump’s Interior Department is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them
Federal laws meant to protect land and wildlife are being misused to curb wind and solar development across the U.S.
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A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They’re still waiting.
Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions — and no jobs.
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![A series of white and blue chargers stand next to a car in a parking lot]()
![A series of white and blue chargers stand next to a car in a parking lot]()
Trump administration reopens $5B EV charging program after losses in court
The Transportation Department says states can reapply for funding under the Biden-era program it had halted. Groups fighting the freeze in court decry the delay.
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![An American flag flies near the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant on November 19, 2024 in Wilmington, California.]()
![An American flag flies near the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant on November 19, 2024 in Wilmington, California.]()
California is sunsetting oil refineries without a plan for what’s next
Faced with a looming fuel crunch, some worry the state will push aside its efforts to combat climate change to keep gasoline flowing.
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![A photo shows a billowing smokestack in the background of a small waterfront town]()
Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives
A new report finds that replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.
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![A man in a vest and hard hat stands next to solar panels]()
![A man in a vest and hard hat stands next to solar panels]()
Tribal nations scramble to save clean energy projects as federal support vanishes
As federal programs are frozen or eliminated, Indigenous communities are seeking new ways to fund and finish urgently needed renewable energy plans.
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![Several wind turbines stand in the middle of the ocean]()
Offshore wind leasing is officially dead under Trump
Over 3.5 million acres of federal waters are no longer eligible for offshore wind development following an order from the Interior Department.
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![An electrician working with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company, or HVAC, prepares the Mitsubishi condenser/compressor used to connect a residential heat pump system July 21, 2025 in Charlotte, Vermont.]()
![An electrician working with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company, or HVAC, prepares the Mitsubishi condenser/compressor used to connect a residential heat pump system July 21, 2025 in Charlotte, Vermont.]()
Energy projects across the country are in limbo after Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Community groups, businesses, and consumers say projects face an uncertain future after Republicans slashed renewable energy tax credits.
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![A row of energy-star-certified washing machines.]()
The unlikely coalition fighting to keep Energy Star labels on your appliances
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the energy-efficiency program, but bakers, builders, hot tub lobbyists, and chemical companies are trying to save it.
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A new report shows how local climate activism leads to ‘remarkable’ gains
Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.
