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![Mobile home with person walking by]()
Mobile homes already have huge utility bills. Congress may make it worse.
With their latest vote, legislators may end up making mobile homes even less energy-efficient.
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![Side-by-side photos of Chevron sign, Maduro, Trump, and oil tanker]()
![Side-by-side photos of Chevron sign, Maduro, Trump, and oil tanker]()
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to let it continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from the country’s vast oil reserves.
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![Trump stands behind Pete Hegseth at a podium]()
Trump invaded Venezuela to restore an oil industry he helped destroy
U.S. sanctions helped cause the near-total collapse of Venezuelan oil production — damage that President Trump is now using as justification for his military strike against the country.
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Texas clears the way for petrochemical expansion as experts warn of health risks
Public Health Watch chronicles a fossil fuel infrastructure boom that could worsen air pollution in some areas and exacerbate climate change.
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![A man holds a placard showing President Donald Trump drinking from a barrel of oil during a protest outside the American embassy in Madrid. Trump has justified his abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by claiming the United States will help tap Venezuela's oil reserves.]()
![A man holds a placard showing President Donald Trump drinking from a barrel of oil during a protest outside the American embassy in Madrid. Trump has justified his abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by claiming the United States will help tap Venezuela's oil reserves.]()
Trump says he’ll unleash Venezuela’s oil. But who wants it?
As oil prices fall and demand nears a peak, exploiting Venezuela’s heavy crude reserves won’t be as easy as Trump thinks.
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The Bad River Band is suing to protect its wild rice from an oil pipeline
The lawsuit targets a federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5, which the tribe says puts wetlands, rivers, and treaty-protected resources at risk.
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![Wind turbines operate at Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, Saturday, July 19, 2025.]()
![Wind turbines operate at Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, Saturday, July 19, 2025.]()
Trump has always hated offshore wind. Now he’s moving to kill it.
The Trump administration has halted five already approved offshore wind projects despite rising electricity demand.
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![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 dirt road leads toward a forested hill, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is visible.]()
![A dirt road leads toward a forested hill, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is visible.]()
Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
No-bid deals, undisclosed contracts, and millions already spent: inside the wild story of the Alaska gas pipeline that will not die.
