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![A long stroke belt pump and a traditional pump jack on adjacent oil wells in the canyon country of Utah]()
![A long stroke belt pump and a traditional pump jack on adjacent oil wells in the canyon country of Utah]()
Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry
If enacted, the Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over their role in the climate crisis.
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![Three Iranian women sit in a group talking on a stone sidewalk along the dried-up riverbed]()
![Three Iranian women sit in a group talking on a stone sidewalk along the dried-up riverbed]()
Iran’s regime has survived war, sanctions, and uprising. Environmental crises may bring it down.
Decades of water depletion, dam building, and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling the protests rocking the country.
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![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stands at podium with flags behind him]()
![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stands at podium with flags behind him]()
Trump’s EPA is taking itself out of the regulation game
The agency has long tried to curb carbon emissions and protect human health. Critics say it’s giving up on both.
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Trump is trying to kill clean energy. The market has other plans.
The administration has done real damage to climate action, experts say. But in many ways, renewables are unstoppable.
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Daria Egereva fought for Indigenous voices at the UN. Now she’s in a Russian jail.
Observers say Egereva’s case highlights the risks Indigenous advocates face when they challenge powerful governments on climate and human rights.
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![Illustration of a boy in a classroom. He is reaching towards brightly-colored, fantastical birds that are flying around him.]()
![Illustration of a boy in a classroom. He is reaching towards brightly-colored, fantastical birds that are flying around him.]()
The Very Important Case of Rami and the Rainbow Bird
When Rami Saleh’s porcelain bird is broken, the schoolyard gets on the case in a caper about finding truth, belonging, and safety in a world on fire.
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![An electric vehicle covered in snow is shown plugged into a charger.]()
![An electric vehicle covered in snow is shown plugged into a charger.]()
This tech could keep EVs from stressing the grid — and save everyone money
Instead of lots of EVs juicing up their huge batteries all at once, "active managed charging" distributes the load throughout the night, helping stabilize the grid.
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![Collage of simple house shape with a photo of a super computer used for its walls]()
These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin
Can the reuse of crypto mining’s waste heat redeem its carbon footprint?
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Why almost none of the homes burned in LA have been rebuilt since last year’s fires
The wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes. In Los Angeles County, just seven have been rebuilt.
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A major agreement to protect the Amazon is falling apart after 20 years
Amid changing political headwinds, the moratorium on soy-driven deforestation is in danger. What now?
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![Photo of people in yellow jackets and hard-hats working with shovels in smoky conditions]()
![Photo of people in yellow jackets and hard-hats working with shovels in smoky conditions]()
After one year of Trump, is anything left of the American Climate Corps?
The federal program shut down, but a handful of state efforts are carrying on — with a lower profile.
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States say they need more help replacing lead pipes. Congress may cut the funding instead.
The U.S. House voted to cut millions promised for the work this year. The Senate will vote this week, as advocates and some lawmakers push back.
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