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![An oil pump jack is cast in shadow on a ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma.]()
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Osage Nation speeds up orphan well cleanup as federal oversight recedes
A change in federal policy is allowing the Nation to plug abandoned wells more quickly — and raising questions about who is ultimately responsible for thousands of them.
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How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built
The SunZia wind farm is a marvel. Why did it take 20 years to build?
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The EPA is quietly killing its web archive
Tens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump’s climate deletions are now scheduled to disappear.
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![Donald Trump addresses the press from his desk in the Oval Office while men and women wearing suits and cowboy hats stand behind him]()
![Donald Trump addresses the press from his desk in the Oval Office while men and women wearing suits and cowboy hats stand behind him]()
Trump cut funding for farmers — then unlocked billions for them before Election Day
Whether it’s enough to smooth over tensions with that constituency remains to be seen.
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Energy
Solutions
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California has a plan for El Niño’s torrential rain: Save it for later
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The planet’s vital signs are getting worse. One of the easiest fixes is your diet.
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California just showed how home batteries will radically remake the grid
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At the Wall of Wind, engineers blow homes apart to learn how to save them
Staff Picks
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![a choropleth map of Chicago showing various shades of red indicating lead service pipe density by neighborhood]()
Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.
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First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
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![A dirt road leads toward a forested hill, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is visible.]()
Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
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In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
Keep Reading
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They survived the hurricane. Their insurance company didn’t.
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Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?
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Scams are rampant after natural disasters. Here’s how to protect yourself.
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Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure
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How to track disaster spending in your community
Past extreme weather series
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![landscape showing damaged earth caused by permafrost detachment slides with tree covered hills on either side]()
Strange, catastrophic landslides are kicking off across the far north
When frozen ground known as permafrost degrades, it can fail catastrophically. That could spell serious trouble for the whole planet.
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What’s fueling Indonesia’s worst wildfire season in a decade?
Peat fires are burning across the country, smothering one of the world's most populated countries in smoke.
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In eastern Montana, a new oil pipeline comes with perils and a potential payday
The Bridger pipeline promises landowners money, but the tar sands oil it would carry has tribal leaders worried about a spill.
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The new Cold War comes to Kodiak
The path to Trump's 'Arctic dominance' runs through this Alaskan island
Watch This
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![A collage of hands holding a smartphone and text messages and social share buttons in front of a photo of a wildfire]()
![A collage of hands holding a smartphone and text messages and social share buttons in front of a photo of a wildfire]()
Extreme weather is creating a perfect storm of misinformation. Here’s what’s at stake.
Rumors and conspiracies are spreading too fast for emergency managers to keep up. This information chaos is slowing disaster relief and putting lives at risk.
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![Illustration of extreme weather notifications against a stormy sky. Instead of an exclamation point, one notification has an AI symbol within its alert icon.]()
![Illustration of extreme weather notifications against a stormy sky. Instead of an exclamation point, one notification has an AI symbol within its alert icon.]()
Would you trust an emergency alert written by AI?
Human beings struggle with disaster communication. Chatbots can help — if people take them seriously.
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![digital collage of hands holding a smartphone while also using a laptop, with emergency alert symbols, a hurricane cyclone, and a check mark floating above]()
![digital collage of hands holding a smartphone while also using a laptop, with emergency alert symbols, a hurricane cyclone, and a check mark floating above]()
How to fact-check during and after a disaster
Your guide to finding trusted sources, debunking common extreme weather myths, and having conversations with loved ones about misinformation.
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![US President Donald Trump looks on at a midterm campaign rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina, on October 20, 2026.]()
![US President Donald Trump looks on at a midterm campaign rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina, on October 20, 2026.]()
Hurricane Helene haunts the midterms in North Carolina
Two years after the deadly storm, voters are frustrated with a slow recovery — and that could carry a political price.
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