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![Illustration of a young man in a t-shirt and wool hat sitting on a rock overlooking a dirty, grey beach. He's distracted by a digital device, and digital projections of tropical palm trees appear over the dingy beach.]()
![Illustration of a young man in a t-shirt and wool hat sitting on a rock overlooking a dirty, grey beach. He's distracted by a digital device, and digital projections of tropical palm trees appear over the dingy beach.]()
Sandbag Squidward
On a cold, damp beach in Louisiana, Henry Block is counting down the days until his Conservation Corps work ends and he can get back to building his digital world.
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![Signs at BP and Shell display prices for gasoline at stations in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2. The war in Iran has caused prices to surge.]()
![Signs at BP and Shell display prices for gasoline at stations in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2. The war in Iran has caused prices to surge.]()
As gas prices soar, Trump is ignoring the lessons of the last oil crisis
Fuel economy rules have reduced U.S. dependence on oil. Trump ripped them up — and then sent gas prices through the roof.
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The feds pulled $1.5B from tribal clean energy. Tribes are finding another way.
With federal funding gone, tribes are turning to philanthropy, alternative lenders, and their own institutions.
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![North Atlantic right whale and her calf]()
Ocean speed limits protect endangered right whales. Trump wants to weaken them.
NOAA wants to replace a longstanding rule with technology scientists say is unproven.
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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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![digital collage of photo of damaged house, man looking at bills and covering his mouth, with red jagged cutouts showing invoice details on top]()
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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![illustration of earth with wind turbines, solar panels, a ship, an excavator and protesters, with bottom of half of earth filled with chunks of minerals]()
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
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![Hot steam rises as workers cool mud extracted from the drilling well at a geothermal energy plant near the Salton Sea.]()
![Hot steam rises as workers cool mud extracted from the drilling well at a geothermal energy plant near the Salton Sea.]()
The future of geothermal energy may depend on fossil fuel workers
The next generation of geothermal energy is drawing on decades of talent and technical expertise developed in the oil and gas industries.
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The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong?
Whether it's cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather modification.
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![Flags beside the seal of the International Seabed Authority]()
![Flags beside the seal of the International Seabed Authority]()
Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks
Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.
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![An older woman walks next to an office building holding a Save the EPA handmade sign]()
![An older woman walks next to an office building holding a Save the EPA handmade sign]()
The fight for the heart of the US Environmental Protection Agency
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
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![A building with a shiny gold circular top stands next to an orange tree]()
![A building with a shiny gold circular top stands next to an orange tree]()
How Vermont’s pioneering clean heat plan fell apart
Misinformation, politics, and a complex design brought down the once-promising program, which sought to slash emissions from heating in the cold New England state.
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Why thinning a forest could get you more drinking water
Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the American west.
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![A sign with current gas prices is displayed at a gas station in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2026.]()
![A sign with current gas prices is displayed at a gas station in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2026.]()
The Iran war is driving up energy prices. These companies are profiting.
Fighting in the Middle East has meant higher bills for consumers and windfalls for oil and gas companies.
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![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem takes her seat as she arrives for a House of Representatives hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. President Trump fired Noem this week following her testimony.]()
![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem takes her seat as she arrives for a House of Representatives hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. President Trump fired Noem this week following her testimony.]()
Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?
The embattled Homeland Security secretary froze spending and slashed staff. It may well have been illegal.
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