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![the view from high above a mine shaft on land that was part of Bears Ears National Monument]()
![the view from high above a mine shaft on land that was part of Bears Ears National Monument]()
After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in
All the claims on the 1.2 million acres appear to have been filed by small-scale miners in Utah with an interest in uranium.
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![A blue corridor with a man in the middle]()
![A blue corridor with a man in the middle]()
Why Germany is building an ark for US climate data
Fearing the Trump administration might meddle with U.S. climate data, scientists in Germany are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Hamburg.
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![A view of mountains over a plain]()
A rural Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.
Some residents oppose renewables. Others see property rights — and the chance to benefit from energy developments on their land — as fundamental. This fall, county leaders will decide.
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![An 3D rendering of a hurricane over Mexico]()
![An 3D rendering of a hurricane over Mexico]()
Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records
In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet.
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Energy
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A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
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How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
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In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
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She governs a US territory. But she has no say in who mines its waters.
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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
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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
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![Collage of older woman holding package and stressed younger woman with her hands on her head]()
My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport weighs in on overcoming a generational clash when it comes to sustainable consumption.
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Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.
The record-breaking oceanic phenomenon isn't just raising global temperatures — it's also canceling Atlantic tropical cyclones.
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![A solar farm takes in sun while smokestacks from a power plant puff in the background.]()
![A solar farm takes in sun while smokestacks from a power plant puff in the background.]()
Gas, solar, and tech companies all want this bill. Will Congress pass it?
Permitting reform is popular in Washington, but facilitating data centers is "toxic" with voters.
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![United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2026.]()
![United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2026.]()
UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.
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As the Pentagon expands across the Pacific, Guam offers a warning
The U.S. militarization of Guam has left its residents living with a legacy of pollution, environmental degradation, and cultural loss. Other Pacific islands may be next.
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![Collage of climate researchers cut out from a photo, surrounded by dollar bill, topography, and chart imagery]()
![Collage of climate researchers cut out from a photo, surrounded by dollar bill, topography, and chart imagery]()
Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.
Climate Reserve is quietly building a lifeline for America's lost climate workforce, one job at a time.
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![Members of the Kichwa of Sarayaku people beach their boats on the banks of the Bobonaza river in Ecuador.]()
![Members of the Kichwa of Sarayaku people beach their boats on the banks of the Bobonaza river in Ecuador.]()
As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward
Indigenous communities are confronting mounting climate threats even as inadequate funding, scant legal recognition, and little support for self-governance limit their ability to respond.
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![Women in traditional Albanian Italian costumes walk through the streets on Easter in Sicily]()
![Women in traditional Albanian Italian costumes walk through the streets on Easter in Sicily]()
This Sicilian community has endured for centuries. Can it survive a changing climate?
For centuries, the Arbëreshë of Sicily have maintained a culture rooted in farming and the land. Drought, wildfires and emigration are testing whether it can endure.
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