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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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![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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![Trump looks toward the camera in the Oval Office, behind him stand five men.]()
![Trump looks toward the camera in the Oval Office, behind him stand five men.]()
The hidden potential of Trump’s critical minerals stockpile
The administration’s rush to secure the components for the military could benefit renewable energy — someday.
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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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![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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![Collage of can opener, can, tomato jar, coffee mug, and butterfly beside a strawberry]()
![Collage of can opener, can, tomato jar, coffee mug, and butterfly beside a strawberry]()
Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat.
It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.
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![Passengers disembark from an electric Caltrain commuter train in the San Francisco Bay Area.]()
![Passengers disembark from an electric Caltrain commuter train in the San Francisco Bay Area.]()
How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent
A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.
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![Construction of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company]()
Arizona’s water is drying up. That’s not stopping the data center rush.
Though tech companies are secretive about their water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of the state’s supply.
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![Lines of people in rio gear and sheriff vests and holding bats near yellow school buses in a field]()
![Lines of people in rio gear and sheriff vests and holding bats near yellow school buses in a field]()
Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.
The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.
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![a farmer with a straw hat stands in a field of blueberries against a blue sky]()
![a farmer with a straw hat stands in a field of blueberries against a blue sky]()
After a lawsuit, USDA agrees to share climate risk data with farmers
Now, even if the webpages come down again, the data can remain public.
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After a hurricane, extreme heat poses a serious threat to recovery workers
The risk is even higher for crews that travel in from cooler climates.
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![Scientists sorting through seeds]()
A regional network is racing to save the Midwest’s native seeds
As climate change intensifies wildfires and other extreme weather events, demand for native seeds is surging.
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Appalachia’s iconic salamander was slated for federal protection. It’s still in limbo.
As climate change remakes the mountains, the fight to save the hellbender is becoming a fight for home.
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