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Coexistence Over Conflict in India’s Farmlands
By reconnecting fragmented habitats, researcher Krithi Karanth is pioneering ways to reduce conflict between people and wildlife.
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The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can’t do that again.
The U.S. Energy Secretary said allowing tribes to weigh in on energy projects on their land creates "unnecessary burdens to the development of critical infrastructure."
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![A technician at heating, cooling and plumbing company John G. Webster, removes a gas water heater from a home in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2024.]()
![A technician at heating, cooling and plumbing company John G. Webster, removes a gas water heater from a home in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2024.]()
Illinois families are going electric — for free
As federal incentives for home electrification disappear, an innovative state law lets utilities meet energy-efficiency mandates by getting people off gas.
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The Trump administration’s data center push could open the door for new forever chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals — with limited oversight.
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![A rancher moves a herd of cattle between pastures in Colorado.]()
![A rancher moves a herd of cattle between pastures in Colorado.]()
The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab
Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.
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![Activists participate in a climate protest during the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. The photo shows people linking hands and walking on a road.]()
![Activists participate in a climate protest during the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. The photo shows people linking hands and walking on a road.]()
After COP30, Indigenous advocates celebrate gains while warning of unfinished work
“They can’t decide for us without us.”
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Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales
The site removed the feature after real estate agents and some homeowners alleged that the scores appear arbitrary and hurt sales.
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How one Seattle organization is turning food waste into plant food
A program in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood is reducing garbage while helping residents grow their own gardens.
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EV sales are way down. Here’s why that might not be a big deal.
Analysts say electric vehicle adoption in the United States will continue to grow — but maybe not at the same pace as before.
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Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans
Governor Josh Shapiro pulled out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in exchange for a budget. Critics say he “got rolled.”
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Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
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![A fence cuts across the dry landscape of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.]()
A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions.
Instead of waiting for more data, a new report lays out the case for action.
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