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California’s new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year
The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.
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![A salesperson showing a Volkswagen electric car to potential buyers at a dealership]()
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The market for used EVs ‘is so hot’ right now
Used EV sales continued their surge in July, according to the latest data.
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![A yellow sign reading No Uranium Mining against a desert landscape with red dirt and a hill in the background]()
![A yellow sign reading No Uranium Mining against a desert landscape with red dirt and a hill in the background]()
Mining executives bought stock in their own firm days before Trump shrank Bears Ears
House Democrats have opened an investigation for insider trading.
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Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report
The move by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest government rollback of climate science activity.
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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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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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![Exhaust blows out of flue-gas stacks, which you can just see the tops of]()
![Exhaust blows out of flue-gas stacks, which you can just see the tops of]()
AI could help fossil fuel companies create more emissions
New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent — vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.
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The EPA’s data on cancer risk from air pollution has gone dark
For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing.
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![A construction worker in a bright yellow shirt wearing a white work helmet with a towel underneath takes a drink of an electrolyte beverage in the oppressive summer heat.]()
![A construction worker in a bright yellow shirt wearing a white work helmet with a towel underneath takes a drink of an electrolyte beverage in the oppressive summer heat.]()
Congress may kill the federal heat rule before OSHA can
The Biden-era heat safety rule was already languishing. Now, in a summer of record-breaking heat, a congressional committee has moved to block it entirely. What gives?
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![A diarama consisting of an iconic Indigenous headdress made of $2 bills hanging in front of a screen next to cut out dollar bills. Over the tableau, a video of a Texas SpaceX launch plays with the land in the forefront of the scene.]()
![A diarama consisting of an iconic Indigenous headdress made of $2 bills hanging in front of a screen next to cut out dollar bills. Over the tableau, a video of a Texas SpaceX launch plays with the land in the forefront of the scene.]()
The climate movement gave this Texas tribe millions and a global platform. No one checked its story.
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe turned family lore into money, media, and a place at the United Nations.
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5 takeaways from our investigation into the ‘ghost’ tribe that got millions in climate funding
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe’s rise shows how the climate movement can validate unverified claims of Indigenous identity — with consequences for Indigenous peoples and climate action.
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As Montana warms, Missoula’s first heat map reveals hidden hotspots
The mapping effort is uncovering unexpected patterns, with some undeveloped and heavily forested areas holding more heat than researchers anticipated.
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Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’
Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.
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![Milligan Wind, EDF Power Solutions, operates wind turbines, seen on July 30, in Saline County.]()
![Milligan Wind, EDF Power Solutions, operates wind turbines, seen on July 30, in Saline County.]()
Some Nebraska communities are cashing in on renewables. Others are being left behind.
More than 88 percent of the taxes on wind and solar went to just 10 of the state’s 93 counties.
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