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Becoming a farmer is hard. This Michigan program wants to help.
“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which gives aspiring farmers a place to experiment without risk.
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Trump uses wartime powers to dole out $700 million to ‘clean, beautiful’ coal
The president announced plans for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, using the Defense Production Act.
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Federal agency to open tens of thousands of acres of Colorado wilderness to oil drilling
Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in the state’s biggest public land sale in modern history.
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![Walkers enjoy the sunshine on the Outer Alster in Hamburg]()
![Walkers enjoy the sunshine on the Outer Alster in Hamburg]()
Your local park is bringing in the green (and by that, we mean money)
A new report finds that for every dollar invested in parks, cities reap $3 in economic benefits. Here's how.
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Ask a Climate Therapist: Is it still ‘catastrophizing’ if the threat is real?
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The world’s largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah’s Republican governor says ‘never.’
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Nike’s recycled World Cup uniforms reveal the limits of ‘circular’ fashion
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The Iran war is destroying oil demand. Could it also spark a shift to clean energy?
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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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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
Past extreme weather series
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![A man in Great Smoky Mountain National Park holds a small sample of lichen and a magnifying glass.]()
![A man in Great Smoky Mountain National Park holds a small sample of lichen and a magnifying glass.]()
In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it’s too late
For citizen scientists, counting lichens and bugs and other tiny species is one way to monitor climate change in America's most biodiverse national park.
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![an illustration of a field irrigated with pools in the shape of a cow cut up into parts a la butcher diagram]()
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Blood in the well: One town’s fight against the slaughterhouse polluting it
Residents of a Pennsylvania town took on a beef processor after its waste polluted their wells. They won — but little may change.
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![U.S. President Donald Trump is joined by grocery store owners and supermarket in the Oval Office]()
![U.S. President Donald Trump is joined by grocery store owners and supermarket in the Oval Office]()
No, rolling back these environmental rules won’t lower your grocery bill
The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll only make things pricier.
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![Protestors hold signs and a cutout of New York Governor Kathy Hochul at a protest against the governor's efforts to weaken the state's landmark climate law.]()
![Protestors hold signs and a cutout of New York Governor Kathy Hochul at a protest against the governor's efforts to weaken the state's landmark climate law.]()
New York backtracked on its climate goals. Here’s why.
Lawmakers wanted to lead the energy transition, but Governor Kathy Hochul is worried about the cost of ditching natural gas.
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In the race to find critical minerals, there’s a ‘gold mine’ literally at our shoreline
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This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.
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An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades
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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
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![A home displays a “Stop the Date Center” sign along South 11th Street on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 in Nebraska City.]()
![A home displays a “Stop the Date Center” sign along South 11th Street on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 in Nebraska City.]()
Nebraskans are taking a hard look at data centers
Residents and officials are finding ways to slow down the development rush.
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Biden’s clean drinking water plan is being rebranded as MAHA
The EPA is distributing billions authorized under the Biden administration while reducing overall funding levels and promoting the work as part of the Make America Healthy Again initiative.
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Why is this Trump official dead set on saving a failing California dam?
Brooke Rollins’s latest culture war crusade threatens a delicate compromise between Potter Valley farmers and nearby tribes.
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![A pedestrian walks past a Toyota RAV4 EV plugged in outside city hall in Portland, Oregon.]()
![A pedestrian walks past a Toyota RAV4 EV plugged in outside city hall in Portland, Oregon.]()
The hidden cost of owning an EV: Expensive insurance
Electric vehicle insurance costs an average of 42 percent more than it does for other cars.
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