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![Low angle of an irrigation canal with farm equipment on either side, and drought-ridden land]()
![Low angle of an irrigation canal with farm equipment on either side, and drought-ridden land]()
Did the USDA just forget about $400M in drought aid for farmers?
More than a year later, not a dollar has been spent — and no one knows what happened to the money.
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![An electric bus rolls through the streets of Madison, Wisconsin.]()
![An electric bus rolls through the streets of Madison, Wisconsin.]()
Electric buses are passing a brutal cold-weather test in Wisconsin
Madison is proving that electric buses can run through frightfully cold winters, providing a blueprint for zero-emissions transit in other frigid locales.
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![Huge plumes of smoke are seen from a satellite]()
![Huge plumes of smoke are seen from a satellite]()
Scientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfires
Around the world, the conditions that brew massive blazes are ... syncing up?
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![Two side by side images show an industrial complex with one infrared imagery]()
![Two side by side images show an industrial complex with one infrared imagery]()
‘A different set of rules’: Thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations
Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.
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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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![An illustration of the Phoenix landscape with dust and a translucent doctor in the foreground]()
In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
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![U.S. cross-country skier Ben Ogden competes in the men's team sprint free finals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games.]()
![U.S. cross-country skier Ben Ogden competes in the men's team sprint free finals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games.]()
Team USA is proving that world-class skiing doesn’t require PFAS wax
U.S. ski techs reflect on competing at the first Olympics banning waxes with "forever chemicals."
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![Collage of person looking upset with plane in background]()
Ask a Climate Therapist: How do I deal with friends and family who won’t stop polluting?
Your climate values are conflicting with your closest relationships. Here's some advice on how to cope.
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![17 June 2024, Berlin: The water flushes in a toilet. Berliner Wasserbetriebe held its annual press conference on June 17.]()
![17 June 2024, Berlin: The water flushes in a toilet. Berliner Wasserbetriebe held its annual press conference on June 17.]()
Would you pay $49 a month to drink recycled wastewater?
A recent survey found that rural Americans would pay for the privilege of water reuse. Here's the huge potential benefit of the technique.
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![Rev. Jesse Jackson walks in a national mile-long march to highlight the push for clean water in Flint.]()
![Rev. Jesse Jackson walks in a national mile-long march to highlight the push for clean water in Flint.]()
Jesse Jackson’s vision for America embraced environmental justice
The civil rights leader, who died earlier this week, linked segregation, pollution, and political power.
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![collage of a cutout of a man on top of a pattern of soybeans, a one hundred dollar bill, and ground beef]()
![collage of a cutout of a man on top of a pattern of soybeans, a one hundred dollar bill, and ground beef]()
The cowboy who got rich selling veggie burgers
To see the future of food, look no further than Sam Cobb, the cattle rancher making soy-based Boca Burgers.
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![A view of the Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee.]()
![A view of the Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee.]()
The nation’s largest public utility is going back to coal — with almost no input from the public
The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy
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![Daria Egereva speaks on the recognition of Indigenous Peoples in U.N. member states' climate action plans at COP30 in Brazil on 12 Nov, 2025.]()
![Daria Egereva speaks on the recognition of Indigenous Peoples in U.N. member states' climate action plans at COP30 in Brazil on 12 Nov, 2025.]()
Two months after being arrested, this Indigenous climate leader remains imprisoned in Russia
The U.N. and dozens of Indigenous organizations are demanding Daria Egereva's release, but a Moscow court just extended her detention until at least March.
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![Person holding electric bill with orange lightning bolts sparking from it]()
![Person holding electric bill with orange lightning bolts sparking from it]()
What’s behind your eye-popping power bill? We broke it down, region by region.
The culprit depends on where you live — but it’s probably not data centers (yet).
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