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![Chevron gas station after fire swept through it.]()
The Trump administration just dismissed all 400 experts working on America’s official climate report
It’s not clear who will now write the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment — or whether it will be written at all.
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![A person in a blue hoodie and sweat shirt looks out on Yosemite valley]()
![A person in a blue hoodie and sweat shirt looks out on Yosemite valley]()
The Trump administration’s push to privatize US public lands
In its first 100 days, Trump 2.0 has waged war on the lands, waters, and wildlife we all own.
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![People in the bucket of a boom truck near power poles and lines, with a red and orange sky in the background.]()
![People in the bucket of a boom truck near power poles and lines, with a red and orange sky in the background.]()
Trump is bypassing community input to fast-track energy projects that risk pollution
In his first 100 days, Trump has slashed the environmental processes safeguarding the nation's energy projects.
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A siege on science: How Trump is undoing an American legacy
In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has slashed federal agencies, canceled national reports, and yanked funding from universities. The shockwaves will be felt worldwide.
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![A young woman attaches a pin to her jacket after voting at a mobile outdoor vote center at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California]()
![A young woman attaches a pin to her jacket after voting at a mobile outdoor vote center at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California]()
More women view climate change as their number one political issue
A new report shows a growing gender gap among people who vote with environmental issues in mind.
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![Black vultures sit across the Tennessee River from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station]()
![Black vultures sit across the Tennessee River from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station]()
The Trump administration says it wants a ‘nuclear renaissance.’ These actions suggest otherwise.
Tariffs and a shake-up at the Tennessee Valley Authority could be getting in the way.
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How your showerhead and fridge got roped into the culture wars
Efficient appliances used to have bipartisan support. What happened?
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![A close-up of someone's hands holding a green strip containing several computer chips above a disassembled computer, next to a black keyboard, on a light blue tabletop]()
![A close-up of someone's hands holding a green strip containing several computer chips above a disassembled computer, next to a black keyboard, on a light blue tabletop]()
The environmental policy backed by free-market Republicans
The right to repair can reduce emissions and pollution. But for conservatives, it's "a freedom and liberty issue."
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![close-up of a student holding a carton of milk]()
![close-up of a student holding a carton of milk]()
Whole, skim, or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches.
Offering kids nondairy milk could be a climate solution. No one's talking about it that way.
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![People stand in protest with backs to camera, wearing capes that have slogans painted on them.]()
![People stand in protest with backs to camera, wearing capes that have slogans painted on them.]()
A Chicago law could shift where heavy industry operates — and who bears the burden of pollution
As Trump dismantles protections, the ordinance is a test case for environmental justice.
