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![A stop sign is posted on a beach filled with construction equipment.]()
![A stop sign is posted on a beach filled with construction equipment.]()
There’s big climate money out there for small towns. But will they get it?
How advocates are helping understaffed communities field complicated federal grants.
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![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
At last, states reach a Colorado River deal: Pay farmers not to farm
The Biden administration has temporarily resolved a dire water crisis — with help from a wet winter.
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![President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet about the United States debt ceiling.]()
![President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet about the United States debt ceiling.]()
What does climate change have to do with the debt ceiling crisis?
A barrage of climate disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it's needed most.
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![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
Lawsuit: Oil and gas pollution violates New Mexico’s constitution
"Schools are surrounded by oil and gas wells and fracking sites."
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A new law in Colorado will prevent utilities from charging customers for lobbying
Ratepayers will no longer have to foot the bill for utilities' political activities.
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![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
Despite what you may think, ethanol isn’t dead yet
The biofuel's bipartisan support isn't about science, but politics.
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![wind turbine in ny state]()
After a four-year campaign, New York says yes to publicly owned renewables
The state has set ambitious climate targets. Now it'll build the clean energy it needs to meet them.
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How the Supreme Court could undermine the climate fight
Justices will hear a case that challenges a long-standing precedent that underpins many public health and climate regulations.
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![Aerial view of lithium mine evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert (in Salar de Atacama, Chile) with mountains in the background]()
![Aerial view of lithium mine evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert (in Salar de Atacama, Chile) with mountains in the background]()
Chile’s national lithium strategy raises questions about the environmental and social costs of EVs
Critics want the move to go beyond raising revenue and to protect ecosystems and communities from unnecessary extraction.
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![Collage of Supreme Court and wetland imagery interwoven in a checkerboard pattern]()
![Collage of Supreme Court and wetland imagery interwoven in a checkerboard pattern]()
What a pending Supreme Court ruling could mean for Biden’s new clean water protections
The fate of millions of acres of wetlands hinges on five vague words in the Clean Water Act.
