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How Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans
Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now?
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Trump’s energy secretary pushed legal attack on green investing
Former fracking company CEO Chris Wright played a key role in efforts to roll back workers’ choices in socially conscious ESG investing.
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."
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One senator’s lonely quest to make the farm bill more sustainable
For years, Debbie Stabenow fought for environmentally friendly agricultural policy. She retired with mixed results.
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Trump’s EPA wants to demolish the bedrock of US climate regulation. It won’t be easy.
The little-known “endangerment finding” has quietly enshrined climate action in U.S. policy.
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Can solar power avoid Trump’s culture wars?
The industry is rebranding itself as a symbol of American "energy dominance."
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A Project 2025 advisor takes the reins at EPA Region 6
Scott Mason IV is the new administrator for the EPA region covering Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 66 tribal nations.
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The uncertain future of the Green New Deal
Trump can't stop talking about a law that never passed. Should activists pick a new demand?
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Republicans once embraced ‘green banks.’ Trump is trying to raid them.
EPA chief Lee Zeldin has launched an attack on the agency’s $20 billion clean energy loan program.
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Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating
Trade groups are seizing the moment to call for fewer restrictions on plastics.
