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Mayors across the US urge Congress not to repeal clean energy tax credits
The Inflation Reduction Act incentives for developing clean energy have created thousands of jobs in local communities across the country. The Trump administration froze further spending on them.
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Trump’s funding freeze is wreaking havoc on climate science
Federal dollars have bankrolled some of humanity's biggest breakthroughs. What happens when they disappear?
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Was the world’s most influential climate target doomed from the start?
As the world passes 1.5 degrees C of warming, a Cambridge scholar argues that putting a deadline on climate action was the wrong way to frame it.
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Trump is freezing climate funds. Can he do that?
Courts have ordered the president to release Biden-era climate money — but he’s holding out.
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Another casualty of Trump’s funding freeze: New Orleans’ tree canopy
A program was trying to mitigate the loss of 200,000 trees to Hurricane Katrina.
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‘It’s demoralizing’: Trump’s climate funding freeze has left tribes and community groups in limbo
Despite court orders to release federal grants, many organizations working on climate projects still don't have access to contractually obligated money.
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![A meteorologist seen in silhouette points toward a large screen displaying the position of a cyclone.]()
Trump’s budget cuts could kill your local weather forecast — and put you in danger
DOGE has its sights on NOAA and the National Weather Service. Gutting them could imperil millions and cost billions.
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![Two people fishing on a frozen Lake Suoerior. One is holding a fish above a hole in the ice.]()
Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.
Ice fishing anglers could help fill in a data gap on how thick the ice is.
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The odds are Illinois won’t hit its 2030 climate goals
From renewables to EVs to workforce training, the state's journey toward decarbonization has "a long way to go and a short time to get there."
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Trump’s quest for ‘energy dominance’ is all about the vibes
The phrase taps into a cultural vein that runs as deep as America's fossil fuels.
