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![A photograph of the glass-paneled headquarters of FEMA.]()
![A photograph of the glass-paneled headquarters of FEMA.]()
FEMA’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency's fragility under Trump.
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![NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, ALASKA - MAY 9: A grizzly bear walks on the tundra underneath a portion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) near the Dalton Highway on May 9, 2025 about 10 miles north of Atigun Pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (53 miles north of Fairbanks) to Prudhoe Bay. The 800-mile-long pipeline pushes oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)]()
![NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, ALASKA - MAY 9: A grizzly bear walks on the tundra underneath a portion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) near the Dalton Highway on May 9, 2025 about 10 miles north of Atigun Pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (53 miles north of Fairbanks) to Prudhoe Bay. The 800-mile-long pipeline pushes oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)]()
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
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![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech during the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 6, 2025.]()
![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech during the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 6, 2025.]()
10 years after the Paris Agreement, world leaders are letting go of its most famous goal
This year's U.N. climate negotiations crashed out on a hard truth: It’s all about the money.
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![Diplomats discuss climate policy at COP30 in Brazil.]()
![Diplomats discuss climate policy at COP30 in Brazil.]()
At COP30 in Brazil, countries plan to armor themselves against a warming world
In the eyes of many leaders of developing countries, the success of COP30 hinges on the billions of dollars they need to prepare for climate disasters.
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![A man stands in front of two posterboards, one showing a map Texas with its aquifers displayed in color]()
![A man stands in front of two posterboards, one showing a map Texas with its aquifers displayed in color]()
How a billionaire’s plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising
As fast-growing cities and suburbs scramble for new water sources, farmers in East Texas are turning to government regulation to keep their wells from running dry.
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![New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference]()
![New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference]()
Can Mamdani supercharge New York’s clean energy revolution?
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised power to the people. Clean energy advocates want him to take that literally.
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![collage of a small farmer, a food scientist, a woman picking up food from a food bank, and a woman grocery shopping with the US capitol building in front of them and bright red stripes in the background]()
![collage of a small farmer, a food scientist, a woman picking up food from a food bank, and a woman grocery shopping with the US capitol building in front of them and bright red stripes in the background]()
How the shutdown broke America’s food chain — and what happens next
Cash-strapped farmers, gaps in the public safety net, and food inspection backlogs could reshape who eats what in the years to come.
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![Front of the National Gallery of Art with sign that it is closed due to federal shutdown.]()
![Front of the National Gallery of Art with sign that it is closed due to federal shutdown.]()
How government shutdowns give polluters a free pass
Though the current political showdown is nearing an end, new research shows that government shutdowns leave polluting legacies.
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![Photo of construction work to add sand to a beach with palm trees and buildings]()
![Photo of construction work to add sand to a beach with palm trees and buildings]()
Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of ‘don’t say climate’ politics.
Talking about climate change may be politically radioactive, but adjusting to its effects is no longer optional.
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![A farmer holds a bunch of carrots]()
![A farmer holds a bunch of carrots]()
With SNAP in crisis, America’s epic food waste problem has become a lifeline
The U.S. throws away enough food to help tackle its hunger problem. The government shutdown is proving it.
