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![Collage of smokestacks, ad snippets, family beside a car, and woman pulling a pan out of the oven]()
![Collage of smokestacks, ad snippets, family beside a car, and woman pulling a pan out of the oven]()
The hidden history of how Big Oil invented the American Dream
From the family car to the dream kitchen, fossil fuel companies sold a vision of prosperity that depended on their own products. Grist dug up a century of evidence that shows how they did it.
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![President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the Oval Office to establish the national Energy Dominance Council. Trump issued an emergency proclamation to enable more fossil fuel development.]()
![President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the Oval Office to establish the national Energy Dominance Council. Trump issued an emergency proclamation to enable more fossil fuel development.]()
Trump vowed to stop an ‘energy emergency.’ Then he created a real one.
The president used executive powers to boost oil and coal, but he can't fix the shortages caused by the Iran war.
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![Turbine blades for Revolution Wind, one of the first major offshore wind projects to deliver power to the East Coast. President Trump has attempted multiple times to block the project.]()
![Turbine blades for Revolution Wind, one of the first major offshore wind projects to deliver power to the East Coast. President Trump has attempted multiple times to block the project.]()
Congress has a plan to stop Trump’s attack on offshore wind. It may not be enough.
Senators made a deal to protect clean energy, but presidential interference continues.
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![towels with images of the two Brazilian presidential candidates hang near a sign]()
![towels with images of the two Brazilian presidential candidates hang near a sign]()
Brazil’s election could determine the fate of the Amazon
The next president’s policies on deforestation will come at a critical moment for the rainforest’s survival.
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![Collage Jane Kim, Ben Allen, and wildfire imagery]()
![Collage Jane Kim, Ben Allen, and wildfire imagery]()
After a decade of wildfires, an overlooked election could shape California’s climate future
The race for state insurance commissioner hinges on a pivotal question: can the private market help us adapt to climate disasters?
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A federal program to restore forests after disaster has gotten too many funding requests
The USDA has received more applications for forest aid than it can pay out, leaving Michigan landowners in limbo after a historic ice storm.
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![giant wind turbines in the blue water off the coast of Rhode Island]()
![giant wind turbines in the blue water off the coast of Rhode Island]()
The Louisiana wind industry’s plan for survival: Outlast Trump
Trump brought offshore wind development to a near standstill. Louisiana companies plan to "wait for the clock to run out" in 2029.
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![Senators Mike Lee, Shelley Moore Capito, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Martin Heinrich hold a news conference on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.]()
![Senators Mike Lee, Shelley Moore Capito, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Martin Heinrich hold a news conference on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.]()
The bipartisan energy bill tearing the climate movement apart
A long-awaited permitting reform proposal would make renewables easier to build, but at a potential cost to communities and the environment.
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![Cars stream down a highway]()
Under Trump, California’s clean car rules are essential — and vulnerable
The federal government has scrapped its rules lowering vehicle emissions, and it's going after California's.
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![Photo of a man walking away from the camera in a dry field]()
![Photo of a man walking away from the camera in a dry field]()
The surprising allies backing Boulder’s climate case before the Supreme Court
Ranchers, conservative legal scholars, and former Republican EPA chiefs are siding against oil companies. Here's why.
