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![A barge carrying pieces of an offshore wind farm preparing to leave harbor]()
![A barge carrying pieces of an offshore wind farm preparing to leave harbor]()
Offshore wind power projects are flailing, just when the East Coast needs them most
The region needs a lot of new electricity and wants it to be clean. The Trump administration and economic headwinds crippled its best solution.
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![a forest is seen across a lake, with mountains rising in the background]()
![a forest is seen across a lake, with mountains rising in the background]()
Trump administration advances a plan to open national forests to development
The proposal would repeal the roadless rule, opening up nearly 45 million acres of national land to roadbuilding and logging, despite widespread opposition from scientists and the public.
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![blue polysilicon wafers move down the production line on the way to making solar panels]()
![blue polysilicon wafers move down the production line on the way to making solar panels]()
How this Georgia factory is surviving America’s solar policy whiplash
Biden’s incentives gave Qcells a leg up. Now Trump’s tariffs may help it thrive.
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![Ice-covered mountains seen across the Arctic Ocean]()
![Ice-covered mountains seen across the Arctic Ocean]()
Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report
The move by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest government rollback of climate science activity.
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![A construction worker in a bright yellow shirt wearing a white work helmet with a towel underneath takes a drink of an electrolyte beverage in the oppressive summer heat.]()
![A construction worker in a bright yellow shirt wearing a white work helmet with a towel underneath takes a drink of an electrolyte beverage in the oppressive summer heat.]()
Congress may kill the federal heat rule before OSHA can
The Biden-era heat safety rule was already languishing. Now, in a summer of record-breaking heat, a congressional committee has moved to block it entirely. What gives?
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![A man in a suit sits at a desk talking]()
![A man in a suit sits at a desk talking]()
Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid
The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states.
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‘Climate hushing’ has swept the Democratic Party. New polling suggests it’s a mistake.
Climate change might not be a top priority for voters, but keeping quiet about it may backfire.
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![A man's hand holds a gas pump]()
![A man's hand holds a gas pump]()
In Michigan, the price of energy is on the ballot and both parties know it
The GOP spent years circling the state as a key 2026 pickup opportunity. But after a lopsided election loss, doubts are creeping in.
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![Collage of gavel, oil refinery, and protest sign that says climate change is deadly]()
![Collage of gavel, oil refinery, and protest sign that says climate change is deadly]()
As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters ‘panic mode’
Oil companies face new legal challenges, such as a recent suit for wrongful death, and older cases that are creeping toward trial.
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![Tall grass in the foreground and dark, craggy cliffs in the background -- a part of Bears Ears National Monument.]()
![Tall grass in the foreground and dark, craggy cliffs in the background -- a part of Bears Ears National Monument.]()
Most Utahns want to protect their national monuments. Trump had other plans.
Utah's Republican politicians and the Trump administration said shrinking Bears Ears was what locals really wanted.
