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![Deb Haaland poses for an AP photographer.]()
![Deb Haaland poses for an AP photographer.]()
Deb Haaland, America’s first Native Cabinet secretary, considers her legacy
On the controversial Willow Project: "We did what needed to be done at the time."
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![in a black and white photo, Jimmy Carter stands behind a podium with the presidential seal and in front of solar panels on the roof of the White House]()
![in a black and white photo, Jimmy Carter stands behind a podium with the presidential seal and in front of solar panels on the roof of the White House]()
Energy is central to American politics. That all started with Jimmy Carter.
We have yet to solve the problems that Carter confronted head-on as president.
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![Floating three levels of machinery on ocean.]()
![Floating three levels of machinery on ocean.]()
What’s missing from Biden’s offshore drilling ban? The western Gulf of Mexico.
That's where the U.S. gets most of its offshore oil.
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![A gray skyline looms over a river in a sky filled with white smoke]()
![A gray skyline looms over a river in a sky filled with white smoke]()
As states line up to battle Trump over climate, Pennsylvania could be on the sidelines
Incoming Attorney General Dave Sunday didn’t mention climate change on the campaign trail, but fossil fuel donations tell a different story.
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![Elon Musk adjusts his sunglasses and Donald Trump looks on from two paces behind him. The two men are together to watch the launch of a SpaceX rocket.]()
![Elon Musk adjusts his sunglasses and Donald Trump looks on from two paces behind him. The two men are together to watch the launch of a SpaceX rocket.]()
How Elon Musk could end fossil fuel subsidies
If the Department of Government Efficiency wants to cut $2 trillion in spending, handouts to the fossil fuel industry may be "a truth test to all of their messaging."
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![An LNG tank]()
![An LNG tank]()
Biden administration warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs
New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail the climate crisis.
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![Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida. He has won the disaster-prone state three times.]()
![Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida. He has won the disaster-prone state three times.]()
As Trump mulls his FEMA pick, a political land mine awaits in Florida
The agency is hiking insurance rates and punishing flood-prone construction in the president-elect’s favorite state.
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![Donald Trump and Xi Jinping walk together in front of a group of uniformed Chinese soldiers.]()
![Donald Trump and Xi Jinping walk together in front of a group of uniformed Chinese soldiers.]()
Q&A: How the U.S.–China rivalry is holding back the world’s climate progress
What does the trade war mean for the cost of goods, green tech, and decarbonization? An expert policy analyst weighs in.
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![A stylized illustration of a microscope set in a gun's crosshairs]()
![A stylized illustration of a microscope set in a gun's crosshairs]()
‘Waging war on science’: Researchers worry about their jobs under Trump 2.0
“There are a lot of days where I feel very much like just quitting all of this."
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![President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the latest developments in Syria from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on December 9, 2024 in Washington, DC.]()
![President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the latest developments in Syria from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on December 9, 2024 in Washington, DC.]()
In his final weeks, Biden aims to cut off funding for oil and gas projects abroad
Trump would have a hard time undoing a potential international agreement to end most export credits for fossil fuel infrastructure.
