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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]()
‘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.
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The climate cost of Trump’s tariffs
The tariffs will make everything from heat pumps and solar panels to EVs more expensive.
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![A stylized collage of the faces of people nominated to Donald Trump's cabinet]()
![A stylized collage of the faces of people nominated to Donald Trump's cabinet]()
The Trump Cabinet nominees who could decide our climate future
It's not just the EPA. From Elon Musk and RFK Jr. to Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum, Trump's picks to lead key agencies are poised to set a very different climate agenda.
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This county has an ambitious climate agenda. That’s not easy in Florida.
Alachua County is preparing for a more dangerous future, even if the state government won't say "climate."
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Don’t blame Biden for inflation. Blame the climate.
Inflation was a defining issue in the presidential election. Here's how climate change is making everything more expensive.
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![Rows of corn and native grasses near wetlands]()
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Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new report
Industrial agriculture in the Upper Midwest has been a driving force behind wetland loss. The farm bill might hold a solution.
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![A windmill next to a barn with hay bales in front.]()
![A windmill next to a barn with hay bales in front.]()
Michigan wants to fast-track renewable development. Local townships are suing.
About 80 townships and counties are challenging the state's Public Service Commission over how it plans to implement a new permitting-reform law.
