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![President Joe Biden exits the stage after delivering a speech on the economy Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Las Vegas.]()
![President Joe Biden exits the stage after delivering a speech on the economy Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Las Vegas.]()
Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?
The outgoing Democrat’s climate agenda was a surprising success — and a cautionary tale.
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Young conservatives want to push Trump on climate change — the ‘America First’ way
The American Conservation Coalition has grassroots support and the ear of Trump's Cabinet picks. The next four years will test its influence.
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![Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada. Trudeau announced his resignation on January 6, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader.]()
![Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada. Trudeau announced his resignation on January 6, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader.]()
Justin Trudeau taxed fossil fuels — and paid the price
The Liberal prime minister leaves office amid a wave of anger over his ambitious climate policies.
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![A right whale emerges from Atlantic Ocean off East Coast.]()
![A right whale emerges from Atlantic Ocean off East Coast.]()
Biden administration gives up on lower ocean speed limits to protect right whales
With only 370 remaining, the North Atlantic species is nearing extinction.
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Mitsubishi cancels plans for a $1.3B chemical plant in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
The complex would have stretched across 77 acres and been a major polluter.
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![Collage of Joe Biden photo, dollar bill, and forest corps photo, cut up into smaller and smaller snippets]()
![Collage of Joe Biden photo, dollar bill, and forest corps photo, cut up into smaller and smaller snippets]()
The American Climate Corps is over. What even was it?
Biden's green jobs program was never what it seemed. Now it's shutting down before Trump takes office.
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![In an aerial view, the Kayenta Solar Plant is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Arizona, with mountains in the background.]()
![In an aerial view, the Kayenta Solar Plant is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Arizona, with mountains in the background.]()
How states will keep fighting for climate progress under Trump
Trump calls climate change a hoax. But at the state level, the climate fight will continue — or even accelerate.
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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.
