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Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics
Tuesday's election results suggest energy costs may be moving the political needle in ways that other issues, like climate change, have not.
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It was a very good election for the climate
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
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For a struggling Iowa ranch, the government shutdown may be the last straw
A family farm’s fight to recover from a devastating flood shows how the gridlock in Washington is only making it harder to grow and sell food.
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![A Gwich'in hunter keeps an eye out for the Porcupine caribou herd just outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.]()
![A Gwich'in hunter keeps an eye out for the Porcupine caribou herd just outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.]()
Trump officials say Alaska is ‘open for business.’ So far, no one’s buying.
Despite the administration’s enthusiasm for developing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil companies have shown little interest — leaving the state to spend millions propping up the idea.
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This obscure Georgia election is about so much more than your power bill
Behind the PSC race is a battle for political control of the state — and maybe the country.
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![Two firefighters are seen silhouetted against the flames of a burning house in Altadena, California.]()
![Two firefighters are seen silhouetted against the flames of a burning house in Altadena, California.]()
Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
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In New York, a pipeline proposal that just won’t die
Why some think a “lurid political shakedown” by President Trump will get a pipeline built off Rockaway Beach.
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![The facade of the Department of Interior building is seen in Washington, D.C.]()
Trump targets federal employees working on conservation and environmental protection
A new round of furlough notices were issued to EPA employees last week, while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut positions affecting national parks, endangered species, and toxic contamination research.
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The entire world was ready to reduce shipping emissions. Then Trump stepped in.
After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.
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Why Democrats aren’t talking about climate change much anymore
Make way for the "cheap energy" agenda.
