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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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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.
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![Wind turbines stand against a sunset near the Gulf of Mexico.]()
![Wind turbines stand against a sunset near the Gulf of Mexico.]()
Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind energy — but it might not be easy
A giant wind farm off the Louisiana coast will be hard to derail.
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![Senator Debbie Stabenow speaks with an aide before a committee meeting]()
![Senator Debbie Stabenow speaks with an aide before a committee meeting]()
The Senate’s new farm bill would prioritize the climate. Too bad it’s basically doomed.
Democrats and Republicans can't seem to agree over what belongs in the nation's leading agricultural policy.
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![U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas, pictured in Washington, DC, in March 2024.]()
![U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas, pictured in Washington, DC, in March 2024.]()
Trump’s GOP at UN climate talks: We’re in charge now
In a swaggering press conference at COP29, House Republicans delivered an aggressive message in support of oil, gas, and coal — but kept their options open.
