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![Woman wearing a green shirt and a baseball hat holds wire fencing in front of solar panels]()
![Woman wearing a green shirt and a baseball hat holds wire fencing in front of solar panels]()
The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming
Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.
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![Ship in the distance on the water with palm trees in the foreground]()
![Ship in the distance on the water with palm trees in the foreground]()
The world desperately needs to decarbonize shipping. Can nations find a consensus?
The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.
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![An aerial image of an industrial complex set on an island.]()
![An aerial image of an industrial complex set on an island.]()
Maine presses pause on large data centers. Will other states follow its lead?
The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals.
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![Canoers paddle through the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota.]()
![Canoers paddle through the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota.]()
Republicans deployed a little-known law to open Minnesota wilderness to mining
Legal experts say the use of the Congressional Review Act to open mining near the Boundary Waters could drastically reshape U.S. public lands protections.
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Trump and the Illinois governor keep feuding over an invasive fish
After accusing Illinois of being an "unreliable partner," the Trump administration is handing control of a billion-dollar carp barrier to Michigan.
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![Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin arrives for a meeting at the White House in March. Mullin pledged to eliminate his predecessor Kristi Noem's freeze on FEMA disaster spending.]()
![Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin arrives for a meeting at the White House in March. Mullin pledged to eliminate his predecessor Kristi Noem's freeze on FEMA disaster spending.]()
Trump wants to shutter FEMA. Will Markwayne Mullin get it done?
The new Homeland Security chief has pledged to move on from the Kristi Noem era. But as hurricane season looms, the disaster agency is still in disarray.
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![Photo of U.S. Capitol building is shrouded in haze from wildfire smoke]()
![Photo of U.S. Capitol building is shrouded in haze from wildfire smoke]()
How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up
There's an old argument that protecting the environment hurts the economy. It's wrong for a lot of reasons.
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![Workers and officials gather at the State Pier in New London on August 25, 2025 to discuss the Trump administration's order to halt construction on Revolution Wind, an offshore wind project that has been in constructions since 2023 and is already 80% completed.]()
![Workers and officials gather at the State Pier in New London on August 25, 2025 to discuss the Trump administration's order to halt construction on Revolution Wind, an offshore wind project that has been in constructions since 2023 and is already 80% completed.]()
There’s hope for the offshore wind industry — yes, really
Trump’s court losses give the beleaguered industry a chance to get back on stable footing.
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Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it?
As backlash grows, a nationwide search is underway for solutions to the AI energy crunch.
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![Indian men line up with gas cylinders]()
![Indian men line up with gas cylinders]()
The Iran war is changing how millions of people cook — and what they eat
Across Asia and Africa, the cooking gas shortage is emptying menus, driving people to coal and wood, and fueling a booming black market.
