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![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs following a news conference at FEMA's headquarters on January 24, 2026.]()
![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs following a news conference at FEMA's headquarters on January 24, 2026.]()
Turmoil at FEMA adds to the revolt against Kristi Noem
The homeland security secretary has all but halted the agency’s disaster spending.
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![A white and light brown owl stares into the camera]()
![A white and light brown owl stares into the camera]()
Visiting Oregon? You may soon have to pay a tax to protect its wildlife.
A bill in the legislature would increase the state’s hotel and lodging taxes by 1.25 percent.
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![cartoon mascot of a lump of coal wearing a hard hat, safety vest, and boots]()
![cartoon mascot of a lump of coal wearing a hard hat, safety vest, and boots]()
Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.
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![A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm, the first commercial wind farm in the United States.]()
![A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm, the first commercial wind farm in the United States.]()
Trump destroyed offshore wind. The Northeast can’t live without it.
To keep the lights on, states like New York and Massachusetts will need to build projects that are currently “impossible.”
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![A creek running through a wetland arrives at a lake of meltwater created by the Russell Glacier in the Isunngua Highlands near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.]()
![A creek running through a wetland arrives at a lake of meltwater created by the Russell Glacier in the Isunngua Highlands near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.]()
A melting Greenland is easier to exploit — but also more perilous
Climate change is opening up previously inaccessible land and sea, boosting global interest in Greenland.
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![Health secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. stands behind a White House branded podium, behind him to the right stands agricultural secretary Brooke Rollins and a large posterboard showing the new inverted food pyramid]()
![Health secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. stands behind a White House branded podium, behind him to the right stands agricultural secretary Brooke Rollins and a large posterboard showing the new inverted food pyramid]()
The climate contradictions in MAHA’s new food pyramid
A Q&A with Sam Kass, a former Obama nutrition advisor, on the Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines and what they mean for the climate.
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![US President Donald Trump]()
![US President Donald Trump]()
The Trump EPA ended the ‘green new scam.’ A year later, communities are still paying the price.
Across the country, communities that lost grants have responded in a variety of ways — suing the government, searching for other funds, or simply moving on.
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![Close-up of Trump holding marker after signing an executive order]()
![Close-up of Trump holding marker after signing an executive order]()
How permanent is Trump’s assault on climate action?
Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile — and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
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![photo of Donald Trump pointing, a photo of a satellite view of Earth, and graphics of charts on top]()
![photo of Donald Trump pointing, a photo of a satellite view of Earth, and graphics of charts on top]()
The consequences of Trump’s war on climate in 7 charts
Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.
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![President Trump is joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and representatives from the coal industry as he signs an executive order to boost coal power.]()
![President Trump is joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and representatives from the coal industry as he signs an executive order to boost coal power.]()
Trump is keeping coal on life support. How long can it last?
In 2025, regulatory rollbacks and surging power demand helped buoy an industry in trouble.
