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![Flood waters from recent storms and river runoff surround the construction site of the Tule River high-speed rail viaduct near Highway 43 and Avenue 144 south of Corcoran, California.]()
![Flood waters from recent storms and river runoff surround the construction site of the Tule River high-speed rail viaduct near Highway 43 and Avenue 144 south of Corcoran, California.]()
Billions spent, miles to go: The story of California’s failure to build high-speed rail
California’s dream of building a high-speed rail system linking San Francisco and L.A. is a cautionary tale of ambition outpacing funding, planning, and federal support.
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![Dozens of wind turbines spin against a blue sky with solar panels in the foreground]()
![Dozens of wind turbines spin against a blue sky with solar panels in the foreground]()
States fast-track wind and solar permits and contracts to beat Trump’s deadline
Federal tax credits have brought project costs down 30 to 50 percent, advocates say.
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![A line of high voltage electrical pylons is seen in a field.]()
![A line of high voltage electrical pylons is seen in a field.]()
Josh Hawley’s ‘huge win’ will be a big loss for clean energy — and ratepayers
It's only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and Missouri Republicans killed the Grain Belt Express transmission line, but it's already clear rates will go up.
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![Collage of two people debating — one side blue-tinted and one side red-tinted with pieces of the photo missing]()
![Collage of two people debating — one side blue-tinted and one side red-tinted with pieces of the photo missing]()
Why the US government is trying to revive the climate change ‘debate’
The Department of Energy is calling for "honest dialogue." It looks a lot like a playbook from the past.
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![U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at podium]()
![U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at podium]()
Inside the program cuts, workforce purges, and secretive reorganization of the USDA
As the Trump administration shrinks the Department of Agriculture, rural farming communities are left to pay the price.
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![A white wind turbine stands in the middle of the ocean]()
![A white wind turbine stands in the middle of the ocean]()
Trump administration halts construction of nearly finished offshore wind farm
Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is hit with a stop-work order over vague “national security” concerns.
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![The Immigration and Custom Enforcement immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is seen in an aerial shot of the Everglades.]()
![The Immigration and Custom Enforcement immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is seen in an aerial shot of the Everglades.]()
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must close, but the fight isn’t over
A judge sided with the Miccosukee Tribe and said the ICE detention center must close. Florida officials have already appealed.
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![A massive industrial plant stretches over black and gray dirt.]()
![A massive industrial plant stretches over black and gray dirt.]()
A coal-fired plant in Michigan was supposed to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1M a day.
The community had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week.
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![Demonstrators chant as lawmakers are welcomed back ahead of a House meeting in the state Capitol in Austin, Texas.]()
![Demonstrators chant as lawmakers are welcomed back ahead of a House meeting in the state Capitol in Austin, Texas.]()
How Texas flood relief got caught in a high-stakes political battle
As a fight over voting districts consumes the Texas legislature, funding for flood relief remains elusive.
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![President Trump sits at a table holding up a signed executive order while cabinet members look on. Behind them is a gold curtain.]()
![President Trump sits at a table holding up a signed executive order while cabinet members look on. Behind them is a gold curtain.]()
Trump’s Interior Department is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them
Federal laws meant to protect land and wildlife are being misused to curb wind and solar development across the U.S.
