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![A long stroke belt pump and a traditional pump jack on adjacent oil wells in the canyon country of Utah]()
![A long stroke belt pump and a traditional pump jack on adjacent oil wells in the canyon country of Utah]()
Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry
If enacted, the Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over their role in the climate crisis.
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![Three Iranian women sit in a group talking on a stone sidewalk along the dried-up riverbed]()
![Three Iranian women sit in a group talking on a stone sidewalk along the dried-up riverbed]()
Iran’s regime has survived war, sanctions, and uprising. Environmental crises may bring it down.
Decades of water depletion, dam building, and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling the protests rocking the country.
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![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stands at podium with flags behind him]()
![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stands at podium with flags behind him]()
Trump’s EPA is taking itself out of the regulation game
The agency has long tried to curb carbon emissions and protect human health. Critics say it’s giving up on both.
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![Photo of people in yellow jackets and hard-hats working with shovels in smoky conditions]()
![Photo of people in yellow jackets and hard-hats working with shovels in smoky conditions]()
After one year of Trump, is anything left of the American Climate Corps?
The federal program shut down, but a handful of state efforts are carrying on — with a lower profile.
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States say they need more help replacing lead pipes. Congress may cut the funding instead.
The U.S. House voted to cut millions promised for the work this year. The Senate will vote this week, as advocates and some lawmakers push back.
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![Mobile home with person walking by]()
![Mobile home with person walking by]()
Mobile homes already have huge utility bills. Congress may make it worse.
With their latest vote, legislators may end up making mobile homes even less energy-efficient.
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![Side-by-side photos of Chevron sign, Maduro, Trump, and oil tanker]()
![Side-by-side photos of Chevron sign, Maduro, Trump, and oil tanker]()
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to let it continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from the country’s vast oil reserves.
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![President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025, in New York City.]()
![President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025, in New York City.]()
Trump just took his most dramatic step yet against global climate action
Unlike the Paris Agreement, Trump’s withdrawal from a bedrock U.N. climate treaty may be difficult to reverse.
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![Trump stands behind Pete Hegseth at a podium]()
![Trump stands behind Pete Hegseth at a podium]()
Trump invaded Venezuela to restore an oil industry he helped destroy
U.S. sanctions helped cause the near-total collapse of Venezuelan oil production — damage that President Trump is now using as justification for his military strike against the country.
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![A man holds a placard showing President Donald Trump drinking from a barrel of oil during a protest outside the American embassy in Madrid. Trump has justified his abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by claiming the United States will help tap Venezuela's oil reserves.]()
![A man holds a placard showing President Donald Trump drinking from a barrel of oil during a protest outside the American embassy in Madrid. Trump has justified his abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by claiming the United States will help tap Venezuela's oil reserves.]()
Trump says he’ll unleash Venezuela’s oil. But who wants it?
As oil prices fall and demand nears a peak, exploiting Venezuela’s heavy crude reserves won’t be as easy as Trump thinks.
