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![an orange ship in front of a forested tropical island sihoette sits in front of a port area. its hull says Anuanua Moana in white paint and capital letters.]()
![an orange ship in front of a forested tropical island sihoette sits in front of a port area. its hull says Anuanua Moana in white paint and capital letters.]()
A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by 3 Pacific nations
As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.
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![a close-up shot of a red button on a blue button-down shirt that says "I'm a farmer and support Prop 12"]()
![a close-up shot of a red button on a blue button-down shirt that says "I'm a farmer and support Prop 12"]()
States want transparent laws around animal agriculture. A fight in Congress could derail that.
The Save Our Bacon bill would make it harder for consumers to know how their meat was raised.
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![U.S. President Donald Trump is joined by grocery store owners and supermarket in the Oval Office]()
![U.S. President Donald Trump is joined by grocery store owners and supermarket in the Oval Office]()
No, rolling back these environmental rules won’t lower your grocery bill
The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll only make things pricier.
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![Brooke Rollins standing in front of a wooden seal of the USDA]()
![Brooke Rollins standing in front of a wooden seal of the USDA]()
The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?
The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up.
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![A rusting cylinder sits next to an industrial plant]()
![A rusting cylinder sits next to an industrial plant]()
The EPA just walked back Hawai‘i’s plan to retire its dinosaur power plants
By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co. can sidestep rules years in the making.
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![EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr]()
![EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr]()
Trump’s EPA vows to fight ‘forever chemicals’ — by loosening regulations
“It seems like they have largely adopted the positions of the chemical industry.”
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![Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on May 14, 2026. Carney announced a new initiative to double the size of Canada's power grid.]()
![Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on May 14, 2026. Carney announced a new initiative to double the size of Canada's power grid.]()
Once a climate leader, Canada is now doubling down on oil
Mark Carney is counting on Alberta’s oil sands to help him survive Trump’s trade agenda.
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![A protestor holds a sign at a meeting]()
![A protestor holds a sign at a meeting]()
Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built
The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as a city sits next to it?
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![coal plant in the distance with lagoons in the foreground]()
![coal plant in the distance with lagoons in the foreground]()
The EPA wants to shift monitoring of toxic coal ash to states
The move comes at a time when many state environmental budgets have been slashed.
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![Protesters gather at the US Supreme Court]()
![Protesters gather at the US Supreme Court]()
The Supreme Court is deciding whether Roundup, America’s most-used herbicide, needs a cancer warning
The ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test President Trump's base from within.
