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![People in the bucket of a boom truck near power poles and lines, with a red and orange sky in the background.]()
![People in the bucket of a boom truck near power poles and lines, with a red and orange sky in the background.]()
Trump is bypassing community input to fast-track energy projects that risk pollution
In his first 100 days, Trump has slashed the environmental processes safeguarding the nation's energy projects.
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![A man stands on his balcony, which features two small solar panels that generate electricity for his apartment.]()
![A man stands on his balcony, which features two small solar panels that generate electricity for his apartment.]()
Balcony solar took off in Germany. Why not the US?
From breaker-masking to voltage mismatches, America’s grid isn’t ready for balcony solar — yet.
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![A white building in the style of a Greek temple is seen behind several red tulips]()
A forthcoming Supreme Court decision could limit agencies’ duty to consider environmental harms
The ruling could allow federal agencies to skip climate analysis when approving major projects — with wide-reaching consequences.
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How your showerhead and fridge got roped into the culture wars
Efficient appliances used to have bipartisan support. What happened?
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![An ecologist surveys the damage Hurricane Helene caused in the Elk Mountains of western North Carolina.]()
![An ecologist surveys the damage Hurricane Helene caused in the Elk Mountains of western North Carolina.]()
Why the Forest Service is logging after Hurricane Helene — and why some say it’s a mistake
Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems.
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Logging doesn’t prevent wildfires, but Trump is trying it anyway
The Agriculture Department is opening more than 112 million acres of federal forests to logging in a misguided bid to prevent fires and boost timber production.
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![US President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office.]()
![US President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office.]()
Why Trump’s executive order targeting state climate laws is probably illegal
President Trump continues dismantling climate policy with a move of questionable legality that benefits fossil fuels. States are sure to sue.
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![Farm equipment in front of a raised bed of dirt with solar panels in the background.]()
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The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money — but ‘inviting’ grant recipients to remove DEI and climate language
The agency is finally moving on getting gridlocked money to farmers. But at what cost?
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The deep-sea mining industry got tired of waiting for international approval. Enter Trump.
Inside the little-understood fight between deep sea miners and Indigenous advocates for the ocean.
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![an aerial view of half a dozen neighborhood blocks blackened and razed by fire damage]()
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1 in 8 Californians live in the most dangerous wildfire zones
After the L.A. fires, updated hazard maps show “we are living in a new reality of extremes."
