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![Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025.]()
![Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025.]()
‘Build, baby, build’: Canada’s new prime minister wants to make the country into an ‘energy superpower’
Mark Carney has promised to partner with Indigenous peoples. He's also promised to fast-track extractive energy projects.
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![A person in a blue hoodie and sweat shirt looks out on Yosemite valley]()
![A person in a blue hoodie and sweat shirt looks out on Yosemite valley]()
The Trump administration’s push to privatize US public lands
In its first 100 days, Trump 2.0 has waged war on the lands, waters, and wildlife we all own.
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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 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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![Logs sit in piles outside of a forest]()
![Logs sit in piles outside of a forest]()
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.]()
![Farm equipment in front of a raised bed of dirt with solar panels in the background.]()
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?
