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Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
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Trump’s EPA wants to demolish the bedrock of US climate regulation. It won’t be easy.
The little-known “endangerment finding” has quietly enshrined climate action in U.S. policy.
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Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating
Trade groups are seizing the moment to call for fewer restrictions on plastics.
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Trump’s push for ‘efficiency’ may destroy the EPA. What does that mean for you?
Current and former EPA staff say millions of Americans could lose access to clean air and water.
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Colorado and Connecticut saved residents hundreds of thousands of dollars on their utility bills
Other states may soon follow suit.
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‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry
Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.
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Trump wants more drilling, but the oil market is already saturated
Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Lab-grown meat rebrands itself to woo Trump — and RFK Jr.
The cultivated meat industry hopes a pro-business argument can win over skeptical Republicans.
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‘Paranoia and distrust’: How Trump’s mass firing of government watchdogs will affect climate policy
Experts fear the president will replace the fired inspectors general with loyalists who will turn a blind eye to corruption.
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Almost half of US states haven’t done the bare minimum to cut utility bills
A new report finds 24 states have yet to establish an “energy-efficiency resource standard," which has been shown to curb demand, lower costs, and reduce emissions.
