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The red state that’s going green

Nebraska is now the only Republican-controlled state in the U.S. to aim for total decarbonization of its power sector by midcentury.

Joseph Winters December 13, 2021

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After infiltrating Standing Rock, TigerSwan pitched its ‘counterinsurgency’ playbook to other oil companies

More than 50,000 pages of newly released documents detail how the security firm targeted pipeline opponents and tried to profit off its surveillance tactics.

Alleen Brown & Naveena Sadasivam Accountability April 13, 2023

Meet the communities trying to take over their local electric utility

Activists say public power would lower bills and expand clean energy. But they face tough opposition from investor-owned utilities.

Akielly Hu Politics January 24, 2024

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This New York town doesn’t want to be a climate experiment

A developer wanted to build a facility to capture carbon. Locals saw an environmental menace.

Abby Rabinowitz & Amanda Simson Health December 6, 2024

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Pawpaws, America’s latest fruit craze, are being threatened by climate change

Everyone wants a piece of the lovingly nicknamed "Appalachian banana.” Can the species survive warming temperatures?

Diana Kruzman Agriculture December 2, 2022

A bipartisan effort to protect wildlife

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a far-reaching, bipartisan bill to conserve wildlife on Tuesday, opening the door to much-needed federal funding to protect endangered plants and animals.

Joseph Winters June 17, 2022

Protecting states’ waterways

The EPA has proposed an update to its interpretation of the Clean Water Act that would make it easier for states to block pipelines and other infrastructure projects.

Joseph Winters June 6, 2022