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The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.
The governor’s plan to use treated water from oil and gas drilling is in limbo while public safety questions swirl.
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge.
Laws require landlords to provide heat. It’s not the same for AC.
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
The ruling could allow federal agencies to skip climate analysis when approving major projects — with wide-reaching consequences.
A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico could be making it worse.
Almost none of the storm's devastation will be paid out by insurance.
Many projects such as solar panels and electric school buses may not meet new deadlines for tax credits under the “big, beautiful bill.”
