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barrels labeled radioactive LSA and hazardous waste

Utah Republicans see storing nuclear waste as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’

Some think a Trump administration plan is a chance to boost communities that hemorrhaged jobs after coal plants closed.

Leia Larsen & Matt Ward Energy March 24, 2026

Dark view of a factory with plume emitting from a chimney and cars parked in the parking lot.

‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data

A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.

Joseph Winters Accountability May 29, 2025

An offshore wind turbine, mostly white with a red stripe around the middle of its tower, against a partly cloudy sky

How to recycle the giant magnets inside wind turbines? These scientists have a few ideas.

Many turbines rely on high-demand rare-earth minerals. A new Department of Energy program aims to keep them out of landfills.

Maddie Stone Energy February 26, 2024

CHICAGO - FEB 12: The claws of a scrap handler machine prepares to move piles of scrap metal at General Iron Industries in Chicago, Illinois on FEB 12, 2011.

Illinois EPA must revamp its permitting process after Chicago activists file civil rights complaint

“It shouldn't have to be this hard to get these common sense rules in place.”

Siri Chilukuri & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Cities February 25, 2024

Two workers wearing hard hats spread concrete

A former Utah coal town could soon become a hub for low-carbon cement

Terra CO2 wants to make cement additives from mining waste. The startup could get a $52.6 million DOE grant to build a clean energy factory near Salt Lake City.

Maria Gallucci Energy October 26, 2024

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Why the EPA is relying on unproven technology to stop cancer-causing emissions

Regulators hope sealed enclosures can keep a dangerous chemical from getting loose. Experts think they’re wrong.

Naveena Sadasivam, Lylla Younes, & Joaquín A. Rosado Lebrón Accountability August 22, 2024

offshore oil drilling rig floats in Gulf of Mexico

Trump wants more drilling, but the oil market is already saturated

Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tristan Baurick Energy January 30, 2025

Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Katie Myers Accountability March 25, 2025

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there — unless you’re a California homeowner

State Farm blamed "rapidly growing catastrophe exposure," along with inflation and reinsurance costs, for fleeing the Golden State ahead of wildfire season.

Naveena Sadasivam Housing June 1, 2023

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