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All 10 of the country’s most at-risk counties are in the South, according to the Climate Vulnerability Index, and half of them are in Louisiana.
Louisiana lawmakers and local utilities.
The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.
Trump promised boom times for the U.S. oil industry. They're laying off staff and reducing spending instead.
The unprecedented deal the Shoshone-Paiute struck with a Canadian gold company will test whether mining can align with Indigenous rights.
A 5-year drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and the oil and gas industry.
A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it's feasible is another matter.
Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the American west.
It's only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and Missouri Republicans killed the Grain Belt Express transmission line, but it's already clear rates will go up.
