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To power two new data centers, Carbon County is getting a giant gas plant and 456 small nuclear reactors. Locals are pushing back.
Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive.
A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke.
For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing.
A unanimous decision will allow a controversial Utah oil project to go forward, while easing climate review standards for future major energy projects.
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.
Indigenous leaders warn the U.N. that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers threatens their rights.
As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.
Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse.
