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![A huge industrial complex sprawls and a smokestack belches smoke]()
![A huge industrial complex sprawls and a smokestack belches smoke]()
Trump’s EPA could limit its own ability to use new science to strengthen air pollution rules
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
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![A drone view of rows of solar panels on a green field]()
![A drone view of rows of solar panels on a green field]()
How community solar turned a Superfund site into savings in Illinois
A new 9.1-megawatt solar array will help residents of Waukegan, Illinois, reduce energy bills. State incentives for low-income solar made the project possible.
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![The Assn. of Latin American Gardeners of Los Angeles march along Beverly Blvd. Tuesday on their way to Los Angeles City Hall to protest the city ordinance prohibiting the use of gas–powered leaf blowers]()
![The Assn. of Latin American Gardeners of Los Angeles march along Beverly Blvd. Tuesday on their way to Los Angeles City Hall to protest the city ordinance prohibiting the use of gas–powered leaf blowers]()
Why forcing people to go green can backfire
A new study reveals a conundrum for climate policy: People hate it when you tell them what to do.
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![Red, white, and blue smokestacks at the Dearborn Industrial Generation facility are seen flaring gas into the atmosphere]()
![Red, white, and blue smokestacks at the Dearborn Industrial Generation facility are seen flaring gas into the atmosphere]()
Despite Trump-era reversals, 2025 still saw environmental wins. Here are 7 worth noting.
Environmental advocates notched key wins at local and state levels this year — despite the Trump administration’s rollbacks.
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![Close up of the robotic arm of the Eureka II, a robotic underwater vehicle of Impossible Metals in Collingwood, Ontario, on May 1, 2025.]()
![Close up of the robotic arm of the Eureka II, a robotic underwater vehicle of Impossible Metals in Collingwood, Ontario, on May 1, 2025.]()
What changed for deep-sea mining in 2025? Everything.
Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists, and Indigenous peoples.
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![U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears during a news conference at the Pentagon]()
![U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears during a news conference at the Pentagon]()
The Pentagon is hoarding critical minerals that could power the clean energy transition
The Department of Defense is stockpiling cobalt, lithium, and other minerals at the expense of climate action, a new report warns.
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![A sign advertises drop-off donations for Georgia's Hunters for the Hungry progra]()
![A sign advertises drop-off donations for Georgia's Hunters for the Hungry progra]()
Georgia’s hunters take aim at rural hunger
With rural food programs stretched especially thin and climate change driving up prices, meat donations and local initiatives are trying to fill the gap.
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![Road into forest in Illinois]()
![Road into forest in Illinois]()
How the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest
Facing pressure to increase timber harvests, the Forest Service is sidestepping rigorous environmental reviews and limiting public participation.
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![A photo shoes a feathery, bamboo-like plant standing alongside a stream]()
![A photo shoes a feathery, bamboo-like plant standing alongside a stream]()
How a species of bamboo could help protect the South from future floods
In the face of mounting climate disasters, tribes, scientists, and Southern communities are rallying around a nearly forgotten native plant.
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![A photo of the Environmental Protection Agency sign peeking out behind a tree]()
![A photo of the Environmental Protection Agency sign peeking out behind a tree]()
The EPA website got the basics of climate science right. Until last week.
The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans.
