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Trump is backing a diesel export ban. How much would that do?
The U.S. ships millions of barrels of diesel fuel overseas each day, even as Americans face unprecedented prices at home.
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Why scientists want your photos of wildlife eating lunch
With a new platform called Who Eats Whom, citizen scientists reveal the fascinating, sometimes shocking interactions between species.
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Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
Workforce programs are trying to ride out the legal, administrative, and economic headwinds of the Trump administration.
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A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
Geothermal companies face tough tradeoffs over water as they aim to power the data center buildout in Western states.
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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.
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First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
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Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
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In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
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Trump wants to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs
The Forest Service is proposing to allow motorized vehicles on all trails, two-tracks, and roads unless it explicitly designates otherwise.
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How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
The state’s largest utility was already expanding power plants to serve data centers.
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![Senator John Boozman leans over and appears to whisper something to Senator Mitch McConnell at a Senate Agriculture Committee meeting.]()
![Senator John Boozman leans over and appears to whisper something to Senator Mitch McConnell at a Senate Agriculture Committee meeting.]()
Has the farm bill hit a dead end?
What was once a bipartisan slam dunk has now become a hyper-politicized game of chicken, with hunger, nutrition, and conservation programs on the line.
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Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make people sick
“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.”
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![A man throws a cardboard box away amid piles of bottled water]()
Federal court rules there is no constitutional right to safe drinking water
Years after a water crisis rocked Jackson, Mississippi, the court finds that residents have no right “to truthful information from officials.”
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Federal transit cuts could hit rural America hardest
As Congress considers the next five years of transportation spending, proposed transit funding reductions could fall heavily on rural communities with limited service.
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In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
Concerned residents accused the commission of serving Georgia Power and data centers, not the public. Will their discontent sway November’s election?
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The fate of the Endangered Species Act rests on 2 simple words
The Trump administration has upended protections for hundreds of endangered species by redefining the words "take" and "harm."
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