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Europe’s Green-Energy Future Has a Reindeer Problem

Wed, 05/20/2026 - 12:25
In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
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The decline of the Thwaites Glacier could affect tens of millions worldwide.

Wed, 05/20/2026 - 11:26
A collapse would sharply accelerate sea level rise in coastal cities.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinction

Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:04
The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans.
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The Quest for Clean Hydrogen Moves Underground

Wed, 05/20/2026 - 01:28
The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups think the answer could lie beneath our feet.
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Tesla’s Semi Truck could Jolt the Trucking Industry

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 14:31
California truckers have expressed strong interest in the Tesla Semi because it costs much less and can travel further on a charge than electric trucks sold by established manufacturers.
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The New ‘Gold Rush’ of Geothermal Energy

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 13:16
A new wave of start-ups are trying to harvest emissions-free energy from inside the Earth, but the industry still faces significant challenges.
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Bipartisan Bill Would Impose New Annual Fee on Electric Vehicles

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 12:24
A House transportation bill introduced this week would require owners of electric cars to pay $130 to cover the cost of road repairs.
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E.P.A. to Repeal Some Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 12:18
The rules were established by the Biden administration after research linked the compounds to a range of serious health problems.
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Manager at Trump’s N.J. Golf Club Helped Plan Reflecting Pool Repairs

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 11:13
David Schutzenhofer, a Trump Organization employee, reached out to one of the vendors the government later hired for the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial, documents show.
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Rising Energy Costs and Data Centers at Heart of NextEra’s Dominion Bid

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 09:13
NextEra’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy comes as Americans are paying a lot more for electricity, and data centers are demanding a lot more power from utilities.
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Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet through the ice.

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 08:52
Here’s the story of the expedition’s most ambitious project.
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Scientists Tweaked the Global Warming Outlook. So Trump Weighed In.

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 07:49
Renewable energy has helped make the worst-case scenario a bit less bad. The president said, falsely, it shows that climate scientists were wrong all along.
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She Was Finding Sources of Dangerous Water and Soil Pollution

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 03:00
Melanie Malone led a research project to identify and study contamination sites in Washington State. Then the E.P.A. canceled her grant.
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How a ‘Model’ for Climate Migration Became a Cautionary Tale

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 10:34
The residents of Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana found safety after moving to higher ground. But the experience left some of them warning others facing relocation: ‘Don’t do it.’
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Federal Chemical Safety Board Sends Warning on Trump Disaster Policy

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 06:47
The board said the administration is taking “a significant step backwards” on preventing chemical disasters.
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When Tornado Weather Hits, These Scientists Break Out the Colored Pencils

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 03:00
With a battery of modern technology at their fingertips, meteorologists often turn first to an old-fashioned tracking technique.
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Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 14:52
The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.
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‘Been Here Stay Here’ Documentary Examines Tangier Island

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 13:30
“Been Here Stay Here” examines the complicated Chesapeake Bay dynamic when many residents don’t believe in man-made climate change.
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A Start-Up Aiming to Make Geothermal Energy Mainstream Goes Public

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 13:15
Fervo Energy, which uses drilling techniques from the oil and gas industry to produce power from the earth’s heat, raised $1.9 billion in an initial public offering.
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Is Musk Running an Illegal Power Plant? The D.O.J. Says It Might Weigh In.

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 09:09
In a court filing, the administration signaled support for Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company in a lawsuit challenging xAI’s generators at a huge Mississippi data center.
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