Chart: Even as New Renewable energy breaks records, energy emissions rise
The world added more solar, wind, and other renewables than ever in 2024. But with electricity demand rising, it’ll take more to cut carbon pollution…
Environment and Energy
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Will Texas self-destruct its clean energy industry?
The Lone Star State has dominated solar and storage development thanks to its competitive energy market. A new bill could derail that.
Trump Administration’s Climate Policies Jeopardize Research in Disaster-Prone Puerto Rico
As one of the regions most affected by the global climate crisis, local scientists are struggling with canceled research grants and funding cuts from…
The EPA wants to roll back a rule that’s essential for protecting you from chemical disasters
Few regulations have been as subject to the yo-yo of successive presidential administrations and…
How Florida became a solar superpower
The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again No. 2 for…
‘We’re losing our environmental history’: The future of government information under Trump
The administration’s wrecking-ball approach has raised profound questions about the integrity and future of vast amounts of information.
How a Trump effort to cut environmental red tape could backfire
The White House is revoking its own authority to oversee implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act — and leaving a bureaucratic mess in…
Will JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?
The vice president once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.
US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
US Forest Service: "We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."
Republicans once embraced ‘green banks.’ Trump is trying to raid them.
EPA chief Lee Zeldin has launched an attack on the agency’s $20 billion clean energy loan program.
A Battle Over the Environment: Environmental Policies of Biden vs. Trump
The ongoing debate over environmental policies in the United States has gained significant traction in recent years, especially during the transition…
Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws. The order, which claims that paper straws…
Trump moves to halt $5B EV-charging program
The administration ordered states to rework plans for using federal EV-charging money, putting hundreds of projects in limbo. Experts say that’s…
Amid federal funding crisis, Minnesota rolls out state green bank program
A state-funded climate financing authority will begin ramping up lending in Minnesota this year…
‘No rebuilding without them:’ Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery
Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers, with a range of legal…
