The coal industry gave Trump a wish list. He’s checking items off it
The Trump administration is propping up the aging coal fleet despite the financial and environmental costs — and also making far-fetched plans to build new coal plants.
The Trump administration is propping up the aging coal fleet despite the financial and environmental costs — and also making far-fetched plans to build new coal plants.

Trump's order keeping an Orlando, Florida coal plant online renews environmental justice concerns over who pays AI's pollution bill.
In the Inuit community of Nain in Labrador, Canada, residents are witnessing the impacts of permafrost thaw. Ground that used to be solid is becoming unsteady, putting buildings at risk.
Scorching temperatures test the limits of programs meant to help students catch up academically.
Heat, drought, heavy rain, and late frosts are taking a toll on German farmers. They increasingly respond with adapted crop varieties, new crops, modern breeding techniques and modified farming methods.
The New Lede managing editor Brian Bienkowski spoke with Keith Schneider, a senior editor and chief correspondent at Circle of Blue, about how severe water contamination from crop and livestock production and rising high rates of cancer have become key election year issues in Iowa.
Recycling food waste nationwide instead of tossing it into a landfill could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research from the University of Vermont.
The exceptionally warm Mediterranean Sea is leaving a fingerprint on land, and in several places it shows up in the nights rather than the afternoons.
Countries with strong environmental governance and trusted institutions are well-positioned to pivot away from fossil fuels, a new United Nations report finds.
