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As waters around Alaska warm, algal toxins are turning up in new places in the food web

Fur seal die-offs in the Pribilof Islands, attributed to algal toxins, are part of a trend affecting people who depend on the Bering Sea.
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Surging energy demand helps fuel Trump’s love affair with coal

Keeping coal plants online has become the U.S. grid’s unofficial insurance policy, even as their emissions exacerbate extreme weather.
A black woman farmer standing in her fields in Rwanda

Two women, two different continents, but they have the same problem with their farms

Farmers in two very different parts of the world are experiencing similar impacts from climate change, including extreme weather and emerging livestock diseases.

A dry environment with a dam and a small amount of water in view

Iran was already running out of water. Then came the ‘war on infrastructure’

Military strikes, drought, and a legacy of overpumping are driving Iran’s fragile food and water system to the brink.
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Utilities warn of soaring costs related to Trump order for Indiana coal plants to stay open

A renewed federal order is keeping two aging Indiana coal plants running months after their planned retirement.
USA flag and Iran flag on cracked wall damage. United state of America and Iran have conflict in nuclear weapons and Strait of Hormuz.

White House’s ‘drill baby drill’ wartime mandate meets volatile market reality

At CERAWeek, Energy Secretary Chris Wright urges a patriotic surge in oil production, but industry titans warn that the U.S.-Iran war has fractured the global energy map beyond the reach of a quick fix.
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Wealthy investors target foes of clean energy, seeking revenge

Renewable energy leaders said their industry got “rolled” in President Trump’s tax bill. Now they’re fighting back, starting in Texas.
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One Colorado air pollution plan is working: Here's how

A Colorado air pollution plan to cut the biggest industrial emissions is working ahead of time, state records show.
Solar panels mounted on outside of an apartment (aka "balcony solar").

Plug-in solar can help reduce electric bills. Will Connecticut make it legal?

The smaller panels are widely used in other countries, often on balconies, where they can help apartment renters offset electricity costs.
Small fishing boat trailed by sea birds with wind turbines in the background.

Offshore wind’s cloudy day had a silver lining

The United States' largest offshore wind farm started generating electricity Monday as another developer accepted nearly $1 billion to ditch two planned projects.

A man in an orange safety vest on an offshore oil rig

What happens to obsolete oil rigs in a green future?

Recycling the copper and steel of old oil rigs into wind and solar infrastructure could cut billions of tons of emissions — and save $11 trillion.

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