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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaking with attendees at the 2021 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA

Florida DOGE embraces Trump’s disputed climate report

The DeSantis administration, seeking to curtail local spending, cited a Department of Energy report to question the "so-called climate crisis."
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As tech companies race to build data centers, communities are pushing back

Concerns about electricity bills and local impacts are fueling bipartisan opposition to the massive data centers that power the digital economy, from cloud services to AI chatbots.

Surf and sand, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Study offers best picture yet of sinking land in the Chesapeake Bay region

Scientists have known for years that water levels are rising faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than just about anywhere else in the world — because water is only part of the problem here. The land is also sinking.

Two men wearing orange safety vests standing in front of piles of coal

Carbon capture, 'rare earth' from coal among projects poised to get $11.7M in Wyoming state grants

Wyoming is seeking public comment on three proposed grants, including $6 million to coal giant Peabody Energy to sift critical minerals from the state's coal.

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'Our bodies bear the cost': Patagonia's firefighters battle blazes and austerity in ancient forest

Wildfires are still tearing apart the drought-stricken region of Patagonia, ravaging its once-pristine forests.
Aerial photo of coal-fired power plant

‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel

Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’
A row of solar panels with the city of Shanghai in the background

China to see solar capacity outstrip coal capacity this year

The China Electricity Council says that, by the end of 2026, wind and solar will account for nearly half of China’s power capacity.

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Battery demand 'straps on a rocket' in Australia as rooftop solar passes its peak

Even as Australia appears to have passed the peak of solar uptake, demand for batteries is seemingly headed into orbit.
Colorado River showing "bathtub ring" low water levels near Hoover Dam

Colorado River negotiators are nearly out of time and snowpack

With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states have begun talking about whether they are prepared for litigation.
A reservoir viewed from above with dry shores

Western U.S. cities open wallets in quest for water

Supply declines, drought risk, and population growth are pushing cities to seek new water sources.

Snow cap, glacier, permafrost and iceberg location depicting geological pole and Antarctica parts

Attempt to drill through Thwaites Glacier is foiled

Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.

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