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The world’s cheapest power source is scaling at warp speed, pushing coal, gas and nuclear aside.

An oil crisis and shifting permafrost: they’re challenges now, and they were challenges in 1947, when the first pipeline was built across the North.

Massive drone attacks this week on the major Baltic terminals of Primorsk and Ust-Luga have left Russia with few remaining routes for exporting oil, increasing reliance on the Kola Peninsula. In Norway, concerns are growing over the ecological risks posed by ageing “shadow fleet” tankers operating along the coast.
Offshore wind is out. Geothermal power is in. And many climate technology start-ups are looking for ways to carry on without federal backing.
Analyzing lessons learned over decades of fighting back the ocean is critical as the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel wraps up its ongoing study of the effects of permanent beach erosion control structures such as seawalls and jetties.
Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.

Rewilding at South Africa’s Tswalu reserve uses wildlife to boost soil carbon, biodiversity, and fund conservation via carbon credits.

Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissions that contribute to global warming.

Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.
Scientists say cleaner air from reduced ozone pollution may be key to avoiding a global hunger spike.

The era of corporate climate denial is over but in courts around the world the big names have shifted strategy.

Offshore wind and legal experts question whether Interior has the authority to reimburse the oil giant for canceled leases, especially if it taps taxpayer dollars.

The president is discovering the high stakes of an escalation that damages energy facilities.

When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too.

Despite being a renewables superpower, China continues to permit and build new coal-fired power plants at a rapid pace. Analysts say the nation’s new five-year plan will ensure further coal plant expansion and jeopardize China’s ability to deliver on its climate promises.
Keeping coal plants online has become the U.S. grid’s unofficial insurance policy, even as their emissions exacerbate extreme weather.
Military strikes, drought, and a legacy of overpumping are driving Iran’s fragile food and water system to the brink.
A renewed federal order is keeping two aging Indiana coal plants running months after their planned retirement.
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