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Yakama protest clean energy project on sacred site to power data center

Mounting evidence shows a clean energy project in Washington on a Yakama sacred site would in large part power a data center.
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A MIT study debunks persistent myths about electric vehicles

Researchers find that EVs cost no more to own than a comparable gas car almost anywhere in the U.S.

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Oil and gas companies drilled and polluted less in 2025, but emissions from each well are rising, Colorado regulators say

Oil and gas drilling activity in Colorado was down in 2025, leading to fewer total air emissions — even as emissions for each new well are projected to rise.

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Why Chevron is at the center of the California governor's race

California wants to phase out fossil fuels, but still needs gas. That makes for messy politics and a frontrunner saying "I need Chevron."
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In Florida, an agricultural town in need of an economic boost eyes hyperscale data centers

Across the state’s heartland, communities such as Indiantown are weighing proposals for hyperscale data centers. The massive facilities would reshape Florida’s rural lands.
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Why isn’t there more solar power in one of Canada’s sunniest provinces?

The electricity grid in Canada’s second-sunniest province is strained — but Manitoba says solar power is not the solution.

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Why hybrids — not EVs — are winning over US consumers

High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids.
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EPA just walked back Hawai'i's plan to retire its dinosaur power plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pumped the brakes on Hawaiʻi's multi-decade effort to improve visibility and reduce fine particulates and other man-made pollutants.

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‘My head spins with the heat’: India’s gig workers battle exhaustion amid soaring temperatures

Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heat.

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Parking lots get hot and are bad for storm runoff. These groups are testing other options

Cities and other groups around the U.S. are using alternatives to traditional asphalt lots in order to beat the heat and curb water runoff — especially as climate change worsens.

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Bugging out: New Mexico insects face significant declines

New Mexico is experiencing a startling decline of bugs, a shift that poses critical threats to ecosystems. 

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