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The year the US doubled down on critical minerals

In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under President Trump. But what even are they?

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The brawl over the Colorado River is about more than water

The lifeblood of the West is drying up — and scrambling state and local politics.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)

US Energy Secretary says Three Mile Island restart delivers on Trump administration promises

Since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump has directed the Energy Department to clear the way for new nuclear development. 
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China’s clean energy investments abroad are a boon for climate, but human rights and the environment are a different story

Chinese companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy manufacturing investments overseas. The projects could help lower emissions, but they are having significant social, environmental and human rights impacts.
a duck swimming in a pond polluted with oil.

Months after oil blast, a Black Louisiana town still awaits help

Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the blast, but residents say the case won’t bring relief to their town.
Workers overlook the Enbridge Line 3 Oil Pipeline Construction Site in Minnesota forest with excavators and bulldozer.

Ontario municipalities want Enbridge Gas to pay up

Guelph, Waterloo Region and other Ontario municipalities argue the gas giant shouldn’t be able to build pipelines on public land for free.

Gigantic hands rise from water to support the Ca' Sagredo Hotel, a statement of the impact of climate change and rising sea levels.

Study shows U.S. sea level rise is accelerating, rebutting Trump climate report

“It’s not politics. That’s what the data say,” said the study’s author, who examined 70 tide gauges around the country.
Image of field cracked and dried by drought with desiccated plants cut at the stem.

How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts

From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made.

A river flowing between dry rocky bluffs

'The time for serious negotiations is now': Trump admin squeezes Colorado River states

Interior officials are losing their patience with states as the West’s most important river teeters on the brink of crisis.
Ultra-processed food: Tortilla chips, fried onion rings, french fries, cheese burgers, and hot dog.

Ultra-processed diets drive obesity and climate change — but solutions are within reach

Diets around the world dependent on ultra-processed foods and animal-based agriculture are driving obesity rates and climate change, but solutions exist that would bolster health, and save money and the planet, according to a new review. 
A machine dropping wood pellets into a green metal trough

‘Everything is worse since Drax came here’: US residents say wood-pellet plant harming their town

Residents of Gloster, Mississippi, are suing plant that exports wood pellets to UK and Europe. Company says it is reducing emissions.

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