Although the department’s overall budget will increase in 2027, the amounts dedicated to environmental management, research, and renewable energy infrastructure face significant hits.
Causes
The Interior secretary defended his scrutiny of "unreliable" renewable energy sources, while bolstering fossil fuel production on public lands.
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse, but the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises.
These volatile numbers make everything more expensive.
A legal challenge to the fossil fuel project faces dismissal, which would let the developer advance even as similar local pushback stifles Ohio’s solar buildout.
As the data center sector swells, much of the electricity demand is being met by polluting fossil fuels.
The American Lung Association’s annual report finds that climate change is making dirty air worse, especially for communities of color. The Trump administration keeps targeting rules meant to help.
The Trump administration recently renewed its push to ease clean up requirements for the toxic ash that is leftover from burning coal.
Conservative justices focused on industry costs when blocking the Clean Power Plan, the first climate rule proposed for the power sector.
Opponents of the project, known as Kaskida, say an accident could be even worse than the Deepwater Horizon spill. The company says it’s learned from the past.
FERC is pushing to get data centers onto the grid, and fast. The high-stakes move could tip the balance of regulatory power against the states.
At Heartland’s climate conference, fossil fuel allies warn MAHA chemical rules could threaten the oil industry, exposing a rift in Trump’s base.
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining waste into two rivers that communities rely on for water.
The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts — but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse.
Jackie Chesnutt, who lives outside San Angelo, is tired of pollution from wells she says should have been plugged years ago. Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too long.
As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters increases the risk of environmental disaster, scientists are scrambling to find potential solutions.
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