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Manchin, playing to the home crowd, is fighting electric cars to the end

The West Virginia senator, who holds the swing vote in negotiations for a budget plan, wants to cut incentives. The president and most Senate Democrats say buyer credits are crucial to fight climate change.
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Western states brace for a uranium boom as the nation looks to recharge its nuclear power industry

After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ones line up for permitting expedited by a Trump executive order.
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The water war Trump hasn’t blown up

The fight over the Colorado River’s dwindling resources is made for MAGA — but so far the Trump administration has been playing it straight.
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CBS News just gutted its climate team

Following its acquisition by Skydance Media and the appointment of Bari Weiss as editor in chief, CBS News has laid off most of its climate reporters, a move critics say undermines one of broadcast journalism’s strongest voices on global warming.

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Alito’s oil investments pollute contractor accountability case

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not recused himself from a case that could stop states from holding federal contractors accountable for climate damage and other malfeasance.
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Growth and climate action can coexist, says data scientist Hannah Ritchie

Oxford data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that the world is decarbonizing faster than most realize — and that belief, not technology, is now the biggest barrier to a cleaner, more prosperous future.

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Devastation on repeat: How climate change is worsening Pakistan's deadly floods

Pakistan is facing increasingly devastating monsoon floods that have killed over a thousand people and displaced millions, as rising temperatures melt glaciers and intensify rainfall.

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Don’t be fooled by the Ontario Ring of Fire ads aired during Blue Jays games

Ontario’s government aired glossy World Series ads suggesting mining in the remote Ring of Fire region is already underway — but no mines have broken ground, and Indigenous communities continue to raise serious concerns over environmental and consultation issues.

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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

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New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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