Fumes rise from the coal-fired Hunter Power Plant in Castle Dale, Utah, October 28, 2024.
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Trump EPA proposes repealing major air pollution and emissions limits for power plants
TOPSHOT - An aerial view of pancake ice and melt on July 19, 2022 as captured on a NASA Gulfstream V plane while on an airborne mission with University of Texas scientists to measure melting Arctic seaice. New observations from ICESAT-2 show remarkable Arctic Sea ice thinning in just three years. Over the past two decades, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, largely due to a decline in sea ice that persists over several years, called multiyear ice, according to a new study. The study also found sea ice is likely thinner than previous estimates. (Photo by Kerem Yücel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Scientists mapped what happens if a crucial system of ocean currents collapses. The weather impact would be extreme
The Sun shines through the pine trees in a coniferous forest in Canterbury, New Zealand, in 2020.
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New Zealand government sued over ‘inadequate’ plan to reduce emissions
TOPSHOT - A police officer speaks to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg moments before she was arrested outside the InterContinental London Park Lane during the "Oily Money Out" demonstration organised by Fossil Free London and Greenpeace on the sidelines of the opening day of the Energy Intelligence Forum 2023 in London on October 17, 2023. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Greta Thunberg Fast Facts
After landslide, closer view of Batten, Switzerland, May 29, 2025.
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Mountains are among the planet’s most beautiful places. They’re also becoming the deadliest
An aerial image of Consumer Energy's J.H. Campbell Generating Complex in Ottawa County, Mich., Sept. 21, 2024.
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The Trump admin ordered a coal power plant to stay on past retirement. Customers in 15 states will foot the bill
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NASA scientists describe ‘absolute sh*tshow’ at agency as Trump budget seeks to dismantle top US climate lab
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Striking images showing environmental destruction aim to ‘inspire action’

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Rescue crews search a vehicle trapped in floodwaters in San Antonio, Texas, on Thursday morning.
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At least 11 dead and several missing after over a month’s worth of rain falls in hours and floods San Antonio
The Rowena fire burns in northern Oregon Wednesday evening.
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Out-of-control Oregon wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes as gusty winds challenge firefighters

Solutions

A bank of fans draws air through specialized filters at Climeworks' Mammoth carbon removal plant on May 24, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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This company says its technology can help save the world. It’s now cutting 20% of its staff as Trump slashes climate funding
A person works on the cryostat base of the fusion reactor inside the tokamak hall at Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Devens, Mass. on April 10, 2025. CFS has built 60% of its demonstration fusion reactor in the Boston suburbs – a giant machine powered by magnets that heats plasma up to over 100 million degrees, and plans to demonstrate more power out than in from fusion reaction by 2027.
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A nuclear fusion power plant prototype is already being built outside Boston. How long until unlimited clean energy is real?
A worker carries a solar panel plate at a market in Lahore on June 12, 2024. Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is due to present the country's annual federal budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025 before the National Assembly on June 12. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)
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How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world
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UK project trials carbon capture at sea to help tackle climate change
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What if your house changed color with the seasons? This ‘climate-responsive’ paint could make it happen
Jun 9, 2025
GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 07: Team Kilfoil and Team McQuillin starters stand for the national anthem with Little League World Series players during an Athletes Unlimited Pro game at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium on August 07, 2024 in Greenville, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
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Major League Baseball announces investment in new pro softball league
May 29, 2025
ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS - APRIL 29: Emissions fume at the coal-fueled Oak Grove Power Plant on April 29, 2024 in Robertson County, Texas. In conjunction with the Biden-Harris Administration's attempt to curve climate change, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has finalized four new rules which seek to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution amongst businesses and communities. Environmental regulators favor the decision, believing that the rules provide clear instruction and time allotment for power companies to begin finding solutions in providing reliable power while reducing harmful emissions. Industry groups have pushed back, stating that the change is coming at a time when more gas-fueled power is paramount. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Trump EPA drafting a rule that would undo decades of progress on limiting pollution from power plants
May 26, 2025
Workers install solar panels for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's biggest solar and battery storage plant, the Eland Solar and Storage Center in the Mojave Desert of Kern County, on November 25, 2024, near California City, California.
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The jobs and tax credits that could disappear if the ‘big, beautiful’ bill passes the Senate
May 22, 2025
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Features

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‘Save the Whales’ was a shining success. Now can humpbacks save us from ourselves?
A turtle swims in a shallow lagoon at Lady Elliot Island, off the Queensland Coast.
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‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet
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Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation. Now they’re targeting another crisis
BOULDER, CO - MARCH 26: A firefighter watches as the NCAR Fire burns on March 26, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. The wildfire, which has forced almost 20,000 people to evacuate their homes, started just a few miles away from where the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December, 2021. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
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A plant that’s everywhere is fueling a growing risk of wildfire disaster

EXTREMES

Tulane University is seen in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005. The university plans approximately 230 faculty layoffs and the elimination of some programs to cope with revenue lost following Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)
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Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research
Jun 14, 2025
Two Saildrones are docked at a marina in Jacksonville, Florida, before launching into the Atlantic Ocean to monitor hurricanes in July 2021.
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Scientists have lost access to a major forecasting tool as what could be a very busy hurricane season gets underway
Jun 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 10, 2025.
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Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season
Jun 12, 2025

WATER

Fake snow, made of cotton, is seen at a village in Chengdu, China.
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Snow joke: Chinese attraction apologizes for winter wonderland made of cotton and bedsheets
Feb 19, 2025
SANTA ANA, CA - APRIL 26: Pouring a glass of water from a kitchen faucet in Santa Ana on Friday, April 26, 2024. According to a study by the US Geological Survey, 45% of the tap water in the United States is contaminated with "forever chemicals" that are considered dangerous to human health. In recent years, studies have found that humans exposed to some PFAS chemicals are more prone to everything from high cholesterol and hypertension to testicular cancer, breast cancer and, for girls, early-onset puberty. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
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Scientists discover concerning new source of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Jan 6, 2025
An aerial view of colorful fall foliage in Vermont and New Hampshire on October 13, 2024.
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It’s not just you. Fall hasn’t really felt like fall this year and it’s a sign of things to come
Nov 19, 2024

COST OF LIVING

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GOP senators’ top concerns with Trump’s big agenda bill, in their own words
Jun 7, 2025
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 30: Flooded homes are shown near Lake Houston following Hurricane Harvey August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The city of Houston is still experiencing severe flooding in some areas due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though the storm has moved to the north and east. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Why climate risk could affect your credit score for buying a home
May 19, 2025
Donald Trump highlighted rising costs during his campaign to return to the White House.
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High grocery prices got droves of Americans to vote for Trump but they shouldn’t expect to pay less over the next four years
Nov 14, 2024