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Will There Be Enough Power to Remove Carbon From the Sky?
The direct air capture industry has ambitious plans to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it’s vying for limited renewable power resources.
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Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?
Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation.
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FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.
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Tracking Trump’s Biggest Climate Moves
In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A. and set off a wave of legal challenges.
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FEMA Can Freeze Money for Migrant Shelter Program in New York, Judge Says
The court ruled that the Trump administration had a narrowly defined path to withhold some funds to the city that had been approved by Congress.
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Trump Nominates Oil and Gas Advocate to Run Bureau of Land Management
The nominee, Kathleen Sgamma, has worked for nearly two decades on behalf of oil and gas companies in Western states.
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Environmentalists Gear Up to Fight Trump in Court
As Trump pledges regulatory rollbacks, environmental groups say the administration’s aggressive cost-cutting tactics could make it easier for them to win some long-term battles.
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How Can My Valentine’s Flowers Show the Earth Love, Too?
If you’re scooping up a bouquet at the grocery store, here are a few things to consider.
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California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying a home insurance crisis.
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S.E.C. Moves to Kill Climate Disclosure Rule
The acting chair, Mark Uyeda, is directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to pause its legal defense of a rule requiring companies to make climate disclosures.
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Under Trump, Billionaire Climate Champions Have Gone Quiet
Since the inauguration, billionaires who funded climate action over the last decade have avoided criticizing Trump’s climate policies.
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Trump Can’t Kill Green Energy
The 20-year move toward lower emissions won’t stop just because of the president.
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NOAA Is Told to Make List of Climate-Related Grants, Setting Off Fears
Staff members search for spending on “climate science,” “climate crisis” and “pollution” as one of the world’s premier climate research agencies girds for cuts.
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Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
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Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Republican States Have the Most to Lose.
About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain.
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Trading Hope for Reality Helps Me Parent Through the Climate Crisis
In the hospital, I learned the first lesson of parenting: You are not in control of what is going to happen, nor can you predict it.
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U.S. Aid Agency’s Climate Programs Aimed to Curb Migration. Now They’re Gone.
Aid projects were designed to help Central Americans withstand extreme weather at home. Their end could undercut Trump’s goal of reducing migration.
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How Could the Weather Service Change Under Trump?
President Trump tangled with its forecasters during his first term. As he slashes government spending, many wonder what that means for weather data.
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Trump Administration Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States
Some have halted work on the Biden-era $5 billion program to build E.V. charging stations. Others plan to keep building. Most are confused.
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Trump Vows to End Paper Straws Initiative and Bring Back Plastic
The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone.
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