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Trump Administration Said to Drop Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical

March 3, 2025 - 20:49
The Biden administration had sued to force the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in Louisiana to reduce emissions of chloroprene, a likely carcinogen.
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Tesla for Sale: Buyer’s Remorse Sinks In for Elon Musk’s E.V.-Owning Critics

March 3, 2025 - 19:20
The backlash against the electric vehicle company has intensified as the billionaire ally of President Trump exerts his power over the federal government.
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Truths to Remember in a Time of Lies

March 3, 2025 - 05:02
Chaos and disorientation are the goals here. But we know what’s going on behind the curtain.
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A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go?

March 3, 2025 - 05:02
In the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks.
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Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web

March 3, 2025 - 05:00
Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.
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Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests

March 2, 2025 - 15:25
The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry.
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Greenpeace Faces Tough Start in Trial Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

March 2, 2025 - 14:41
The environmental group, battling a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, told the court it can’t get a fair trial.
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How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy

March 2, 2025 - 03:00
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
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Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?

March 1, 2025 - 12:21
Zero-sum thinking has spread like a mind virus, from geopolitics to pop culture.
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How Fungi Move Among Us

March 1, 2025 - 12:07
Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.
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Hundreds Are Said to Resign From NOAA

February 28, 2025 - 17:36
The resignations came a day after a wave of firings at the agency, a world center of climate research.
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Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

February 28, 2025 - 14:12
A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.
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Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment

February 28, 2025 - 13:48
Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.
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As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?

February 28, 2025 - 08:49
Tucked away near the White House is a tribute to the environmental agency and its history — for the time being, anyway.
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Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA

February 27, 2025 - 18:50
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.
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Senior Leaders Are Leaving FEMA

February 27, 2025 - 15:23
Along with about 1,000 rank-and-file workers, FEMA is losing some of the managers most experienced in handling emergency efforts.
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The Case Against Greenpeace Puts a Spotlight on Native History

February 27, 2025 - 13:39
Indigenous activists behind protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline say a lawsuit against Greenpeace is trying to rewrite their role and history.
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Trump’s Tariff Threats Revive Interest in $44 Billion Alaska L.N.G. Project

February 27, 2025 - 11:06
As the president pressures countries to buy more American energy, Asian officials and investors are reconsidering a hugely expensive plan stalled for decades.
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‘Day of Reckoning’: Trial Over Greenpeace’s Role in Pipeline Protest Begins

February 26, 2025 - 21:12
Energy Transfer, which owns the Dakota Access Pipeline, is seeking $300 million, a sum that Greenpeace says could bankrupt the storied environmental group.
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Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent

February 26, 2025 - 20:02
The president said Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Several hours later, White House officials said the president was referring to budget cuts.
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