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Bipartisan Senate Push for Energy Permitting Reform Collides With Public Skepticism Over Data Centers and the Midterm Elections

As senators prepare to pack their bags and head back to their home states to campaign for the upcoming midterm elections, a dedicated bipartisan group has been working frantically behind…

A Rural Idaho County, Having Banned Renewables, Weighs a Second Look

Jeff Hough did not pull any punches. Standing before a packed courthouse, the Republican county commissioner warned his colleagues that the vote they were about to take would directly violate…

Colorado Neighborhood Serves as Testing Ground for Geothermal Future

A new residential development rising along the base of Colorado’s Front Range is serving as the testing ground for an unusual and potentially transformative industry partnership that could soon reshape…

A Record-Breaking El Niño and a Quiet Atlantic: How Two Extreme Weather Events Are Intertwined

Off the Pacific coast of South America, a vast expanse of warm water is mutating into a meteorological freak of nature. Hovering at more than 3 degrees Celsius above normal,…

Bridging the Generational Divide: How Family Clashes Over Consumer Habits Shape the Climate Movement

The modern household often serves as a microcosm of broader societal shifts, particularly when it comes to the complex intersections of consumer habits, economic history, and environmental values. In a…

The Arrival of the "Super El Niño": How an Extreme Weather Pattern is Testing Global Resilience and Climate Science

By now, the headlines have become impossible to ignore, flashing across news feeds with alarming frequency. Described by meteorologists and researchers as "jaw-dropping," this year’s climate anomalies are poised to…

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On the Front Lines of a Warming Arctic: How Inuit Bear Guards Are Keeping Communities Safe Amid Climate Shifts By Indigenous News Alliance NUNATSIAVUT — After retiring from a long…

California Embraces Balcony Solar, Paving the Way for a New Era of Renewable Energy Access

As free and abundant as sunlight may be, harnessing its power has historically remained a stubbornly difficult endeavor for everyday homeowners. While the cost of solar energy has plummeted by…

Trump Administration Dismantles Federal Auto Emissions Rules, Leaving California to Defend Climate Policy

The Trump administration moved aggressively to dismantle the federal government’s oversight of greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles, finalizing a plan to substantially ease fuel-efficiency standards. This latest regulatory shift…

Colorado Ranchers Push Back Against Big Oil as High Court Weighs Landmark Climate Liability Case

Deirdre Macnab was reading her local newspaper this spring when she learned that Rio Blanco County, where she lives in northwest Colorado, had taken a decisive side in a major…