Politics
Why North Dakota is preparing to sue Minnesota over clean energy
Interstate feuds threaten to make the difficult task of getting regional power grids off fossil fuels even more complicated.
Read MoreOne year in, the devastating environmental impact of war in Ukraine comes into view
Forest fires, burst pipelines, and chemical waste are just some of the more than 800 instances of environmental degradation recorded since the war began.
Read MoreWhy the White House’s environmental justice tool is still disappointing advocates
New changes “ended up making the program less focused on people of color than it originally was,” one advocate said.
Read MoreHow Big Tech rewrote the nation’s first cell phone repair law
Documents reveal tech lobbyists revised a right-to-repair bill before New York’s governor signed it.
Read MoreBiden spotlights climate victories in State of the Union. But where do we go from here?
“The climate crisis doesn’t care if your state is red or blue.”
Read MoreMinnesota to require 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040
Utilities can use a mix of solar, wind, hydropower, nuclear, hydrogen power, and biomass — energy obtained from burning wood and trash — to meet the 2040 goal.
Read MoreExxon reports record profits, doubles down on fossil fuels
The White House responds with renewed calls to boost production.
Read MoreHow a defunct Trump policy still threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
The short-lived rule is helping the mining industry from beyond the grave.
Read MoreWhy Biden’s new protections don’t eliminate threats to the Tongass National Forest
The Agriculture Department just restored the so-called Roadless Rule, but federal land swaps could still open forest lands to logging.
Read MoreA Massachusetts law protects the right to repair your own car. Automakers are suing.
The legal battle has major implications for drivers’ pocketbooks, and for the climate.
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