As Offshore Wind Struggles Under Trump, There’s Still Room for Progress
Mar 27, 2025, 9:00 am By By Dan Gearino
A Q&A with a former Massachusetts energy official about wind’s hard times and preparing for a better future. By Dan Gearino The U.S. offshore wind industry felt a malaise even before President Donald Trump returned to office in January and signed an order…Burned Homes Can Be Rebuilt More Resilient to Wildfires, but Many Homeowners Can’t Afford the Price
Mar 27, 2025, 5:00 am By By Diana Kruzman
Fire safety advocates urge more ignition-resistant construction, but many say the focus should be on fire-proofing entire communities rather than individual structures. By Diana Kruzman As the smoke cleared and the ash began to settle from January’s…Nation’s First Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Could Come to Michigan in 2030
Mar 27, 2025, 4:55 am By By Carrie Klein
Holtec International launches “Mission 2030” to build two SMRs at Palisades nuclear plant, nearly doubling energy output. By Carrie Klein Michigan could soon host the United States’ first commercial small modular nuclear reactors—essentially mini…Nearly Half of the Country’s Attorney Generals Make Legal Effort to Restore FEMA Funds
Mar 26, 2025, 5:54 pm By By Arcelia Martin
At least 215 FEMA grants to 19 states remain frozen despite a March 6 federal court order to release them from a judge in Rhode Island. By Arcelia Martin President Donald Trump has recently floated the idea of scrapping the federal agency aimed at helping…Localities, Rural Lawmakers Win in Halting Solar Siting Reform in Virginia
Mar 26, 2025, 5:05 am By By Charles Paullin
Advocates sought change to reach clean energy goals amid an uptick in local permit denials. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—Last month, a couple of weeks before the end of the regular legislative session, Virginia lawmakers killed a bill to reform the…Small New York Farms Suffer as Federal Funds Freeze
Mar 26, 2025, 5:00 am By By Lauren Dalban
A federal climate-smart fund was a boon for farmers seeking to update their businesses with sustainable approaches—until the Trump administration suspended the money flow. By Lauren Dalban Hannah Smith-Brubaker runs a farmer-led nonprofit that, for over 30…California Farmworker Communities Win the Right to Be Notified of Pesticide Applications in Advance
Mar 26, 2025, 4:55 am By By Liza Gross
After decades of pressure from farmworkers and their allies, California launched a statewide system to warn communities before they’re exposed to toxic pesticides. But health concerns remain. By Liza Gross On a sweltering August morning in 1988, Cesar Chavez…NOAA Cuts Weather Balloon Launches Due to Staff Shortages After DOGE Layoffs
Mar 25, 2025, 7:01 pm By By Dennis Pillion
The president-elect of the American Meteorological Society compares the situation to bolts in a steel office building, warning: “Nobody can say how many bolts you can leave out or remove before the structural integrity is compromised.” By Dennis Pillion…New Study Shows Extreme and Far-Reaching Impacts of Sackett Ruling on Federal Wetland Protections
Mar 25, 2025, 6:44 pm By By Lauren Dalban
Modeling by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that at least 60 percent of individual wetlands are left unprotected after the Supreme Court ruling. By Lauren Dalban Wetlands and ephemeral streams provide a wide variety of benefits to people and…Climate Change Is the Backdrop to Our Lives, But It’s Missing in Movies
Mar 25, 2025, 3:48 pm By By Kiley Price
Climate change is largely absent from popular films. A movement is building to change this. By Kiley Price During the summer of 2023, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson and a team of fellow researchers binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies from the past…The European Politician Bringing Nature Into the Halls of Power
Mar 25, 2025, 5:05 am By By Katie Surma
Carola Rackete has used her position as a member of the European Parliament to amplify the voices of grassroots communities and the interests of the natural world. By Katie Surma In 2019, Carola Rackete faced serious jail time. She had just rescued dozens of…What 30 Years of Fighting for Environmental Justice Looks Like in One Community
Mar 25, 2025, 5:00 am By By Bhabna Banerjee
The Trump administration’s efforts to block environmental-justice funding threaten hard-won progress in polluted places. Here's what residents in Chicago’s Little Village have accomplished over decades. By Bhabna Banerjee How Chicago’s Little Village…In an Era of Environmental Deregulation, What Happens to Fetal and Reproductive Health Outcomes?
Mar 25, 2025, 4:55 am By By Sarah Mattalian
Avoiding pollutants and environmental stressors “is typically the answer” for keeping pregnant people healthy, one doctor says. With looser standards, their care could be threatened. By Sarah Mattalian Amid funding cuts for environmental initiatives on a…EPA Decimates Grant Program Aimed at Measuring and Reducing Construction Material Emissions
Mar 24, 2025, 8:36 pm By By Dan Gearino
More than $150 million dollars were set to be distributed through the C-MORE program. One critic called its cancellation “economic sabotage.” By Dan Gearino The Trump administration has eviscerated a grant program designed to make U.S. industry cleaner and…Will Texas Become ‘the Epicenter of a National Nuclear Renaissance’?
Mar 24, 2025, 8:00 pm By By Arcelia Martin
A new bill would create a taxpayer-funded incentive program of at least $2 billion for nuclear power plants. By Arcelia Martin Texas lawmakers are considering a bill to resuscitate the state’s nuclear power industry through a taxpayer-funded incentives…Despite Staff and Budget Cuts, NOAA Issues Critical Drought Warnings in Its Spring Climate Outlook
Mar 24, 2025, 5:15 pm By By Bob Berwyn
The embattled agency continues to disseminate crucial updates in a hostile political environment, while scientists warn that cutting climate intelligence is folly at a time of escalating climate extremes. By Bob Berwyn The National Oceanic and Atmospheric…Congress Is Searching for Trillions of Dollars in Cuts. Will the Oil Industry’s Tax Breaks Skate By?
Mar 24, 2025, 5:05 am By By Nicholas Kusnetz
With a $4.5 trillion fight over tax cuts looming, the oil and gas industry wants to protect billions of dollars in tax benefits it enjoys and get new ones, too. By Nicholas Kusnetz If the only things certain in life are death and taxes, you might say corporate…Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most U.S. States
Mar 24, 2025, 5:00 am By By Dylan Baddour
One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry. By Dylan Baddour As Texas stares down a water shortfall, its leaders are looking at vast…Is FERC’s Future at Stake in its Titanic Clash with American Efficient?
Mar 23, 2025, 5:00 am By By Lisa Sorg
The federal energy regulator alleges the company has sold bogus energy efficiency claims to electric grid operators. But American Efficient has mounted a stiff counteroffensive, challenging FERC’s constitutionality in ways that could appeal to President…Can Colorado Keep Its Momentum on Climate Action as the Trump Administration Pulls Back Federal Support?
Mar 22, 2025, 5:00 am By By Wyatt Myskow
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said his administration remains committed to cutting emissions and expanding renewable energy, despite the federal government’s about face on climate. By Wyatt Myskow DENVER—Few states over the past decade have been as progressive…
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