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The Trump administration is suing Vermont and New York for using novel tactics to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Thanks to state incentives, the long-range, lower-cost electric trucks are affordable. Widespread adoption could help California meet clean-trucking targets.

Utility bills are rising. So why are politicians from both parties targeting measures that have saved Americans trillions of dollars?
City sewer pipes may release far more methane than previously estimated, revealing an overlooked source of climate-warming emissions.
Reacting to Trump administration proposals calling for higher-paced processing, critics say protections for workers, animals and food safety are not the only concerns.
The 28-mile conduit is part of a huge natural gas infrastructure buildout in the state that Duke Energy says is necessary to keep up with demand, especially from a coming wave of data centers.
The Trump administration is suing Vermont and New York for using novel tactics to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmentalists announced plans to sue California within days of the landmark single-use plastic law taking effect, claiming state regulators inserted loopholes favoring the plastic industry.

Former Vice President Al Gore said he is encouraged by the growing international adoption of renewable energy sources.
As the Green River runs high out of Flaming Gorge Reservoir, so is anxiety in the tiny Utah town of Manila.

Colorado is “light years” ahead in fire preparedness compared with a decade ago, but it has also faced its largest and most destructive wildfires in that time.

Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years; some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.

A free, solar-powered charging station, or “solinera” as it’s known, has opened in Cuba’s central region.
Ford Motor has written off $20 billion in electric vehicle investments but says it is forging ahead with an electric pickup that will sell for $30,000 next year.
Fervo Energy's upcoming IPO could expand the financial and market potential of large-scale geothermal businesses.
Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.

Internal federal briefing notes say Canada’s Major Projects Office operates similarly to a U.S. council designed to rapidly advance energy and mining developments.

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