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A row of solar panels with the setting sun and a mountain range in the background

Why isn’t there more solar power in one of Canada’s sunniest provinces?

The electricity grid in Canada’s second-sunniest province is strained — but Manitoba says solar power is not the solution.

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Global warming is ‘nowhere close to the world’s top 5 or 10 problems,’ Energy secretary says

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright wants Americans to drop “doomster” views around energy arguing climate change isn't a top problem.
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Why hybrids — not EVs — are winning over US consumers

High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids.
A view of Kahului airport in Maui

EPA just walked back Hawaiʻi's plan to retire its dinosaur power plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pumped the brakes on Hawaiʻi's multi-decade effort to improve visibility and reduce fine particulates and other man-made pollutants.

A woman and child standing in front of grocery store refrigerators

Trump administration loosens restrictions on grocery refrigerants that fuel climate change

The president said the move would bring food prices down, but experts say that’s unlikely.
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Geothermal energy gets boost from new coalition of Western governors

Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah are joining forces to accelerate deployment of clean, around-the-clock geothermal energy in the region.
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Trump’s offshore oil drilling plan threatens military readiness, generals say

A draft proposal would allow for drilling off the California and Florida coasts, including two of the largest areas used for ocean-based military training.
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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

silhouette of people holding hands by a lake at sunset

An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

wildfire retardants being sprayed by plane

New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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