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'Superuser' states devour climate grants as others get nothing

A federal climate grant program has been monopolized by five large states that together have collected half of its money, highlighting an uneven disbursement of government funding that often leaves poorer regions with less financial help to prepare for intensifying disasters.

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Pa. participation in RGGI has been held up for more than a year. What has the state lost?

Former Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature climate program has been on hold for more than a year. By some estimates, the state has lost close to $1 billion in the delay.

Impacts
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Dead fish are popping up along beaches on the Texas Gulf Coast, officials say. Here's why

This week, Texas beachgoers along the Gulf Coast may have observed a startling sight along the coastlines: possibly thousands of dead fish washed up on the sand.

Home insurance costs rise faster in Florida than any other state

Anyone in Florida who has opened a home insurance bill in the last few years knows premiums have been skyrocketing. New estimates from a data analysis company shows they’ve actually been rising faster than in any other state — a lot faster.

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Clean energy experts are stretched too thin

“Stakeholder fatigue” threatens to tap the brakes on policy progress as many states move fast on decarbonization.

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Three states with climate legislation to watch

Minnesota and Maine are pursuing ambitious policies and Illinois is looking at a gas stove warning label.
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Which state is winning at renewable energy production?

Can you guess which state generates the largest fraction of its electricity from renewable sources?

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump administration sued by 17 states over frozen funds for electric vehicle charging network

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Zeldin’s EPA restructuring could curb climate action and strain environmental protections

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How fragile power grids and extreme weather combined to cause Europe’s biggest blackout in decades

Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

CLIMATE
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How a First Nation’s housing project could spark a home-rescue revolution

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Michigan reimagines its toxic land as a solar-powered future