The economic case for electrifying everything

Peter Dykstra

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The brawl over the Colorado River is about more than water

The lifeblood of the West is drying up — and scrambling state and local politics.

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Climate change is worsening conflict between Africa's farmers and nomadic herders

Tension between farmers and herders has long been a fact of life in West Africa, but climate change is ramping it up.

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EU gets tough on carbon border tax on heavy industry, vows to protect domestic producers

European producers of steel and aluminium will face higher CO2 emissions costs, but the European Commission wants to channel part of the revenues of the EU's carbon border tax to help heavy industries decarbonize.

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Months after oil blast, a Black Louisiana town still awaits help

Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the blast, but residents say the case won’t bring relief to their town.

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The year the US doubled down on critical minerals

In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under President Trump. But what even are they?

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Trump administration to dismantle National Center for Atmospheric Research

The Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “climate alarmism.”

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As Trump promotes coal, no respite for communities choking on the industry's dust

David Jones Jr. and his wife live a few hundred feet away from a large coal terminal where dust from mountainous, uncovered coal piles has blown over the community day after day for decades.

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