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Why Is Gas So Much More Expensive in Some States Than Others?

Shipping, taxes, competition and environmental regulations all play a part in the cost of gasoline. That can lead to stark differences in pump prices.
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Weather Service Races to Rehire as Storm Season Arrives

After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and hurricane threats.
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Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds

Sources like wind and solar can now deliver continuous power, according to a new report. And, they’re often a bargain compared with fossil fuels.
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Is It Time to Tax the Oil and Gas Industry’s Windfall?

The war in Iran has meant big profits for fossil fuel companies, prompting some lawmakers to call for a tax. But that would be easier said than done.
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More Than 150 Wind Projects Stall as Pentagon Delays Reviews

The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.
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Trump Administration Orders Rapid End to Hunting Regulations on Federal Lands

Internal Interior Department documents show parks are imposing sweeping changes like expanding areas where firearms can be used and allowing game to be cleaned in restrooms.
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U.S. Warns China Over Iranian Oil as Sanctions Fight Intensifies

China told its independent refineries to disregard U.S. sanctions over their purchases of Iranian crude.
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Trump Administration Sues Minnesota to Block Climate Lawsuit

The Justice Department is seeking to block a lawsuit filed against major players in the fossil fuel industry over their role in climate change.
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FEMA Disaster Aid is Flowing Slowly In Trump’s Second Term

During President Trump’s second term, the disaster declarations that unlock money are taking longer than in the past. Blue states wait the longest and they hear ‘no’ more often.
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Why U.S. Oil Companies Are Not Plugging the World’s Energy Gap

American producers are under pressure from investors to keep spending in check, and they are wary of drilling more wells because they are not sure oil prices will stay high.
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In Permissive Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Verboden

The Dutch city has outlawed advertising that promotes lifestyles linked to high carbon emissions, which is a driver of climate change. It’s a first for a world capital.
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FEMA Is Reversing Job Cuts Made Under Kristi Noem

The agency said staff members who had been let go or placed on administrative leave were now needed to prepare for hurricanes and the World Cup.
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The World Met to Talk Climate Change. The U.S. Wasn’t Invited.

Dozens of countries met this week to discuss how to end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, a goal that the Trump administration doesn’t share.
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Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.

The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous.
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Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing

A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered.
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How to Build a Better Kind of Nuclear Power? This Side Hustle Might Help.

Zap Energy says its ultimate goal is safe, clean energy from fusion. To help get there, it’s starting to build fission reactors.
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Loss of Emirates Further Weakens OPEC’s Influence

The exit of the United Arab Emirates is the most significant in a series of departures from the oil cartel in recent years.
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Global Deforestation Slows, W.R.I. Report Finds. But Wildfires Are Taking a Toll.

In 2025, the world razed less forest than any other year in the last decade. The bad news: global warming is making wildfires more frequent and intense.
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The E.P.A.’s Lost Science

The agency’s prestigious research office is being dismantled by the Trump administration, a plan to dam the Bering Strait and more climate news.
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The World Needs Natural Gas Now, but the U.S. Is Exporting All It Can

Even the largest global supplier of liquefied natural gas can’t make up for the shortfall since the war in Iran cut off an important source.
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