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As Utility Bills Soar, New Yorkers Face the Cost of a Greener Future
When New Yorkers get a sky-high energy bill, many turn to social media and vent their frustrations on Instagram, TikTok or Reddit. Recently, their rage has been directed toward a state-run website, too.In January, the Department of Public Service,...
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More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, has been told by the Trump administration to prepare to lose another 1,000 workers, raising concerns that NOAA’s lifesaving forecasts might be hindered as...
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Climate Change Made South Sudan Heat Wave More Likely, Study Finds
After a blistering February heat wave in South Sudan’s capital caused dozens of students to collapse from heat stroke, officials closed schools for two weeks. It was the second time in less than a year that the country’s schools...
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Fossil Fuels Are the Future, Chris Wright Tells African Leaders
For the past two days, under the soft lights of chandeliers in a Marriott basement a block from the White House, energy ministers and tech founders from across Africa gathered to discuss how best to bring electricity to more...
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A Threat to Britain’s Conservatives as Donors Fund Reform U.K., a Populist Rival
Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform U.K. party has attracted more than a dozen donors from Britain’s once-dominant Conservative Party, new data reveals, underlining the threat the Tories face from a right-wing populist party that models itself on President Trump’s MAGA...
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National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Officials Appear to Want It Kept Quiet.
America’s national parks saw more than 331 million visits last year, a record. But the Trump administration does not want to call attention to those numbers, according to a National Park Service memo, amid mass firings of rangers and...
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Trump’s E.P.A. to Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters
The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across the country.The Environmental Protection Agency filed a motion in federal court on Thursday pulling back the safety regulations, introduced last year...
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Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump
On Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in psychology at Emory University, nervously announced to the online world that she was planning a national protest in defense of science. “I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be...
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Clearing the Way for Bicyclists, for a Healthier Population and Planet
Jill Warren heads the European Cyclists’ Federation, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization that advocates cycling to help lower carbon emissions.
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L.A. County Sues Southern California Edison over Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison and its parent company on Wednesday, blaming the utility’s equipment for causing the deadly Eaton fire in January.The county’s lawsuit is the most prominent case brought against Edison, which is also facing...
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Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza, minister says
Israel ordered all of Gaza's electricity supply to be cut off on Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas...