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The Department of Energy’s moonshot funding program is working. President Trump seems inclined to keep it.

The region needs a lot of new electricity and wants it to be clean. The Trump administration and economic headwinds crippled its best solution.

But the region’s long industrial and nuclear history has left more toxic legacies, too.

Half a billion pastoralists draw on generations of knowledge to thrive on rangelands. They say protecting their way of life would help others prepare for a hotter, drier world.

More than 200 tornadoes have hit Illinois this year. Here's how the twisters form, and how climate change might be influencing them.

From the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, to sewage problems in Alabama, stalled projects could get new life after federal court rulings.

Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilled.

The season of extreme weather holds lessons for how the continent can climate-proof its energy systems.

Researchers are beginning to untangle how the “drought-disease paradox” works.

An expert on migrant farmworker health describes how this population has been blamed and put at risk, but seldom understood.

Publishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change’s impact, a WUSF/Hechinger Report investigation finds. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards.

The proposal would repeal the roadless rule, opening up nearly 45 million acres of national land to roadbuilding and logging, despite widespread opposition from scientists and the public.

The $8-billion Airo fleet promises cleaner, more reliable service as passenger rail enjoys record ridership — and faces an uncertain future in Washington.

The proposal to replace an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline in the Great Lakes still needs state approval. Tribal nations say the federal review violates treaty rights.

The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.

As utilities switch to renewables, you'll get paid to send battery power back into the system, making it stronger and cheaper for everyone.

Biden’s incentives gave Qcells a leg up. Now Trump’s tariffs may help it thrive.

A Gallup survey finds that disaster victims are more likely to feel that the future is out of their hands.

The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.

Used EV sales continued their surge in July, according to the latest data.