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Few regulations have been as subject to the yo-yo of successive presidential administrations and their political whims.

Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.

Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” the environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life.

“This is not designed to cut expenses, it's designed to destroy,” one official said.

Industry groups expressed concerns about California’s landmark plastic pollution law in the weeks before regulators were supposed to begin enforcing it.

Similar programs across the country are also struggling.

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Now they're turning to the UN for help.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to cut 20 percent of its workforce, a move the agency's former chair warned will be felt through “every component of American society.”

While some states ban shutoffs during winter, summer outages are on the rise.

The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.

The methane fee would have had the same impact as taking 8 million gas-powered cars off the road.

Two former EPA staffers on what the closure of the agency’s environmental justice offices means for the country and the "irony" of Trump’s agenda.

At some places of worship, hundreds of people attend the evening breaking of the fast — which means a lot of discarded food and plastic water bottles. This year, more than a dozen sites of worship are planning “zero-waste” iftars to tackle the problem.

The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again number two for residential, despite state leadership opposed to climate action.

Teslas were once a green status symbol. Donald Trump's second term is changing that.

Facing destroyed infrastructure and limited control of energy supplies, off-grid options like solar are helping Palestinians rebuild.

The tax on potash, a key plant nutrient, spells trouble for farmers — and soil health.

Climate change and bird flu are already driving up food prices. Trump's tariffs are about to make it worse.

Tribes have tried and failed to stop the project in court. A new report says it violates Indigenous rights.