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![A person wearing a face mask, a hazmat suit, and gloves stands in front of a glass case filled with equipment. The entire scene is bathed in yellow light.]()
![A person wearing a face mask, a hazmat suit, and gloves stands in front of a glass case filled with equipment. The entire scene is bathed in yellow light.]()
2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war
After a Chinese export ban, can America get gallium and germanium from Canada — or will tariffs get in the way?
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![A wind turbine shown in a filed outside Chicago.]()
![A wind turbine shown in a filed outside Chicago.]()
The odds are Illinois won’t hit its 2030 climate goals
From renewables to EVs to workforce training, the state's journey toward decarbonization has "a long way to go and a short time to get there."
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![illustration of a mango]()
Mango farms where? Climate change is scrambling where the world’s food is grown.
The well-traveled tropical fruit exemplifies how farmers are embracing new crops as the world warms.
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![A man in a white jump suit and medical mask and boots sweeps a muddy, water filled street]()
![A man in a white jump suit and medical mask and boots sweeps a muddy, water filled street]()
Global economy could shrink 50% between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries
A report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis.
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Mitsubishi cancels plans for a $1.3B chemical plant in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
The complex would have stretched across 77 acres and been a major polluter.
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![In an aerial view, the Kayenta Solar Plant is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Arizona, with mountains in the background.]()
![In an aerial view, the Kayenta Solar Plant is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Arizona, with mountains in the background.]()
How states will keep fighting for climate progress under Trump
Trump calls climate change a hoax. But at the state level, the climate fight will continue — or even accelerate.
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![An LNG tank]()
![An LNG tank]()
Biden administration warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs
New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail the climate crisis.
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![Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida. He has won the disaster-prone state three times.]()
![Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida. He has won the disaster-prone state three times.]()
As Trump mulls his FEMA pick, a political land mine awaits in Florida
The agency is hiking insurance rates and punishing flood-prone construction in the president-elect’s favorite state.
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![Donald Trump and Xi Jinping walk together in front of a group of uniformed Chinese soldiers.]()
![Donald Trump and Xi Jinping walk together in front of a group of uniformed Chinese soldiers.]()
Q&A: How the U.S.–China rivalry is holding back the world’s climate progress
What does the trade war mean for the cost of goods, green tech, and decarbonization? An expert policy analyst weighs in.
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![Two homeowners use buckets to bail water through the window of their flooded home.]()
![Two homeowners use buckets to bail water through the window of their flooded home.]()
New data shows just how bad the climate insurance crisis has become
Two congressional reports make clear that, with increasingly frequent hurricanes, floods, and fires, "the model of insurance as it stands right now isn't working."
