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![digital collage of hands throwing trash into a trash can with dollar signs]()
![digital collage of hands throwing trash into a trash can with dollar signs]()
What one town learned by charging residents for every bag of trash
The small town of Plympton, Massachusetts, eliminated 305 tons of garbage a year by making everyone pay for what they toss.
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![Climate activists, one of whom is carrying a picket reading,]()
![Climate activists, one of whom is carrying a picket reading,]()
A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they’re paying it
Even in the U.S., where the policy was least popular, half of those surveyed said they'd support a climate tax that redistributes wealth.
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![collage of the book Sea of Grass with headshots of the authors on either side]()
![collage of the book Sea of Grass with headshots of the authors on either side]()
How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored
A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.
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![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stands at podium with flags behind him]()
![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stands at podium with flags behind him]()
Trump’s EPA accidentally made the case against passing the Big Beautiful Bill
GOP leaders claim that repealing power plant pollution rules and tax breaks for renewables will fuel an energy boom. Experts say they’re doing just the opposite.
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![Senators stand together under rotunda]()
![Senators stand together under rotunda]()
How Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will raise household energy costs
Analysts agree on one thing: Congress is poised to increase energy bills by hundreds of dollars per household.
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![hands holding a cob of yellow corn in a field]()
![hands holding a cob of yellow corn in a field]()
As temperatures rise, the US Corn Belt could see insurance claims soar
Crop insurance is a lifeline for farmers. But research shows it's not ready for climate change.
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![Senator Raphael Warnock at a podium against a dark background with blurred lights]()
![Senator Raphael Warnock at a podium against a dark background with blurred lights]()
In Georgia, a fight over credit for its clean energy boom
According to a new report by Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, some 42,000 jobs are now at risk, as Republicans consider repealing IRA tax credits to pay for President Trump’s proposed tax cuts.
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![Presidents of various countries stand holding hands]()
![Presidents of various countries stand holding hands]()
Who will finance global climate solutions? Not the West.
As the U.S. and Europe slash their development funding, Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed that his country “will not slow down its climate actions.”
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![Black vultures sit across the Tennessee River from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station]()
![Black vultures sit across the Tennessee River from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station]()
The Trump administration says it wants a ‘nuclear renaissance.’ These actions suggest otherwise.
Tariffs and a shake-up at the Tennessee Valley Authority could be getting in the way.
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![Two men wearing jeans and t-shirts lift a solar panel from the front of a stack of panels on top of a roof, with clear skies behind them]()
![Two men wearing jeans and t-shirts lift a solar panel from the front of a stack of panels on top of a roof, with clear skies behind them]()
A simple tweak to tax law has helped bring solar power to the communities that need it most
The Inflation Reduction Act lets companies sell their clean energy tax credits for cash. Now that benefit is at risk.
