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New Jersey is teaching kids about climate. Opponents call it ‘indoctrination.’
The education culture wars are coming for climate change.
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![McCarthy and Biden seated with portraits in the background]()
Environmental groups slam ‘poison pills’ in debt ceiling bill
The proposal would push forward a 303-mile pipeline and weaken a bedrock environmental law.
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![Rows of solar panels soak in sunlight in a corn field.]()
Another target of GOP spending cuts: renewables for farmers
A budget proposal in the House could roll back billions for rural clean energy.
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What the Supreme Court’s ruling means for the future of wetlands
More than half the nation's wetlands could lose protection under the Clean Water Act.
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![A stop sign is posted on a beach filled with construction equipment.]()
There’s big climate money out there for small towns. But will they get it?
How advocates are helping understaffed communities field complicated federal grants.
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![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
At last, states reach a Colorado River deal: Pay farmers not to farm
The Biden administration has temporarily resolved a dire water crisis — with help from a wet winter.
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![President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet about the United States debt ceiling.]()
![President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet about the United States debt ceiling.]()
What does climate change have to do with the debt ceiling crisis?
A barrage of climate disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it's needed most.
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![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
Lawsuit: Oil and gas pollution violates New Mexico’s constitution
"Schools are surrounded by oil and gas wells and fracking sites."
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A new law in Colorado will prevent utilities from charging customers for lobbying
Ratepayers will no longer have to foot the bill for utilities' political activities.
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![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
Despite what you may think, ethanol isn’t dead yet
The biofuel's bipartisan support isn't about science, but politics.
