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The ExplainerWhy the US will pay a French company nearly $1 billion to give up wind farm plansThe Trump administration鈥檚 deal to pay TotalEnergies to shift from wind farms to U.S. fossil fuel investment appears to be a novel use of taxpayer funds. It also fits within a broader White House effort to restrict the offshore wind industry.
After 100 years, and decades of cleanup, shellfishing set to return to Boston HarborDecades of cleanup efforts in Boston Harbor will allow a few towns to open beaches for recreational shellfishing, which had been mostly banned since 1925.
Trump rescinds EPA鈥檚 ability to regulate greenhouse gases. What鈥檚 the impact?President Trump and his team held a 鈥淐lean, Beautiful Coal鈥� event this week and are rescinding a rule that enables the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. But the moves come as renewable energy sources including solar are increasingly in demand.
A year after LA wildfires, slow recovery but 鈥榓 feeling of hope鈥�The Eaton and Palisades wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes, and left thousands more uninhabitable. Some survivors are frustrated at the pace of recovery.聽
EPA鈥檚 new clean-water rules: What a farmer, builder, and scientist sayThe EPA proposes to narrow the scope of a key part of the Clean Water Act 鈥� a change criticized by environmental groups but welcomed by businesses.
FocusRegaining a sense of place: People and culture come first after Lahaina wildfireAfter the deadliest fire in 100 years of U.S. history, houses are rising from the ground once again in Hawaii. But the people of Lahaina are trying to do more than rebuild buildings 鈥� they are also trying to rebuild their culture.
From the MagazineMake Oil Great Again? Even California drills as global climate action stalls.Gov. Gavin Newsom made green energy a priority. But as President Donald Trump makes oil the focus of U.S. energy policy, even California considers 鈥淒rill, baby, drill.鈥�
The ExplainerClimate money is flowing around the globe. Sometimes, corruption makes it disappear.Protesters accuse the Philippine government of misusing billions in climate money. One issue concerns whether such spending reaches the most vulnerable.
She lost her husband, then LA fires took her home. How will she shape her future?Connie Bell's husband died a month before the LA wildfires destroyed her Malibu home. Now, she charts her future, with exhilarating and daunting choices.
FocusThey want to be 鈥楢ltadena strong.鈥� Finances are making it tough.Nine months after the Eaton Fire, an Altadena family navigates the red tape that is hampering recovery for those who lost it all in the blaze. How much of their daughter鈥檚 childhood will be spent in limbo? The third in our series from Olive Avenue. Read聽Parts 1 and 2.
The ExplainerWhat China鈥檚 landmark climate pledge means for the fight against global warmingIn a first, China has set an absolute target for cutting emissions. Its pledge also covers greenhouse gas emissions and economic sectors.
From the MagazineFighting wildfire with fire: California residents, once wary, embrace 鈥榗ontrolled burns鈥�California once suppressed 鈥渃ontrolled burns,鈥� an Indigenous practice. Residents are now embracing it to reduce the growing threat of wildfire.
How Jane Goodall inspired my daughter: It started with chickens.With the world remembering Jane Goodall, here鈥檚 how one child sees her legacy: 鈥淪he realized something true that nobody else recognized.鈥�
Can resource-rich countries go green? Colombia鈥檚 trying to find out.President Gustavo Petro is rushing to make Colombia green. But his energy agenda highlights the messy trade-offs called for when fossil fuels remain key to the economy.
The ExplainerThe EV tax credit is ending. How could that affect the US car market?Electric vehicle sales jumped after the U.S.聽announced it would end a tax credit. Without the incentive, sales may dip, although automakers may offer discounts to lure buyers.
Points of ProgressHow to create affordable housing for more people, and make a whole city a spongeProgress roundup: Copenhagen鈥檚 sponge-city strategy protects from floods, and more places in the U.S. adopt social housing to lock in affordability.
As cities seek ways to prevent floods, a California town has a success story to shareDisasters in Texas and North Carolina over the past year underscore how costly interior floods can be. After Roseville, California, was hit by destructive floods in the 1980s and 鈥�90s, the city turned itself into a model of preparedness and hazard mitigation.
Points of ProgressWhere cellphones help users save money, and pricey calls are now freeProgress roundup: To better connect incarcerated New Yorkers with loved ones, the state is paying for phone calls. In Africa, mobile money helps people save.
Katrina holds lessons as US debates role of states and FEMA in disaster responseHurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for states as well as for federal disaster response. Lessons in resilience have born fruit, but a proposed scaling back of FEMA鈥檚 role is stirring debate in an era of rising storm costs.
Ford is a bellwether: Electric vehicles are coming, despite Trump policy shiftsFord has a stunning goal: a small electric pickup priced below $30,000. The company seeks a new 鈥淢odel T moment,鈥� responding to competition from China more than to Washington politics.
