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“Sunny day” flooding is now a thing down the shore, where the tides have risen at twice the global average. Sooner or later, “we’re not going to be able to protect everything everywhere,” one state official says.

By Emilie Lounsberry

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —The briny bay waters flood the parking lot and beer garden at the Vagabond Kitchen & Taphouse—and not just when it rains.  Across town, the water gushes up the sidewalk at the El Rinconcito grocery, sometimes leaving manager Jeraldo Diaz with no choice but to close for the day.

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Grove City residents are concerned that the landfill will accept oil and gas waste and further pollute nearby waterways.

By Kiley Bense

For years, residents of Grove City, Pennsylvania, have fought to stop a decades-old landfill from resuming operations in their town. They were worried the landfill would make legacy pollution in the area worse.

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An environmental group filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue over staffing concerns at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, established specifically to protect the sea cows.

By Amy Green

The Trump administration’s government-wide staff cuts threaten federally protected manatees in a Florida national wildlife refuge established for the purpose of safeguarding the beloved sea cows, according to a new legal filing from the Center for Biological Diversity.

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Overuse and climate change are rapidly depleting groundwater throughout the region, but aquifers are not part of the negotiations among the seven basin states to cut back water use.

By Wyatt Myskow

Declines of underground water supplies that are vital to cities and farming in the Colorado River Basin are outpacing the losses of the river’s water, according to new research published last week based on NASA satellite data.

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A range of solar, offshore wind and manufacturing jobs would be jeopardized if the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill clears the Senate in its current form.

By Charles Paullin

The One Big Beautiful Bill, President Donald Trump’s budget wishlist with tax cuts for the wealthy, could have an enormous impact on Virginia’s ability to address the climate crisis, produce renewable energy and generate economic activity for its communities.

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Plans for U.S. gas pipelines could lock in a dramatic increase in fossil fuel exports and their greenhouse gas emissions, a new report finds.

By Phil McKenna

More than three-quarters of new gas pipeline capacity currently under development in the U.S. would feed additional liquefied natural gas exports rather than supporting domestic energy needs, a new report concludes.

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On its surface, floating solar appears to conserve water while generating carbon-free electricity. River managers are cautious, but some say the West can’t afford to wait.

By Jake Bolster

GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz.—About 33 miles south of Phoenix, Interstate 10 bisects a line of solar panels traversing the desert like an iridescent snake. The solar farm’s shape follows the path of a canal, with panels serving as awnings to shade the gently flowing water from the unforgiving heat and wind of the Sonoran Desert.

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Water rates have more than doubled since 2010. Low-income residents feel the pinch most of all.

By Christiana Freitag

On Sunday Chicagoans will face another spike in their water bills after seeing rates more than double over the past 15 years.

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Local laws, moratoriums and lawsuits are curbing the expansion of bitcoin mines in New York. But what about the ones already operating?

By Lauren Dalban

New York is home to four of the largest bitcoin mines in the country, which consume huge quantities of electric power and water to cool their server farms, emit loud humming noises around the clock and flood the atmosphere with copious greenhouse gases and pollutants.

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Because it shouldn’t be up to children, or future generations, to fix the climate crisis.

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Frederique Seidel, senior program lead on children and climate at the World Council of Churches.

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If water levels drop too low, hydropower generation could affect five million people across seven states. But the conditions don’t seem to be concerning for Colorado River policymakers.

By Alex Hager, KUNC

If you took a look at a map of Rocky Mountain snow right now you would see a lot of red.

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Already significantly understaffed, the emergency response agency has experienced layoffs and funding cuts under Trump just as an “above average” wildfire season approaches. One environmentalist called the prospect terrifying.

By Lauren Dalban

One day after the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that eliminating FEMA was not “in the best interest of the American people,” the Trump administration ousted him.

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Shell reported a malfunction April 25, and the company was later issued a notice of violation. Residents are still looking for answers.

By Kiley Bense

Driving home from work late on April 25, Leah Thomas noticed the sky over Beaver County was glowing red.

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Captive breeding programs can help build back populations for certain species. But it’s key to remove stressors that led to the animal’s decline in the first place, experts say.

By Kiley Price

If an animal is born in captivity, can it ever truly thrive in the wild? The answer is complicated.

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The utility may keep coal and gas plants online longer than previously planned and reduce renewable investments. But new reports show energy communities could lose jobs with the slowed energy transition.

By Jake Bolster

PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, is walking back plans to grow its renewable energy portfolio, instead forecasting that coal plants without an “enforceable environmental compliance requirement” will remain online through 2045.

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The bills would have increased small-scale solar projects and energy storage.

By Charles Paullin

RICHMOND, Va.–Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two bills for the development of small solar projects and energy storage that had won bipartisan votes and support from Dominion Energy, environmental groups and farm and forestry representatives.

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Chief sustainability officer Meghan Conklin defended the state’s mixed climate record—but admitted this was “one of the more challenging sessions” she’s experienced.

By Aman Azhar

When Meghan Conklin became Maryland’s first-ever chief sustainability officer in 2024, the state seemed poised for rapid climate progress. With billions of dollars in federal funding available under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), decision makers were preparing to meet statutory mandates to cut emissions 60 percent by 2031 and reach net zero by 2045.

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Despite having industry support and saving consumers half a trillion dollars over the decades, the program could be eliminated imminently.

By Marianne Lavelle

It’s a voluntary program launched during a Republican administration, endorsed by manufacturers and well-recognized by U.S. consumers, who have saved an estimated $500 billion over the past 33 years guided by its familiar blue label.

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The heads of Solar United Neighbors and Vote Solar explain how they’re handling adversity and where they see progress.

By Dan Gearino

Two organizations that operate close to the grassroots of solar power are struggling with the chaos of the Trump administration while also feeling invigorated by the challenge of working in difficult times.

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A rush of proposals to mine the state’s famed “sky islands” with water drawn from overtaxed aquifers is drawing opposition from people who know the industry’s boom and bust cycles.

By Wyatt Myskow, Yana Kunichoff

This story is co-published withArizona Luminaria, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to community-centered reporting.

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In a lawsuit filed Wednesday with a coalition of 17 attorneys general, California said the administration is illegally withholding the $5 billion Congress allocated to states for EV-charging infrastructure.

By Liza Gross

California filed its latest lawsuit against the Trump administration Wednesday, this time for withholding billions of dollars allocated by Congress for electric charging infrastructure.

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An anonymous donor gives the Soybean Innovation Lab in Illinois a lifeline to continue its work.

By Susan Cosier

A lab focused on developing soybean farming in Africa was scheduled to shutter in April, a casualty of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts. Then a donor stepped in.

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The agency’s acting head faced questioning by lawmakers over canceled grants, plans to limit relief and a projected $8 billion disaster fund deficit.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

With the Atlantic hurricane season only weeks away, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing an unprecedented level of turmoil and uncertainty. President Donald Trump has suggested he might eliminate the agency. Its staff has been cut and programs canceled, while its disaster relief fund faces a likely $8 billion deficit.

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Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA has warned.

By Peter Aldhous

Key datasets used to monitor the impacts of climate change in the Arctic have emerged as the latest victim of cost-cutting by the Trump administration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Global warming is making high-altitude winds more volatile. Scientists say there are ways to help prevent serious incidents.

By Bob Berwyn

VIENNA—Scientists at the European Geosciences Union conference last week said there is growing scientific evidence that global warming is driving a big increase in dangerous clear-air turbulence, which is invisible from the cockpit and can surprise pilots and damage aircraft.

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