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Citing the Iran war, the administration let oil companies take actions that are likely to threaten an endangered whale.

Little bits of greenery are popping up in cities, making them cooler, quieter, healthier and a whole lot nicer for everyone.

But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.

Clean energy brought income to ranchers and to counties buffeted by boom-and-bust oil cycles. Federal policy changes threaten that momentum.

As the planet traps more energy than it releases, global food production is on the line.

Record-low snowpack and an early heatwave that brought triple-digit heat could mean a higher risk of drought and fire in coming months.

A new label promises single-use cups are recyclable. But that doesn't mean they actually get recycled.

The sweeping new law enshrines farmers' use of gas-powered equipment and weakens protections for conservation lands, locking the state's climate-battered ag sector into fossil fuel dependence.

A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.

Staffers from DOGE are revamping rules in ways to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry.

Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.

The Trump administration and major refiners are using the war to justify restarting oil production and weakening climate rules.

Military strikes, drought, and a legacy of overpumping are driving Iran’s fragile food and water system to the brink.

A brutal five year drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and industry.