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In her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She says prosperity is ‘just around the corner.’ But staffing cuts ...

Inflation Reduction Act Floods are swallowing their village. But for them and others, the EPA has cut the lifeline. The Trump administration has pulled more than $2.7 billion in climate grants, ...

Gulf Coast $80 million, few rules: Louisiana’s energy efficiency ‘slush fund’ One of the least energy efficient states allows elected commissioners to use ratepayer money for ‘patronage’ projects — ...

Inflation Reduction Act GOP gets 85% of the benefit of climate law. Some still hate it. A new tally shows the overwhelming number of jobs and projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act go to ...

In this image from the short documentary The Jobs Myth, Tulane University scientist Kimberly Terrell, left, and Floodlight reporter Terry L. Jones discuss her research into hiring disparities in the U ...

Gulf Coast How Big Oil is ruining a small ‘slice of heaven’ town in Texas Export terminals shipping nearly half of U.S. crude oil have formed around Ingleside on the Bay, turning the coastal town into ...

Sustainable Building The gas lobby is weakening Southern California’s boldest clean-air plan in decades A coalition that includes SoCalGas has launched a fierce campaign against a transition away from ...

Sustainable Building This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing ...

Renewables Redlining shaped the power grid. Communities of color are still paying the price. The clean energy transition is moving forward, but the legacy of segregation leaves many urban ...