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The US Has a Single Rare Earths Mine. Chinese Export Limits Are Energizing a Push for More

OMAHA, Neb. — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’...

The US Has a Single Rare Earths Mine. Chinese Export Limits Are Energizing a Push for More

OMAHA, Neb. — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’...

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It’s the First US Nuclear Plant to Use AI. Where Does Diablo Canyon Go From Here?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Diablo Canyon, California’s sole remaining nuclear power p...

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Plastics Are Seeping Into Farm Fields, Food and Eventually Human Bodies

KAMPALA, Uganda — In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as b...

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Trump’s Interior and Energy Secretaries Cheer on Natural Gas Export Industry in Gulf Coast

PORT SULPHUR, La. — The planned expansion of a massive liquefied natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S. energy p...

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CA Electricity Bills Could Soar Even Higher as Big Tech Builds More Data Centers

California residents now pay the highest price for electricity in the continental U.S., state analysts reported last month. Costs have been ...

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Farmers and Rural Businesses Await Promised Rebates Amid Federal Funding Freeze

A freeze on federal loans and grants is creating turmoil for some rural U.S. business owners who fear they won’t get reimbursed for ne...

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Clean Energy Interests Shift Focus to Money and Jobs

WASHINGTON — Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now tailoring their messages to emphasize the greener s...

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Earthjustice Lawsuit Wants BLM to Stop Approving Kern County Oil Wells

Despite an ongoing lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management for how it reviews the environmental impact of oil and gas wells in Kern Co...

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Baked-in-Profits Send PG&E and SCE Bills Soaring. Are They Excessive?

Making sense of the alphabet soup of charges on a monthly power bill is challenge enough. But there’s a surprising cost baked into cus...

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Study Says Climate Change Made Conditions That Fed California Wildfires More Likely, More Intense

WASHINGTON — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames ...

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Fresno Trustees Choose District Insider Misty Her for New Superintendent

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Fresno Students Celebrate Earth Day by Planting 5 Valley Oaks

From left to right: Anderson Vega Laya, 31; Helan Lopez Sanchez, 29; Aaron Sojo Moreno, 25; Yan Garcia-Heredia, 22; and Albert Hinegues, 19, some linked to a violent Venezuelan gang, have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies across Fresno County during the summer of 2024. (Fresno County SO)
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Five Arrested in Fresno County Robbery Spree. Some Linked to Venezuelan Gang

U.S. flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
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US Brings First Terrorism Charges Against Alleged Venezuelan Gang Member

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Trump Says Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation

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