Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.

Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.

Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.

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The group’s report had been expected to provide a road map for change after months of upheaval at the agency.

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The Treasury Secretary unveiled changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to ease “overregulation.”

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American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making.

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Faced with an affordability crisis and rising energy demands, Gov. Kathy Hochul has slowed progress on New York’s efforts to fight climate change.

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When buyers can’t see the climate risks of prospective homes up front, they may take on more exposure than they can afford.

Farmers in Northwest China confront their drying landscape by planting trees as coal burns relentlessly nearby. This film tells a human story behind an element from the periodic table: carbon.

California and eight other states have outdated restrictions on building nuclear power plants.

The United States has retreated on climate. China, the only superpower at COP30 and the world leader in clean energy, is not filling the void.

New research shows that climate change is beginning to erode home prices in the most disaster-prone areas of the United States. Here’s what to know.

While China is selling clean energy to the world, America is pushing oil and gas.

The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?

But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.

The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.

At this year’s climate summit, the United States is out and Europe is struggling. But emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment.

We have arrived at a “Polycene” moment where binary systems are giving way to multiple interconnected ones.

Island countries understood that a day like this would come.

It needs the United States for defense and has spent billions building factories in America. But a Trump trade deal this week with China could erase a Korean edge in the U.S. market.

The United States was once the undisputed leader in atomic energy. Now it is trying to catch up.