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Trump’s plan to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico could be foiled by just 50 survivors of a rare whale species

Endangered Rice’s whales live their entire lives in the gulf, where they’re vulnerable to vessel strikes, noise pollution, oil spills and climate change.

By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026

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Washington’s ‘God Squad’ assembles to debate the fate of a rare endangered whale and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026

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Big tech was embracing clean energy and turning a corner on climate change. Then AI data centers arrived

By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressMarch 29, 2026

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Elon Musk warns the U.S. could soon be producing more chips than we can turn on. And China doesn’t have the same issue

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 29, 2026

Trump signs order to pay TSA workers after House GOP rejects deal to end shutdown. ‘America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point’

Trump signs order to pay TSA workers after House GOP rejects deal to end shutdown. ‘America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point’

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026

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Europe HR leaders are drowning in decisions: here’s how the best ones are getting ahead

By Francesca CassidyApril 1, 2026

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Commentary Gen Z is engineering an analog future — and it’s at least a $5 billion opportunity

By Luba KassovaApril 1, 2026

As AI reshapes the office, Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For are doubling down on the most human perks

Magazine As AI reshapes the office, Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For are doubling down on the most human perks

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 1, 2026

AI success is a leadership test—and the 100 Best Companies lead the way

Success AI success is a leadership test—and the 100 Best Companies lead the way

By Michael Bush and Great Place To WorkApril 1, 2026

The Iran war is accelerating plans for Southeast Asia to go nuclear. Experts say it won’t be easy

Energy The Iran war is accelerating plans for Southeast Asia to go nuclear. Experts say it won’t be easy

By Angelica AngApril 1, 2026

The more women earn, the more housework they do: inside the paradox a Wharton economist calls ‘an existential problem for men’

Success The more women earn, the more housework they do: inside the paradox a Wharton economist calls ‘an existential problem for men’

By Catherina GioinoApril 1, 2026

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By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 1, 2026

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Environment ‘You have an entire culture, an entire community that is also having that same crisis’: Colorado coal town looks anxiously to the future

By Brittany Peterson, Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025

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Environment The rise of AI reasoning models comes with a big energy tradeoff

By Rachel Metz, Dina Bass and BloombergDecember 5, 2025

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Environment ‘This species is recovering’: Jaguar spotted in Arizona, far from Central and South American core

By Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated PressDecember 5, 2025

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Big Tech Apple is experiencing its biggest leadership shake-up since Steve Jobs died, with over half a dozen key executives headed for the exits

By Dave SmithDecember 5, 2025

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Commentary Turning public companies into private companies: the SEC’s retreat from transparency and accountability

By Andrew BeharDecember 5, 2025

Four years ago, BKV started buying up the two Temple power plants in Texas—located between Austin and Dallas—which now total 1.5 gigawatts of electricity generation capacity—enough to power more than 1.1 million homes, or a major data center campus. There is room to expand.

Energy How a Texas gas producer plans to exploit the ‘megatrend’ of power plants for AI hyperscalers

By Jordan BlumDecember 5, 2025

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AI Google’s plan to put data centers in the sky faces thousands of (little) problems: space junk

By Mojtaba Akhavan-TaftiDecember 3, 2025

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Environment San Francisco mourns its albino alligator, Claude, dead at 30 years old

By Janie Har and The Associated PressDecember 3, 2025

More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’

AI More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’

By Nino PaoliDecember 2, 2025

Brazil

Environment Why the world’s top coffee producer is switching up its beans

By Renata Carlos Daou and BloombergNovember 30, 2025

Swiss voters reject tax of up to 50% on large donations or inheritances, fearing exodus of wealthy instead of fighting climate change

Europe Swiss voters reject tax of up to 50% on large donations or inheritances, fearing exodus of wealthy instead of fighting climate change

By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressNovember 30, 2025

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen

Commentary Philanthropy isn’t fading. It’s evolving

By Jacqueline NovogratzNovember 30, 2025

Lab-grown diamonds are crushing this African economy that was built on natural stones

Economy Lab-grown diamonds are crushing this African economy that was built on natural stones

By Sello Motseta, Farai Mutsaka and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025

Justin Thomas hits from the seventh tee during the first round of the Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Plantation Course on Kapalua, Hawaii in January 2016.

Environment Brown grass caused the PGA Tour to pull out of a historic Maui golf course, leaving a $50 million hole for the island reeling from drought, wildfires

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025

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Environment The eel wars: Japan and America fight tooth and nail against new protections as some freshwater populations plunge over 90% from the 1980s

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025

I went to COP30—and saw how the rest of the world is pushing climate action even as the U.S. steps back

Commentary I went to COP30—and saw how the rest of the world is pushing climate action even as the U.S. steps back

By Natalie Sum Yue ChungNovember 28, 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stands and speaks at a podium

Energy Mark Carney says Canada’s trading relationship with the U.S. was ‘once a strength,’ but ‘now a weakness’

By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressNovember 27, 2025

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Europe The European Space Agency is refueling, adding billions to its budget to ‘give wings to Europe’s future through space travel’

By The Associated PressNovember 27, 2025

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Politics Trump says South Africa is not welcome at the next G20 Summit in Miami—’and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them’

By Josh Boak and The Associated PressNovember 27, 2025

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Commentary Why Congress’ refusal to act on freight since 1993 is costing taxpayers over $40 billion a year

By Michael F. GormanNovember 27, 2025

Tesla cofounder leads U.S. ‘urban mines’ to compete with China in battery recycling and critical minerals

Innovation Tesla cofounder leads U.S. ‘urban mines’ to compete with China in battery recycling and critical minerals

By Jordan BlumNovember 27, 2025

Why an ASEAN power grid is key to tapping Southeast Asia’s green potential

Asia Why an ASEAN power grid is key to tapping Southeast Asia’s green potential

By Yew-Poh Mak and Philip RaoNovember 26, 2025

Jose Rosas surveys damage to Guillermo Vargas' home as while helping clean up storm damage in the Memorial Northwest subdivision, in Spring, Texas, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025.

Environment Storms sweep from Houston to Minneapolis, complicating Thanksgiving travel for millions

By Juan A. Lozano and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025

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North America International tourists will have to pay $100 more to visit American national parks under ‘America-first entry fee policies’

By Hallie Golden, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025

Gramma

Environment Gramma, Galapagos tortoise and oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at (probably) 141 years old

By Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025

tigers

Environment Tiger trafficking crisis reaches unprecedented levels as wild species plummets from 100,000 a century ago to 5,500 at most

By Eileen Ng and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025

farmers

Commentary How American farmers are losing out on the organic food boom to other countries

By Kelly DamewoodNovember 25, 2025

Going green doesn’t always mean going big: ‘Pay attention to the small- and medium-size players as well’

Energy Going green doesn’t always mean going big: ‘Pay attention to the small- and medium-size players as well’

By Angelica AngNovember 24, 2025

A World Bank expert thinks countries should leverage ‘small AI’—and avoid competing with the biggest tech giants

Asia A World Bank expert thinks countries should leverage ‘small AI’—and avoid competing with the biggest tech giants

By Nicholas GordonNovember 24, 2025

Gavin Newsom

Environment Newsom, DeSantis join forces to blast ‘idiotic’ push to allow oil drilling off coasts of California, Florida

By Matthew Daly, Matthew Brown and The Associated PressNovember 23, 2025

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