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A large oil-exporting hub will be built in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico amid the Iran war—but only because Japan and the White House are paying for it
A large oil-exporting hub will be built in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico amid the Iran war—but only because Japan and the White House are paying for it

Sentinel Midstream’s Texas GulfLink project will be built 30 miles offshore courtesy of an investment vehicle funded largely by Japan and the Trump administration.

By Jordan BlumMay 8, 2026
An almond farmer inspects a fruit on a tree.
California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts
By Sasha RogelbergMay 7, 2026
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Judge allows Alaska wildlife agents to resume shooting bears from helicopters to protect recovering caribou herd
By Becky Bohrer and The Associated PressMay 7, 2026
At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending
At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending
By Ashley LutzMay 6, 2026
Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds
Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds
By Sasha RogelbergMay 7, 2026
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Magnum owns Ben & Jerry’s. Now it’s destroying what made the brand worth buying
By David Bronner, Michael Bronner and Ryan GellertMay 7, 2026
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Economy‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt
By Jacqueline MunisMay 10, 2026
Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman
SuccessBlackstone CEO admits his first big investment loss nearly brought him to tears—but the lesson put him on a path to now being worth $47 billion
By Emma BurleighMay 10, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Gen Z and millennials are using ChatGPT like a ‘life advisor’—but college students might be one step ahead
TechOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Gen Z and millennials are using ChatGPT like a ‘life advisor’—but college students might be one step ahead
By Sydney LakeMay 10, 2026
Gas prices at more than $6 a gallon are displayed at a Mobil station on May 04, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
Economy‘Americans are literally getting squeezed’: A top economist on why your wages are disappearing while the rich keep booking vacations
By Eva RoytburgMay 10, 2026
Torsten Slok, wearing a suit, speaks on a stage with a gold and black background.
AI‘The gains will be substantial’: The AI shock is looking a lot like the China shock, and a top economist says that’s actually good news
By Sasha RogelbergMay 10, 2026
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CommentaryTrump thinks he’s flying to Beijing with leverage. China spent 6 years making sure he doesn’t have any
By Steve H. HankeMay 10, 2026
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MPWMeet Goldman’s athlete whisperer: the woman who stands guard against $1 billion of fraud targeting sports fortunes
By Nick LichtenbergMay 10, 2026
Young man working on laptop with headphones in modern coffeeshop
Future of WorkAI generated identical résumés for a man and a woman: Hers was more likely to be labeled ‘weak,’ while his got a 97% approval rating
By Eleanor PringleMay 10, 2026
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‘Take caution’: Giant waves pummeling California  flood beach neighborhoods and send spectators to the hospital
Environment‘Take caution’: Giant waves pummeling California flood beach neighborhoods and send spectators to the hospital
By Marcio Sanchez, John Antczak and The Associated PressDecember 29, 2023
  • Climate activists marching
    EnvironmentThe U.N. has made 5 big promises over 30 years of climate talks—here’s a look at how they’ve turned out
    By Sibi Arasu and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2023
Jordan Ruidas, back, one of the organizers with Lahaina Strong, an organization focusing on helping families affected by Lahaina wildfire, poses for a portrait with her children, La'iku, left, and Waiaulia in front of the Fishing for Housing protest camp in Lahaina, Hawaii
EnvironmentMaui is trying to strike the balance of rebuilding affordable homes and bringing back tourists—but visitors should be wary of aggravating wildfire trauma
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressDecember 29, 2023
Actor Pierce Brosnan is cited for stepping out of bounds at a sensitive thermal area in Yellowstone
EnvironmentActor Pierce Brosnan is cited for stepping out of bounds at a sensitive thermal area in Yellowstone
By Mead Gruver and The Associated PressDecember 28, 2023
‘Gnarly’ waves up to 40-feet tall are pummeling West Coast beaches and causing flooding: ‘They’re huge’
Environment‘Gnarly’ waves up to 40-feet tall are pummeling West Coast beaches and causing flooding: ‘They’re huge’
By John Antczak, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressDecember 28, 2023
Climate change is forcing Pacific Northwest trees to move—but scientists can’t agree on what form of ‘assisted migration’ is best
EnvironmentClimate change is forcing Pacific Northwest trees to move—but scientists can’t agree on what form of ‘assisted migration’ is best
By Nathan Gilles and The Associated PressDecember 28, 2023
Year-end world population will exceed 8 billion for the first time ever, marking a huge milestone for the planet
EnvironmentYear-end world population will exceed 8 billion for the first time ever, marking a huge milestone for the planet
By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressDecember 28, 2023
  • Former US vice president and climate campaigner Al Gore
    EnvironmentClimate activist Al Gore blasts COP28 outcome as biggest failure in history—it ‘reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word’
    By Christiaan HetznerDecember 12, 2023
The endangered Species Act turns 50, and those who created and enforced it recall its highs and lows: ‘I was threatened many times’
EnvironmentThe endangered Species Act turns 50, and those who created and enforced it recall its highs and lows: ‘I was threatened many times’
By Travis Loller and The Associated PressDecember 27, 2023
The biggest clean energy project in U.S. history just raised $11 billion and started construction
EnvironmentThe biggest clean energy project in U.S. history just raised $11 billion and started construction
By Josh Saul and BloombergDecember 27, 2023
A picture of Michael O'Leary speaking behind a row of microphones
EnvironmentRyanair’s CEO says consumers will always choose budget flights over environmental fears, as aviation has been wrongly made the ‘poster child’ for climate change
By Prarthana PrakashDecember 27, 2023
The green revolution runs on chips–but there is no good way to make the fragile semiconductors ecosystem sustainable in the short term
CommentaryThe green revolution runs on chips–but there is no good way to make the fragile semiconductors ecosystem sustainable in the short term
By Rakesh KumarDecember 26, 2023
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EnvironmentKing Charles gives 2nd Christmas speech in front of Buckingham Palace’s first live tree, soon to be replanted elsewhere
By The Associated PressDecember 25, 2023
  • AI emissions are fueling a new doomerism. This time it’s climate change
    CommentaryAI emissions are fueling a new doomerism. This time it’s climate change
    By Eric Xing and Adrian MonckDecember 12, 2023
Scott Adams
RetailThe EV boom may be petering out, but Americans are buying record numbers of hybrid cars
By Tom Krisher and The Associated PressDecember 24, 2023
Tom Day
EnvironmentWhite Christmas looks extinct everywhere but Alaska: ‘I feel like December really no longer qualifies as a winter month’
By Nick Perry and The Associated PressDecember 24, 2023
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EnvironmentConservative-backed mission to save the whales collides with lack of evidence that offshore wind is fatal
By Christina Larson, Jennifer McDermott, Patrick Whittle, Wayne Parry and The Associated PressDecember 24, 2023
oil drilling platform 'Hickory' is seen here in the Gulf of Mexico
EnvironmentOil firms offer $382 million for right to drill in Gulf of Mexico after courts reject Biden administration plans to protect an endangered whale
By Matthew Brown, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2023
The U.S. dairy industry wants to tackle climate change–but not at the expense of feeding the world
CommentaryThe U.S. dairy industry wants to tackle climate change–but not at the expense of feeding the world
By Krysta HardenDecember 20, 2023
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EnvironmentThe Colorado culture wars are getting wild, as officials release 5 gray wolves into the Rocky Mountains in Democrat-backed program
By Jesse Bedayn and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2023
Lakeisha Bryant
EnvironmentSan Jose officials move to reassure on wastewater conversion: ‘This is a very high tech process that ensures the water is super clean’
By Adam Beam and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2023
Drilling is coming back after ban in Pennsylvania ‘Gasland’ town where residents could light their tap water on fire
EnvironmentDrilling is coming back after ban in Pennsylvania ‘Gasland’ town where residents could light their tap water on fire
By Michael Rubinkam and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2023
A wind turbine is placed off the coast in Newark Bay in Elizabeth, New Jersey
EnvironmentPlanned New Jersey offshore wind farm will likely ‘adversely affect’ whales—but not kill them—feds say
By Wayne Parry and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2023
Larry Kramer
EnvironmentOutgoing philanthropy exec says this era is like the 1920s, when ‘A lot of people became fascists, and a lot of people became communists’
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressDecember 19, 2023
A volcano just erupted in Iceland that’s threatening the country’s prime tourist attraction—the spectacular Blue Lagoon
EnvironmentA volcano just erupted in Iceland that’s threatening the country’s prime tourist attraction—the spectacular Blue Lagoon
By Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and BloombergDecember 18, 2023
Millions of Americans have already moved away from flood-prone ‘climate abandonment areas,’ scientists find. They project huge flood risk in the Midwest through 2053 
EnvironmentMillions of Americans have already moved away from flood-prone ‘climate abandonment areas,’ scientists find. They project huge flood risk in the Midwest through 2053 
By Michael Phillis, Camille Fassett, Irina Ivanova and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2023
a Grizzly bear.
EnvironmentBSNF Railway has been slow-walking a permit to stop running over grizzly bears for nearly 20 years, environmental groups claim in lawsuit
By Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2023
AI could accelerate progress toward the world’s climate goals. Here’s how
CommentaryAI could accelerate progress toward the world’s climate goals. Here’s how
By Kate Brandt and Rich LesserDecember 18, 2023
Hawaii Governor Josh Green
EnvironmentHawaii governor threatens to use ‘hammer’ to convert 3,000 vacation rentals to housing for newly homeless Maui wildfire survivors
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2023
Photo of Makoto Uchida at a car show
TechNissan to sell electric vehicles made in China globally in another sign of carmakers responding to Chinese automotive prowess
By Steve MollmanDecember 17, 2023
Panama Canal is taking a small step to ease the epic traffic jam that has snarled global shipping for months
EnvironmentPanama Canal is taking a small step to ease the epic traffic jam that has snarled global shipping for months
By Joe Ryan and BloombergDecember 15, 2023
An aerial photo of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach, California
EnvironmentCalifornia regulators extend the life of aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant another 5 years as Gavin Newsom says it’s needed to prevent blackouts
By The Associated PressDecember 15, 2023
Delegates applaud after a speech by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (3L), President of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference
EnvironmentCOP28 ends with historic deal that commits world to transition away from all fossil fuels for the first time—but gives no timeframe
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Jessica Shankleman, Laura Millan and BloombergDecember 13, 2023
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