Jake Bittle
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jake Bittle
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Environment
Trump is keeping coal on life support. How long can it last?
January 20, 2026In 2025, regulatory rollbacks and surging power demand helped buoy an industry in trouble.
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Trump says he’ll unleash Venezuela’s oil. But who wants it?
January 12, 2026As oil prices fall and demand nears a peak, exploiting Venezuela’s heavy crude reserves won’t be as easy as Trump thinks.
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In his final weeks, Biden aims to cut off funding for fossil fuel projects abroad
December 12, 2024Trump would have a hard time undoing a potential international agreement to end most export credits for fossil fuel infrastructure.
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‘We may have less to offer’: U.S. negotiators confront diminished standing at COP29
November 20, 2024The Biden administration tried to project confidence in the early days of the U.N. climate conference, but all signs point to a reduced U.S. role.
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The Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, gutting federal environmental protections
July 6, 2024Scrapping the legal precedent could send a "convulsive shock" to decades of federal environmental, financial, and healthcare regulations.
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States and tribes rush to reach Colorado River deals before election
March 12, 2024Landmark agreements would cut big states’ water usage for decades and deliver water to the Navajo Nation.
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Absolute crisis as millions in U.S. Southwest stare down weeks of brutal heat
July 17, 2023More than a third of the country faces some kind of heat advisory going into the weekend.
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As Louisiana’s coast erodes, its historic communities are disappearing too
February 24, 2023New levees are too late to stop the exodus for bayou villages like Pointe-aux-Chenes.
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