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Satellites in space.

Tech

China satellite breaks up in unusual orbit, leaves 43 fragments that may last centuries

Hundred dollar bills near grad cap clip art.

Business

Teacher says Trump's student loan overhaul sent her bill from $404 to $1,014 a month

An oil pumpjack.

Tech

Washington moves to rollback methane rules for 700,000 wells tied to half of US oil and gas leaks

The Rio Grande at the Mexico-U.S. border.

Business

Texas Big Bend ranchers sue to stop border wall, say it would cut off Rio Grande water

A hand holds a glass as water flows from a tap into it.

Home

New York homeowner still can't tell if tap is lead-free as 6,300 water systems miss EPA deadline

An aerial view of Heathrow Airport with runways, taxiways, and parked aircraft.

Tech

UK quietly cuts hopes for cleaner flying as third runway at Heathrow nears final decisions

A wastewater treatment facility.

Tech

EPA drops cancer-risk estimates from public data, leaving US communities in the dark

A forest fire.

Outdoors

After repeated California fires, commander says suppression is only 'deferring risk'

A speaker gestures while presenting at a podium during a conference.

Tech

Redacted UK report ties ecosystem decline to conflict, migration, and food shortages

Two gray Enphase energy storage units and an electric vehicle charging station mounted on a brick wall.

Business

Trump admin's grid order puts US battery boom in limbo, and could hit power bills

A cyclist rides on a bike lane.

Outdoors

Ontario begins process to tear out 12 miles of protected bike lanes after appeal win

A speaker stands at a podium in front of a screen showcasing a vehicle, addressing an audience in a Kia factory setting.

Business

Georgia went all in on EV factories — then Trump pulled the plug