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In a small Texas city, officials say land previously treated with a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice of intentionally burning excess vegetation has faced opposition from some private landowners.

BORGER, Texas—Months before the Texas Panhandle erupted with destructive wildfires, fire crews in Borger were igniting fire intentionally on a seven-mile, roughly 250-foot wide ribbon of land on the edge of town.

As Climate Change Intensifies Wildfire Risk, Prescribed Burns Prove Their Worth in the Heat-Stressed Plains of the Texas Panhandle

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Bills to Protect Ratepayers From Data Centers Fail in Georgia Legislature

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Lawmakers adjourned without passing a single measure addressing data center expansion, tax breaks or consumer protections.

When the final gavel fell on Georgia’s legislative session, Big Tech and Georgia Power had little reason to be disappointed.

Bills to Protect Ratepayers From Data Centers Fail in Georgia Legislature

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California Bill Aims to Keep Toxic PFAS off Its Crops

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The nation’s top agricultural producer could ban pesticides with PFAS after researchers found the “forever chemicals” on 40 percent of the conventional produce grown in the state.

California Assemblymember Nick Schultz is leading an effort to phase out the use of pesticides containing toxic “forever chemicals” to safeguard the nation’s produce.

California Bill Aims to Keep Toxic PFAS off Its Crops

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Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts

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An Inside Climate News analysis found the department lost 21 percent of its workforce in 2025. Those cuts have thrown it into disarray.

Amanda Koehler has spent the past decade working to help young and first-time farmers gain access to land—the single biggest obstacle for people who aspire to grow crops or raise animals but can’t afford the soaring cost of acreage.

Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts

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