One of the U.S. Postal Service's new zero-emission electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) is displayed in front of the organization's headquarters in Washington, on Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Erin on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean

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Reminder from Dunn County - strong weather is on the way

FILE - The Statue of Liberty is visible through haze due to Canadian wildfire smoke during sunset Aug. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change

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Gov. Evers Requests FEMA Support to Assess and Respond to Storm Damage in Wisconsin

Flood Warnings in Southern Wisconsin as Rivers Swell

People watch along the Fox River Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

'What is happening?' Milwaukee area recovers from record rain and flooding

FILE - Damage from wildfires is seen in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2023 . (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires

FILE - A cut lead pipe is pulled from a dig site for testing at a home in Royal Oak, Mich., on Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Trump EPA says it will defend tough lead pipe rule from Biden, but details to come

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest

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A Series of Unforeseen Fishing Events

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Air quality warning from the Dunn County Health Department

In this image taken from a video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, rescuers inspect a kindergarten damaged by an earthquake in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

8.8 magnitude quake strikes off Russia's Far East. Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California

FILE - Joan Lutz, of Boulder, Colo., waves a placard at a rally of advocates to voice opposition to efforts by the Trump administration to weaken the National Environmental Policy Act, which is the country's bedrock law aimed at protecting the environment, on Feb. 11, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

With AI plan, Trump keeps chipping away at a foundational environmental law

FILE - Amazon Web Services data center is seen on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the US

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City of Menomonie Press Release on Proposed Data Center

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Menomonie Council Person Brennan on data center proposal

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Energy Work & the Economy AI data centers are using more power. Regular customers are footing the bill

FILE - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs

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New Book Provides a Compelling Example on Becoming an Environmental Leader

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