After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.

After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.
Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Bill May Derail U.S. Battery Industry

Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Bill May Derail U.S. Battery Industry

Domestic factories that make batteries to store power to meet America’s rising energy demand depend on Chinese components and federal subsidies.
A Toxic Pit Could Be a Gold Mine for Rare-Earth Elements

A Toxic Pit Could Be a Gold Mine for Rare-Earth Elements

Mining continues at the Continental Pit. Nearby is the Berkeley Pit, a site for acid mine drainage that poses an opportunity for extracting valuable metals.
Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.

Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.

Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.