The week in climate
Trump’s year of dismantling climate policy, China’s battery dominance and one lonely caterpillar.
Climate Forward
December 28, 2025

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Here is some of our best climate reporting from the week.

President Trump stands at a podium surrounded by three rows of energy workers in hard hats and work uniforms.

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How Trump’s First Year Reshaped U.S. Energy and Climate Policy →

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The Pentagon and A.I. Giants Have a Weakness. Both Need China’s Batteries, Badly. →

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Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway →

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A Top Source of Lead Pollution Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened. →

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They’re Trying to Find a Mate for This Very Lonely Caterpillar →

Wind turbine parts on a pier.

Brian Snyder/Reuters

Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast →

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Daniel Brenner for The New York Times

Lost Science

She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires →

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Carlos Barria/Reuters

Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal Industry →

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Raymond Zhong, in a yellow safety vest, standing dockside amid crates and pallets. In the background, a large red and white ship.

Setting Off for Antarctica

Our journalists are joining scientists on a research ship sailing to the continent’s fast-melting glaciers.

By Raymond Zhong

President Trump, in silhouette, descends an airplane stairway while carrying a large umbrella.

Looking Back at a Historic Year of Dismantling Climate Policies

The Trump administration has aggressively pulled America away from its global role in climate and environmental research, diplomacy, regulation and investment.

By David Gelles

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