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In addition to the on-the-ground impacts of helium production, which echo those of natural gas extraction, opponents also ...

The state’s landmark climate law survived a repeal effort — and has raised billions of dollars. Here’s where that money is ...

Four states — Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Nevada — resoundingly rejected ranked-choice voting initiatives. Alaska is still awaiting a final verdict on whether it will keep or repeal its own ...

In California, nine races remain uncalled in the southern part of the state and the Central Valley. And suburban House seats in Arizona — one outside of Phoenix, the other near Tucson — don’t have ...

A block east, cars whooshed down a busy neighborhood thoroughfare. But near the garden, single-family houses lined the edges of a peaceful, tree-lined street. Just to the south, children rode their ...

During election week, it’s tempting to stay glued to a screen, searching for every new scrap of information. In that way, this election cycle has been particularly overwhelming. As the futures ...