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US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand -- Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan

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Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise -- Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania

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How and where is nuclear waste stored in the US? -- Gerald Frankel, The Ohio State University

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White House plans for Alaskan oil and gas face some hurdles – including from Trump and the petroleum industry -- Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington

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