`.env.local` loaded in test environment causes test flakiness

[Junman140]

jest.config.js: If dotenv loads .env.local before .env.test, local developer overrides (e.g., DATABASE_URL pointing to a personal DB) cause test failures that only that developer sees.

[heymide]

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