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What EPA’s restructuring means for climate policy
The agency has eliminated offices and reassigned staff, but employees say many staffers are doing the same work from the same desks.
Will blue wave buoy massive Virginia offshore wind project?
Analysts say the nearly completed wind farm will likely be finished despite potential opposition from the Trump administration.
Documentary explores sci-fi world of geoengineering
"Plan C for Civilization" takes stock of the amateurs and experts who see promise in using technology to cool the Earth.
Sheldon Whitehouse to attend Brazil climate summit
The senior Senate Democrat will be U.S. government's only representative at the United Nations talks.
Green group 350.org suspends US operations
The group will keep three U.S. positions open in hopes of reviving operations in the future.
Louisiana asks Supreme Court to rule against Chevron in coastal erosion fight
Oil industry attorneys have sought to move lawsuits against fossil fuel companies to federal court, where they believe they're more likely to win.
Hochul enrages greens with shift to ‘all of the above’ energy policy
Democrats are focusing on affordability over climate goals as midterm elections loom.
Brazil tries to sell skeptics on ‘low-carbon beef’ campaign at COP30
The beef industry faces intense international scrutiny for its hefty carbon footprint and role in deforestation.
Australia’s opposition party ditches net zero as PM woos UN on climate
Center-right legislators also agreed to scrap a binding target to cut emissions by 43 percent of 2005 levels by 2030 if they return to power.
EU Parliament votes to cut ESG rules after US pressure
More than 90 percent of companies originally under environmental, social and governance reporting rules will no longer need to comply.
1.5 degrees ‘no longer plausible’ as global emissions hit record
The most aggressive goal of the Paris Agreement is out of reach, according to a new analysis by the Global Carbon Project.
RGGI exit ends Pennsylvania’s only major climate policy
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed the deal Wednesday to leave the regional cap-and-trade system, ending a four-month budget impasse with Republicans.
IEA backpedals on 2030 peak oil
The International Energy Agency pointed to President Donald Trump’s fossil fuel policies as one reason for an extended run for oil, gas and coal.
NASA uses shutdown to make major moves at key center
The administration has drawn criticism for shuffling personnel and equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center, which does much of the agency's earth science work.
Insurers seek to unlock the mystery of highly damaging storms
Severe thunderstorms cause more damage than any other weather event. Insurance industry-funded research aims to understand why.
Supreme Court sets date in battle over Louisiana’s disappearing coast
Chevron and other oil majors are fighting against legal claims that they should pay up for their role in damaging the Bayou State's coastline.
Newsom is a rock star at COP — with 1 glaring weakness
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is returning to a time-tested technique to exercise soft power at U.N. climate talks.
The scientists who popularized carbon capture have a warning about it
Ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, this week, most countries that filed emissions plans with net-zero goals are relying on carbon removals to reach their target, according to an analysis.
Excess rain cost Mumbai $1.2B, caused 2,700 deaths each year — study
Using high-resolution data on rainfall, sea tides and death records, researchers estimated the mortality costs of rain in Mumbai — representing the total economic value attributed to each life lost — at $12 billion for the entire decade they examined.
Tencent mulls carbon-credit alliance to boost supply
“We believe it would send a signal to the market and encourage more potential suppliers, especially in the Global South countries," said a company executive.
