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California’s insurer of last resort is a ‘ticking time bomb’
The state-chartered insurer is in dire financial straits because of climate-juiced disasters, increased enrollment and rules that limit its ability to assess rates.
How EPA could change the power plant rule’s ‘finer details’
The Biden administration might adjust timelines and criteria as it finalizes pollution standards for new gas and existing coal plants.
24 states sue over EPA methane rule
The rule is a “blatant attack on America’s oil and gas industry,” the Oklahoma attorney general said.
Q&A: He got US funding to protect his tiny island nation. Now what?
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. discusses how a US alliance is helping bring the American dream to his country while also guarding it against climate change.
HHS to target heat, smoke effects on farmworkers
Department leaders will meet throughout the spring and summer to help protect farm laborers from heat and wildfire smoke.
House schedules first hearings on final SEC climate rule
The Senate Budget Committee will also hold its latest session on global warming's fiscal impacts.
A warming island’s mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds
Stowaway mice reached Marion Island aboard seal hunter ships in the early 1800s. They have thrived in part because of global warming.
South Sudan shutters schools as it prepares for extreme heat wave
Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit over the next two weeks.
India’s Bengaluru is running out of water as summer looms
Climate change is one reason the city in southern India has received little rainfall over the last few years.
Australia to miss 2030 climate goal, Oxford says
“The rollout of renewable energy is taking longer than expected,” said Kristian Kolding, head of consulting for Oxford Economics Australia.
Trump allies plan to root out climate science at ‘woke’ Pentagon
A blueprint for a second Trump term would put the White House in charge of the National Defense Strategy, rather than the Defense Department.
Senator slams Ex-Im Bank over $500M loan to Bahrain oil project
The bank approved the financing Thursday despite efforts by the White House to rein in fossil fuel loans.
Chamber joins legal salvo against SEC over climate disclosure rule
A lawsuit filed Thursday by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the sixth challenge to the new regulation.
Senators accuse US Chamber of ‘lying’ about climate action
The Democrats say a Chamber of Commerce climate task force may have been a mirage. The group denies the claims.
Google pledges $35M for carbon removal ‘challenge’
The search giant is the first company to participate in a federal program that aims to boost a nascent industry that sucks CO2 from the air.
French oil major faces climate lawsuit
A farmer in Belgium says TotalEnergies shares part of the blame for rising temperatures that are ruining his crops.
Arizona county confirms 645 heat-associated deaths in 2023
The report said two-thirds of Maricopa County's heat-related deaths in 2023 were people 50 years or older, and 71 percent were on days with heat warnings.
Mass. beach town spends $600K on ‘sacrificial dunes’ that washed away
A group in Salisbury brought in 14,000 tons of sand for a project completed just three days before Sunday's storm clobbered southern New England.
VW wants EU to soften emissions targets the carmaker can’t hit
“It doesn’t make sense that the industry has to pay penalties when the framework conditions for the EV ramp up aren’t in place,” the company CEO said.
Farmers tie up Belgium port traffic to protest environmental rules
The tractor protests in the EU have had an impact on political decisionmaking. Several concessions have already been made.