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EPA climate rollback could thwart Big Oil’s next Supreme Court fight
The oil industry's argument that federal law preempts state-level climate cases may be undercut by EPA's retreat from greenhouse gas regulation.
DC Circuit to decide fate of Biden’s $20B ‘green bank’
Tuesday’s hearing could be the last, best chance for nonprofits to reclaim green financing withdrawn by the Trump administration.
After beating Trump, offshore wind project aims to produce power next month
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is expected to provide enough electricity to power 660,000 homes.
Data center construction delays grow — report
Power constraints, community opposition and grid equipment shortages could slow the opening of 30 percent of this year’s planned facilities.
Geoengineering gets a road map
Nonprofits and think tanks are creating a governance platform that could bring consistency and oversight to projects that reflect sunlight away from the Earth.
EPA dropped climate rules for cars and trucks. What about planes?
The Trump administration’s move to repeal climate rules for motor vehicles may fly against a separate set of climate rules that helps domestic aerospace manufacturers sell and fly their planes overseas.
Wall Street’s oil deals have climate activists resorting to new tactics
“We failed in our mission," said the founder of Paris-based Reclaim Finance. "Instead of fighting human-rights violations or standing up for social justice, we narrowed every issue down to climate change.”
Scientists change how El Niño is labeled as temperatures spike
A new study calculated that an unusual recent twist in the warming and cooling cycles of the Earth can help explain a scientific mystery.
The Pulitzer-winning musician telling the world to ‘Fix It’
Julia Wolfe's "unEarth" deals with the damage being done to nature and how to repair it.
Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it.
Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.
Noem restricts disaster aid over shutdown that targets ICE
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will stop paying for nonemergency activities.
Offshore wind backers tap affordability to blunt Trump’s attacks
Leaning into concerns about rising energy costs could help pending projects build support after recent court wins, wind supporters say.
Trump is all in on data centers. Governors, not so much.
There was hand-wringing at the National Governors Association meeting over about how to attract data centers while ensuring affordable electricity.
Hurricanes are slowing to a crawl and intensifying near coastlines
Scientists have identified a new double threat as global temperatures rise. The combination can lead to catastrophic rainfall and flooding.
Experts: Climate rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest
A study found more than 46 million Americans live within a mile of energy supply infrastructure and that “persistently marginalized” racial and ethnic groups were more likely to live near multiple such sites.
Winter Games organizers made clean energy a priority. Here’s how they did it.
Sustainability was a major focus for the games, as the organizers sought to model how to cut carbon pollution while running a major event.
Galápagos park releases 158 hybrid tortoises in restoration bid
Two centuries ago, Floreana Island was home to 20,000 giant tortoises, but whaling, wildfire and human exploitation led to their extinction.
Hedge fund calls surge in cat-bond sales breathtaking
A key driver is rising inflation, which an official says has added about 50 percent to the cost of rebuilding property over the past five years.
EPA endangerment repeal could expose industry to legal blowback
Legal experts warn that scrapping the scientific finding may undermine federal preemption defenses, opening the door to a wave of state lawsuits against major emitters.
A quiet climate retreat at IEA
The International Energy Agency downplayed global warming this week amid U.S. pressure.
