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House committee releases bipartisan FEMA overhaul bill
The measure comes at a fraught time for the agency as President Donald Trump weighs its future.
Businesses want help avoiding a scandal in carbon markets
A new report asked 65 companies about their concerns with buying carbon credits. Markets' lack of credibility was a theme.
EU plan to offshore climate action not grounded in analysis, commission admits
Commission has yet to deliver an impact assessment it promised when announcing climate target.
China reports record wave of painful mosquito-borne virus
The outbreak in Guangdong is the latest sign that tropical diseases are expanding their reach, as climate change lets mosquitoes live in new territories that have become warmer and wetter.
Wildfires in Mediterranean leave a dozen dead as heat soars
Wildfires have always affected the Mediterranean, but they have become a near-constant summer threat as climate change creates more extreme weather patterns.
Uruguay confronts a powerful new threat to palm trees: A tiny red bug
The red palm weevil has devoured thousands of Uruguay's palm trees since its unexplained arrival from Southeast Asia in 2022.
What clean energy bosses say about Trump’s attacks on renewables
Earnings calls Wednesday revealed how the biggest wind and solar companies are confronting the president’s hostility toward their industry.
EPA’s endangerment gambit could cause rules to spring back
The agency appears poised to tie its deregulatory agenda to undoing the 2009 scientific finding behind most climate rules.
‘Attaboys’ dominate Texas flood hearing as lawmakers shy from assigning blame
Top Republican legislators said pointing fingers would undermine efforts to improve the state's future responses.
FEMA chief lauds Texas response, stays mum about agency’s future
House lawmakers are planning to introduce bipartisan legislation to overhaul the agency.
UN court declares countries must tackle climate change
Though the decision is nonbinding, the ruling from the International Court of Justice could open the door for more litigation against corporate polluters.
Former Kamala Harris aide goes to climate group
Ernesto Apreza will work on getting corporate commitments for net zero.
House appropriators look to cancel funding for IEA
The International Energy Agency has come under fire from Republicans for its work on climate change.
With US out of picture, EU tries to fill the climate void with China
When leaders meet Thursday in Beijing, they might strike a climate deal, but there’s no guarantee it will be meaningful.
A look at megafires as Oregon blaze nears 100,000-acre mark
At least 14 wildfires each burned more than 100,000 acres in the U.S. in 2024, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center.
Storms in Vietnam leave 1 dead as Wipha weakens
Flooding damaged hundreds of homes, destroyed crops and cut off remote communities, officials said.
Forest fire in Greece forces several villages to evacuate
More than 180 firefighters, 15 planes and 12 helicopters were tackling the wildfire near Corinth, the fire department said.
Steel plant in Vance’s hometown trades clean future for more coal
The Middletown, Ohio, plant was set to receive $500 million in federal funding to produce green steel, but it rejected the Biden-era incentive and turned toward President Donald Trump.
EPA a no-show at endangerment finding meetings
The agency that advanced the bedrock scientific finding hasn't attended White House meetings focused on its repeal.
Oregon activists push referendum for ‘green amendment’
The proposal would enshrine the right to a stable climate in the state constitution. It's backed by the law firm that has represented youth in climate lawsuits.