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Declining climate funding spurs index of most vulnerable nations

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 6:10am
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index is designed to help funders direct grants and loans to countries that are most exposed to climate peril.

Switzerland’s ebbing glaciers showing holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 6:09am
The lack of "dynamic" regeneration is the most likely process behind the emergence and persistence of the holes, says a glaciologist.

Climate change’s emotional toll is broad-ranging, especially for young people

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 6:08am
Activists, climate psychologists and others in the fight against climate change have a range of ways to build resilience and help manage emotions.

How Trump plans to use his limited budget authority to kill EPA grants

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:30am
The administration has devised a novel strategy that could violate separation of powers. "Impressive, but it's also illegal," a legal critic says.

Democrats are taking aim at one of California’s signature climate policies

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:30am
State lawmakers are targeting California's climate and pollution regulations in the name of gas prices.

Oregon Democrats flounder in fight to boost gas tax

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:29am
Outbursts and rebellions have bedeviled Democrats' push to raise $14.5 billion for transportation projects.

Science agency staff brace for HQ takeover

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:26am
Employees at the National Science Foundation say they’ve been blindsided by a plan for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take over their offices.

Blue states launch latest legal challenge to Trump funding cuts

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:26am
The lawsuit from 21 states and the District of Columbia asserts that the Trump administration’s rationale for freezing federal grants is illegal.

Top national courts hear more climate cases worldwide

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:25am
Since 2015, nearly 300 climate-related cases have advanced to apex courts in nations around the globe, a new report finds.

US exports much of the world’s climate misinformation — report

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:25am
New research calls out President Donald Trump specifically for this ability to spread falsehoods about global warming.

European Commission threatens to kill forest protection law

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:24am
Threatening to kill green legislation is becoming a habit in Brussels.

World Bank grants South Africa $1.5B loan for infrastructure, green energy

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:23am
Deteriorating rail systems, jammed ports and frequent blackouts have hindered vital industries like mining and auto manufacturing in South Africa.

Hundreds of companies have to hit ESG goals this year or pay up

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:23am
Europcar Mobility Group, A2A and Legrand are among companies that will be judged against promises made to buyers of sustainability-linked bonds.

Hollywood stars press pension plan to sell fossil-fuel assets

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:22am
The campaign is targeting trustees of the SAG-Producers Pension Plan, which has assets of about $5 billion, with at least $100 million invested in fossil fuels.

GOP budget would slash wind and solar subsidies

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 7:05am
Tax credits for clean energy have previously enjoyed bipartisan support.

GOP attorneys general want legal immunity for fossil fuel industry

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 7:04am
Red states are urging the Trump administration to take steps to quash lawsuits that seek to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for climate change.

Saudis, US drive strife inside global climate science body

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 7:04am
The proposal for a Saudi Aramco oil company staffer to become author of key science report is denounced as “political capture.”

Regulation of industrial carbon emissions surged in past year

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 7:00am
A new World Bank report says 40 percent of global industrial emissions are now regulated through carbon taxes or carbon markets.

Digital tool tracks impact of heat, pollution on California’s Latino communities

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:59am
The dashboard was launched Tuesday by UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Postal Service EV fleet back on Congress’ hit list

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:58am
Republicans have proposed selling the Postal Service's electric vehicles. The issue may come up during a hearing Tuesday.

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