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Trump’s pick for top science adviser defends widespread layoffs
Michael Kratsios testified Tuesday before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
‘He’s swinging for DEI but hitting public safety’: Western states scramble on wildfires amid Trump cuts
The administration’s moves to slash Forest Service personnel and pause wildfire-related grants have left states to pick up the pieces on prevention and mitigation.
European Commission pushes EU’s 2040 climate target law into spring
The 2040 target “will be presented soon,” said a European Commission spokesperson.
Europe’s impossible choice: Which industries should survive the green transition?
One German aluminum factory decided to go green and close its smelter. The EU faces a similar choice, with Europe’s future at stake.
Talks to protect Earth’s biodiversity resume with money topping agenda
The discussion in Rome will focus on how to spend what’s been pledged so far and how to raise a lot more to help preserve plant and animal life on Earth.
$4T municipal bond market wakes up to climate risk. (With help from Trump.)
The bonds are considered a safe investment. The Los Angeles wildfires sparked concern that climate change is making them risky.
Pentagon communications job goes to podcaster who spreads conspiracy theories
Graham Allen has called climate change an “attempt of the left to spin FEAR.” He also says Taylor Swift is a witch who attracted fans through “some kind of satanic music.”
Airline-backed fund invests in high-flying direct air capture startup
The fund shows the aviation industry's interest in technology that uses fans, carbon-absorbing materials, heat and electricity to scrub CO2 from the skies.
Climate grant recipient to start spending $2B as Trump’s EPA tries to claw it back
“We have an obligation to fulfill” the grant agreement, Power Forward Communities CEO Tim Mayopoulos said in an interview with POLITICO.
Senate Democrats ask EPA to justify Citibank account freeze
EPA has been silent about the frozen funds. Nonprofit grant recipients say the agency and bank have been mum about what's happening.
Top execs leave oppo firm that targeted climate litigants
The former Argus Insight leaders have taken key roles at the Republican National Committee and the White House.
US deregulation drive is ‘dangerous,’ French central bank chief warns
The push by the Trump administration creates a “big risk” for financial stability, said Bank of France Gov. Francois Villeroy de Galhau.
EU’s 2040 climate target to come this week, commission official says
A formal proposal to amend overarching climate law will accompany the Clean Industrial Deal.
Document: EU legislation delays carbon border tax fees
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is currently set to go into full effect in 2026.
Europe’s top fossil fuel lobbyist eyes Trump-style climate rule bonfire
Europe will have to show it’s loyal to American gas if it wants to avoid a trade war, François-Régis Mouton told POLITICO.
The IPCC meets amid Trump’s climate attacks. What to watch for.
The U.S. is skipping the global meeting, raising concerns about delaying a sweeping science assessment on the current state of climate change.
Ramaswamy’s anti-climate stance shapes Ohio governor’s race
The former DOGE co-leader takes a starkly different position on energy than term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
Oregon shows how to create a carbon market: Evade the Legislature
"A really great model for other states," an advocate said after Gov. Tina Kotek (D) used regulation to create the nation's newest carbon market.
The end of Germany’s climate crusade
One of the world’s most climate-ambitious governments is about to fall, replaced by a chancellor who says green policy went too far.
Why derechos sometimes can hit harder than hurricanes
A powerful derecho last year caused more damage to Houston’s tallest buildings than Hurricane Beryl. Scientists wanted to know why.