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Fashion is the next frontier for clean tech as textile waste mounts
Much of the fabric produced today is a blend of cotton and polyester. But the blended fibers are challenging to recycle.
84% of world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
It's not clear when the current crisis, which began in 2023 and is blamed on warming oceans, will end.
More Americans breathe unhealthy air due to wildfires, extreme heat
The 2025 State of the Air report from the American Lung Association focuses on two common and dangerous pollutants: ozone and fine particles.
Elon Musk bankrolled a $100M climate contest. Now it's ‘tainted.’
The billionaire funded an XPrize for carbon removal. But he won't be at the ceremony announcing the winner Wednesday.
Interior won’t release evidence for blocked NY wind farm
Work already had begun on Empire Wind, a 54-turbine project that could generate enough electricity to power 500,000 homes.
Rubio shutters State Department climate office
The move reflects President Donald Trump's effort to root out climate-related offices from the government.
Brazil prepares to launch South America’s first carbon market
A cap-and-trade program by the world's fifth-largest carbon emitter could encourage other developing nations to take climate action.
Meet the new owner of Texas’ high-speed rail project
John Kleinheinz, a Republican donor and investment banker, took over the $30 billion project as the Trump administration clawed back Biden-era railway grants.
Business groups seek to pause California’s climate disclosure law
But the state argues more transparency about planet-warming emissions is needed so investors and consumers can "make prudent financial decisions."
New York pension adds $2B to climate index-fund stake
The retirement fund has $26.5 billion in climate-related index funds, green bonds and investments that target renewable energy.
Colorado brewery is installing a giant heat pump to cut emissions
AtmosZero's electric boiler will shave off about 9 percent of its carbon emissions, says New Belgium Brewing.
Pope Francis’ climate justice fight started with a meeting in the Amazon
The pontiff pointed to a 2007 meeting of bishops in Aparecida, Brazil, as the moment of his ecological awakening. He died Monday at the age of 88.
India battery-swapping boom hinges on deliveries and rickshaws
Sales growth for battery-powered two- and three-wheelers is finally giving the sector some momentum.
Zeldin claims media ignored ‘evidence’ against climate groups
The EPA administrator expressed frustration with reporters and a judge who have pointed to the agency’s unsupported claims of fraud in a climate program.
Fired asthma experts, slashed rules are ‘double whammy’ for American lungs
The president has ordered agencies to act “urgently” to curb asthma — a goal at odds with his moves to roll back air pollution limits and fire federal experts.
How EIA staffing purge could promote Trump’s view of fossil fuels
Conservatives want to reshape U.S. Energy Information Administration analysis to downplay clean energy and peak oil.
Offshore foes urge Supreme Court to grant Vineyard Wind challenge
The petitions come as President Donald Trump reevaluates his predecessor’s push to expand the renewable energy source.
‘Charging divide’ is emerging among states on EV stations
Electric vehicle chargers are almost never used in large rural states but are popular elsewhere, a new report shows.
NYC mayor joins congestion pricing lawsuit against Trump admin
The decision stands in contrast with Mayor Eric Adam’s refusal to criticize the president.
Japan embraces lab-made fuels despite costs, climate concerns
Moving to “e-methane” and “syngas,” boosters argue, can be achieved without compromising energy security or the stability of pipelines and power plants.