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California high-speed rail CEO slams Trump’s plan to terminate grants
Ian Choundri said the Trump administration's decision was politically motivated and based on faulty data.
Why the EU is about to cripple its next climate target
A loophole-free 2040 emissions-reduction goal has little support, a POLITICO survey of 27 ministries shows.
The battle for the soul of Britain’s Green Party
With a leadership race in full flow, should the left-wing outfit fight from Westminster — or tap into the grassroots?
Zeldin says he’s saving industry. EPA documents tell a different story.
The agency’s analysis of rolling back climate rules on power plants undermines its administrator’s assertions that they would have capsized the electric sector.
5 things to watch when Trump goes to Canada
The president will attend the G7 on Sunday in a nation he threatened to annex. He will also be an outlier on climate issues.
Trump’s use of National Guard weakens wildfire response, California officials say
A special wildfire team "has been depleted by more than half" since Trump sent 4,000 California guardsmen to Los Angeles, court papers say.
Alaska youth file appeal in bid to block LNG project
They say it would triple the state's greenhouse gas emissions and violate their right to a livable climate.
Washington state pollution prices rise amid struggle to cut emissions
Polluters paid a near-record amount for pollution allowances in June as restrictions on carbon emissions intensify.
Business groups, unions oppose Calif. lawmakers’ budget proposal to speed up corporate emissions laws
Groups like the California Chamber of Commerce accused lawmakers of trying to avoid transparency.
Global money managers off track to hit key climate metric
A new BloombergNEF study is the latest to indicate that decarbonization efforts are faltering, amid rising costs, political opposition and logistical bottlenecks.
EU lawmakers propose further easing of ESG rules amid backlash
The development follows pressure from Germany and France that the sheer scale of the bloc’s ESG regulations is hurting European competitiveness.
Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of research
The researcher said leaders had warned that her advocacy exposing the Louisiana petrochemical industry's health impacts and racial disparities in hiring had triggered blowback from donors and elected officials.
The legal pitfalls of Zeldin’s climate rule rollback
EPA contradicts itself — and legal precedent — in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power plant pollution.
Trump is trying to kill the US climate effort. It was already in trouble.
Court rulings and two Trump administrations have derailed regulators' attempts to forestall rising temperatures, while scientists' warnings grow more dire.
US to skip Bonn climate talks as world charts path to COP30
It's the first time in three decades that the United States will miss the annual global warming conference.
Texas prepares for boom in gas plants — and emissions
State regulators are reviewing plans for more than 100 new gas-fired energy projects.
Oregon considers creating third statewide carbon market
Groups are split over using market revenue for highway widening. Some say it would undercut climate efforts by increasing carbon emissions.
Data centers bemoan Florida plans for rate hike plan
A data center developers group filed testimony in Florida Power & Light's $2.5 billion rate request pending before the Public Service Commission.
Vietnam launching pilot program for emissions trading market
Fossil fuel power plants and producers of iron, steel and cement will be covered under the initial phase, according to a government report.
French doctor says Israeli authorities were ‘abusive’ to Greta Thunberg
The Swedish climate activist and fellow boat passengers were mocked and deprived of sleep, Baptiste André claimed.