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Official dubbed Trump’s ‘eyes and ears’ is back at NOAA

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:15am
Erik Noble, who played a key role at the agency during the president's first term, has returned as NOAA braces for staff and spending cuts.

Republicans wanted a bombshell report on offshore wind. They got something else.

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:12am
The industry poses only a limited risk to whales, says the Government Accountability Office — a finding that undermines a Republican talking point.

‘Handcuffed’: NSF travel freeze threatens to drive out talent

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:09am
Agency "rotators" — known for driving federal innovation — may be reconsidering the job.

Electric trucks face a rough road with Trump

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:08am
Tariffs, regulation rollbacks and funding freezes may slow down the industry's growth. But cleaner-running trucks are still gaining ground — albeit in a slower gear.

CO2-based fuel successfully powers military vehicles, planes

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:05am
Air Co. says its "e-fuel" could help the military reduce or eliminate its reliance on strategically vulnerable refueling supply lines.

Judge dismisses Trump effort to keep FEMA freeze in place

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:04am
Justice Department attorneys argued that a Supreme Court ruling supported their position, but a federal judge says it doesn’t apply to the FEMA aid dispute.

German coalition deal backs EU’s 90% climate target — with caveats

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:04am
The incoming government wants the EU to let countries count emissions cuts paid for abroad toward domestic climate goals.

Could Trump’s tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at a cost.

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:03am
Carbon dioxide emissions dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and during the global financial crisis in 2009, then rebounded within a year.

Adelaide to host climate talks if Australia’s COP31 bid succeeds

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:01am
A decision on the venue for next year’s summit will be made at this year's event in Brazil.

Gold bars and an FBI probe: Inside Trump’s effort to pry back $20B from Biden’s climate spending

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:47am
The Biden EPA handed out billions of dollars to bring clean energy technologies to lower-income communities. The Trump administration is trying to take it back.

Disaster experts are MIA due to Trump travel crackdown

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:45am
FEMA and NOAA officials are being forced to skip major hurricane and flood conferences ahead of disaster season.

Q&A: Bloom Energy CEO on scaling faster than solar

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:45am
The company's co-founder, KR Sridhar, said Bloom's fuel cells are meeting data center power demand with less climate pollution, and lower costs, than gas plants.

Activists seek to revive Greta Thunberg’s rejected climate lawsuit

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:42am
A youth group says it plans to try a different approach to advance the case in the Swedish legal system.

California youth appeal climate case against EPA

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:41am
The young people are arguing that the federal agency discriminates against youth when it comes to setting pollution regulations.

Draft Trump executive order seeks to create new agency for wildfire response

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:35am
The order, viewed by POLITICO, aims to “eliminate red tape, reform our agencies and reforge our efforts around the priority to address fighting fire fast.”

Schools wanted help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze.

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:33am
"The buses are here, they are in service and they are benefiting our students and community — but the lack of reimbursement has created unnecessary financial strain," said the transportation director of one school district affected by the freeze.

Angelenos sue FAIR Plan for denying smoke damage claims

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:30am
They argue that the insurance provider operated in bad faith and broke its contract by not fully investigating their claims of smoke damage or paying for repairs.

In fight over insurance, neighbors crowdsource LA fire data

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 6:28am
Eaton Fire Residents United hopes the data will help residents convince their insurers to cover testing and remediation.

Trump failed to save coal in his first term. Will he succeed this time?

Fri, 04/11/2025 - 6:33am
Analysts say power companies are unlikely to build new coal plants, even when offered federal loans and favorable regulations.

Trump tries to sink shipping talks with new climate attack

Fri, 04/11/2025 - 6:31am
The administration’s attempt to derail international talks on shipping emissions could reveal a more aggressive approach at undermining climate negotiations.

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