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Millions of Americans to flee climate dangers in 2025 — report

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 6:15am
Perils from rising temperatures are pushing people out of their homes and upending the real estate market, according to climate modeling firm First Street.

Treasury pulls out of global climate change group

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 6:15am
The department’s action follows similar moves taken by the Fed and FDIC.

RBC quits climate group as Canadian banks follow Wall Street

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 6:12am
The Royal Bank of Canada said leaving Net-Zero Banking Alliance won’t change its focus on “supporting our clients to help them address climate change."

Mark Carney vows to ‘ax’ Trudeau’s signature climate policy

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 6:12am
The former central banker says he’ll get rid of Canada’s consumer carbon tax if he wins the Liberal leadership race.

Trump’s return forces Colombia to rethink $40B green plan

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 6:10am
Colombia’s environment minister had been frantically courting officials in Washington to secure initial funding to help transition the nation’s economy away from fossil fuels toward green investments.

Study: Climate change helps fuel urban rat population boom

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 6:10am
Milder winters across the Northern Hemisphere are helping rats thrive in ever denser metropolitan areas.

Greenland’s riches have enticed US leaders for generations

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 6:17am
President Donald Trump’s bid for the island is an old idea without much appeal among modern drillers and miners, analysts say.

EPA orders employees to stop billing to climate, infrastructure laws

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 6:16am
Employees hired in the last year — including many in climate law programs — have been notified that "the agency has the right to immediately terminate you.”

Offshore wind troubles threaten NJ climate ambitions

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 6:15am
Gov. Phil Murphy wants state lawmakers to codify his goal of achieving 100 percent clean energy by 2035.

Who is Chris Rocheleau, Trump’s pick for acting FAA chief?

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 6:13am
The longtime FAA official has acknowledged the need to address global warming and said in 2021 that "climate recognizes no borders."

Pennsylvania governor pitches Trump-era climate and energy plan

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 6:12am
Democrat Josh Shapiro urges "big and dynamic steps" — fossil fuel subsidies to stimulate development and cap and trade to cut emissions.

Europe’s insurers may face new capital rules for climate risk

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 6:11am
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority is recommending updates to how the industry accounts for natural catastrophe risks.

UK bucks global climate skepticism with bold CO2-cutting goal

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 6:10am
The government fleshed out the goal Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced at the COP29 summit in November.

Flood-prone New Zealand plans adaptation for climate impacts

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 6:09am
An official said the adaptation framework will outline how the government and councils will share the costs of climate-related measures such as flood protection.

EPA cuts off IRA solar money already under contract

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 6:21am
Recipients of the $7 billion Solar For All program were locked out of an online portal that’s used to distribute federal funding.

How Trump’s obsession with Greenland could sink offshore wind

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 6:20am
The flagging industry could face financial jeopardy if the president places tariffs on Denmark for refusing to hand over the island.

Freeze on foreign aid could leave climate programs in the cold

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 6:19am
Secretary of State Marco Rubio put the pause in place to determine whether the programs align with President Donald Trump's America First agenda.

Sanders, RFK Jr. clash over climate change at hearing

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 6:18am
During his confirmation hearing for HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leaned in on his environmental credentials but refused to denounce President Donald Trump for calling climate change a hoax.

Court ruling sets up clash between Trump DOJ and red states over climate rule

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 6:16am
The administration’s request to delay a hearing was rejected, meaning it will have to defend a climate rule it wants to dismantle.

Republicans to Trump: Mend FEMA — don’t end it

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 6:15am
GOP lawmakers resisted the president’s suggestion FEMA might need to “go away,” but they support changes to the disaster response agency.

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