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DOE forces Colorado coal plant to keep running

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:16am
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says keeping the plant online would prevent dangerous outages. State leaders disagree.

Trump’s Venezuela gambit relies on oil boom for payback

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:12am
A global crude glut may complicate the president's plans to boost production in the South American country, whose leader was captured over the weekend.

EU might expand carbon fees on imports to include appliances

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:12am
The 27-nation bloc starts imposing tariffs this year on raw materials with high carbon intensity. Washing machines and car parts could be next.

Montana Supreme Court rejects youth climate petition

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:11am
Young activists plan to seek relief in the lower courts after state's highest bench declined to consider whether lawmakers are violating residents' right to a clean climate.

Judge faults Trump limits on FEMA disaster aid

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:10am
A federal court has sided with 12 states that said the administration placed unreasonable limits on grants to pay emergency responders.

Senate Democrats launch climate insurance probe

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:09am
The lawmakers expressed concerns about a financial analysis company inflating insurer ratings.

2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:08am
It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

California needs more snow to bolster 2026 water supplies, officials say

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:08am
The water content of snowpack at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada is at 50 percent of the average for this time of year and 21 percent of the average for April 1, said a state hydrometeorologist.

Hungary’s ‘water guardian’ farmers fight back against desertification

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:07am
Farmers watch with distress as the Great Hungarian Plain, once an important site for agriculture, has become increasingly parched and dry.

South Korea’s climate pledge clashes with US push for LNG purchases

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 6:06am
Talks are underway for South Korea to invest $350 billion in U.S. projects and purchase up to $100 billion worth of U.S. energy products.

AI energy demand by the numbers — and how it might affect the planet

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:17am
States with booming data center construction are seeing spikes in new power needs. Much of it is being met by coal and solar.

Data centers fight uphill battle on energy messaging

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:16am
Technology firms and their trade groups may not be doing enough to sway an increasingly skeptical public as electricity prices climb.

States were at the heart of 2025 climate fights

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:15am
The year featured unprecedented assaults on state climate action. Democrats also think it showed them a path back to power.

The tough lesson US scientists learned from Trump

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:14am
A yearlong assault on federal science programs taught researchers they can't always count on Washington to be a reliable partner.

Washington carbon market generates billions for climate projects

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:13am
Nearly $2.8 billion is set for state projects ranging from hybrid ferries to bicycle rebates.

New York data center surge presents economic development conundrum

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:11am
Proposed data centers in the state would require huge amounts of power while likely bringing few long-term jobs.

Parents divided on girls returning to flood-scarred Texas camp

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:10am
Campers will start arriving in May, bunking on higher ground than the area where fast-rising waters swept away two cabins this year.

China’s bid for weather superpower status targets AI dataset

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:09am
A reliance on Europe’s ERA5 runs counter to Beijing’s push for security and technological independence.

Fast shipping is increasing emissions. Here’s why.

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 6:09am
When customers choose earlier delivery dates, the system shifts from optimized routing to getting the package out fastest.

Betting on climate failure, these investors could earn billions

Tue, 12/23/2025 - 6:21am
Investment firms have put over $100 million into developing risky technologies that could cool the planet with unknown side effects.

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