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State climate fights to watch in the new year

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 6:11am
Three interrelated trends — growing energy demand, rising costs and worsening climate impacts — will shape statehouse action in 2025.

Florida offered wind-safety grants to condos. They sold out in 5 days.

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 6:10am
The "My Safe Florida Condo" program is the first state effort to help condominium associations protect buildings from hurricane winds.

Citi and Bank of America say they’re leaving global climate-banking alliance

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 6:09am
The move comes amid pressure by Republican lawmakers.

UAE companies will start tracking and reporting carbon emissions

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 6:08am
The United Arab Emirates is the first Middle Eastern nation to mandate climate disclosure.

Drought, fires, deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 6:07am
A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since 2005.

Wild weather in the UK disrupts New Year’s events

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 6:07am
Holiday celebrations including a bathtub race were canceled due to dangerous conditions.

Is it time to talk seriously about geoengineering?

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:24am
Advocates say there’s a growing ethical obligation for researchers to explore alternative solutions to climate change.

Possible Trump OSHA pick thwarted heat enforcement

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:23am
Heather MacDougall vacated OSHA citations in Trump’s first term. Her nomination could collide with agency efforts to shield workers from extreme heat.

How Argentinian president’s reg killing inspired DOGE

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:20am
Elon Musk has applauded Javier Milei’s progress in “deleting entire departments” of the Argentinian government.

They quit a council to improve carbon markets. Now they’re skeptics.

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:19am
Two European scientists who tried to make the voluntary carbon market more credible found problems with “industry-led self-regulation.”

Biden is urged to release insurers’ climate data before leaving office

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:18am
Treasury is doing an unprecedented analysis of climate change and property insurance. Advocates want the information before Trump takes power.

New York poised to move forward with multibillion-dollar climate program

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:17am
Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to forge ahead with a cap-and-trade-style policy to charge for emissions.

Miccosukees fight to help Everglades from climate change

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:15am
The tribe says decades of massive engineering projects for development and agriculture have devastated the ecosystem that’s sustained them.

Walmart expects to miss climate targets as green challenges mount

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:14am
Previous pledges to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2030 and 35 percent by 2025 are probably not achievable.

Wells Fargo says it’s quitting world’s largest climate-banking group

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:13am
Financial companies have been under increasing pressure from Republicans who have filed lawsuits related to the industry’s efforts to address climate change.

Trump OMB pick slowed aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 6:19am
Russell Vought had a “significant” role in creating obstacles to federal disaster aid and antagonized HUD leaders, an investigation found.

DOE tries to unload $1.8B for carbon removal as Trump looms

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 6:18am
The Department of Energy is soliciting applications for direct air capture facilities.

SBA has no money for disaster loans. A shutdown would keep applicants in limbo.

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 6:17am
The Small Business Administration has not acted on $1.5 billion in disaster loan applications since it ran out of funding, an analysis shows.

Florida launches AI-based emergency broadcast system

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 6:16am
The initiative could help reach people in places lacking access to local news sources.

House Republican to OSHA: Drop worker heat protections

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 6:15am
The chair of the Education and Workforce Committee argued the rule would threaten businesses and is overly protective.

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