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EU climate strategy risks Yellow Vests-style backlash, ex-official warns
Make the green transition affordable instead of slowing it down, former Commissioner Janez Lenarčič tells Brussels.
Saudi Arabia hosting World Cup 2034 will harm climate, experts say
Building so many venues is "environmentally wasteful in the extreme" because carbon will be emitted and scarce resources used, said one economics professor.
UN talks fail to reach deal to address global drought risks
Nations participating in the discussions in Saudi Arabia decided to kick the can down the road to the 2026 talks.
Supreme Court spares California auto emissions waiver — for now
Critics of the state's power to set stricter air pollution standards than the federal government say they hope the justices will address the issue in the future.
EPA may soon green-light California’s clean car rule, setting up Trump fight
The president-elect has pledged to block California's bid to phase out gas cars — and he'll likely have backing from many automakers.
Drug company: We won’t charge more for ‘green’ inhalers
The news followed an investigation by POLITICO's E&E News into climate friendly inhalers and how drug giants are developing them to undermine competition.
Health project seeks to save lives from extreme heat
Scientists say high temperatures are deadlier than hurricanes, wildfires or floods.
Whitehouse sets his last climate hearing of the year
The session will focus on the troubled insurance industry.
Hochul administration fails to set new state building efficiency targets
Gov. Kathy Hochul hasn’t followed through on setting a new goal for state buildings to reduce energy usage as a prior one won’t be fully completed on time.
America’s clean energy rivals will take advantage of Trump 2.0, EU green chief says
Donald Trump’s anti-green stance is bad news for the planet — but presents an opportunity for others to boost their clean industries, said Teresa Ribera.
NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year’s global record
The new heat record comes as Donald Trump prepares to return to office and undo the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change.
Study: Climate change ‘supercharged’ Philippines’ typhoon season
The conditions that enabled the string of late season tropical cyclones were made nearly twice as likely by human-driven climate change, according to World Weather Attribution.
Trump’s tardy transition causes complications
The president-elect’s distrust of the federal government means his team is weeks behind on meeting with career professionals at EPA, DOE and other agencies.
Washington state voters banned gas bans. Now they’re in court.
Environmentalists and local officials say voters were misled about a ballot referendum that protects the gas industry.
Atmospheric rivers are tough to predict. This project could help.
Better forecasting would help communities prepare for the extreme weather that causes an average of $1 billion in damages a year on the West Coast.
Maryland climate panel balks at suggesting a new carbon market
Climate change commission decision Thursday will delay Maryland's efforts to create the nation’s third state-run carbon market.
Western governors urge restraint for Trump’s climate policy
Hydrogen hubs, geothermal development and some other Biden climate policies got bipartisan support from the Western Governors' Association.
EU’s climate chief warns of ‘geopolitical winter’
Wopke Hoekstra vows to keep EU climate targets despite Trump and populist pushback but admits Europe can’t go it alone.
In Nigeria’s lithium boom, many mines are illegal with children workers
Children, working mostly in small mines, work long hours at unsafe sites, crushing or sorting rocks, carrying heavy loads of ore and being exposed to toxic dust.
New Jersey eyes fees on oil and gas facilities to fight climate change
A state bill aims to create a “climate superfund,” a tactic being used or considered in numerous other states, including Vermont, which has enacted such a law.