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‘Bioweapons’ and cover-ups: The untruths behind RFK Jr.’s disease claims
Kennedy has spread misinformation about the deadliest and most debilitating diseases of the modern era.
Supreme Court offers clues on new NEPA test
The justices puzzled over the extent to which agencies can limit the scope of climate and environment reviews for projects like highways and pipelines.
Biden admin tells Supreme Court to stay out of climate lawsuits
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said more than two dozen lawsuits from local governments against the oil industry should move forward in state court.
Vineyard Wind defeats fishing groups in federal appeals court
The court ruled that the Interior Department appropriately weighed the environmental impacts of the offshore wind project.
Consumer costs likely to rise as Washington carbon market rebounds
The state’s carbon market is strengthening after voters rejected a measure to abolish it. That could increase gasoline and other prices.
Chubb CEO on oil and gas growth under Trump: ‘We’ll insure it’
The insurance boss also said nuclear energy is a growth opportunity.
Rapidly warming Arctic has entered a ‘new regime’
Rising temperatures, increasing precipitation, thawing permafrost and melting ice are pushing the Arctic outside its historical norms.
California to grant one-year reprieve from corporate emissions reporting penalties
The California Air Resources Board’s move indicates concerns over the first-in-the-nation measure Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last year.
Insurers’ climate losses almost match fossil fuel premiums
Of the 28 insurers reviewed, more than half were hit by climate-attributed losses that exceeded the coal, oil and gas premiums they earned, an activist coalition said.
Resignations at carbon oversight body raise quality concerns
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market last month approved three models for generating credits that two expert-panel members disapproved.
Fund bosses betting on catastrophe bonds cheer ‘fantastic’ run
Despite the increase in extreme weather, catastrophe bonds have proved highly resilient. This year, they’re on track to return about 16 percent.
In a shift, Biden to bar most fossil fuel financing overseas
The move at an international meeting Tuesday would be a course-shift before President-elect Donald Trump takes power.
Youth cite death penalty case to keep climate lawsuit alive
Challengers in Juliana v. United States say their long-running climate lawsuit raises legal arguments similar to an upcoming Supreme Court capital case.
Europe urges global treaty on limiting sunlight. Trump could block it.
European Commission scientists call for regulating unproven and risky solar geoengineering. The U.S. president-elect could scuttle any U.N. negotiations.
Climate philanthropy rose 20 percent in 2023, report finds
The ClimateWorks Foundation says more money is needed as warming continues and Trump vows to roll back federal climate funding.
Settlement offers $9M to La. nursing home residents kept in warehouse during storm
Authorities found ill and elderly bedridden people on mattresses on the wet floor, some crying for help, some lying in their own waste after 2021's Hurricane Ida.
Mexico study’s surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young
The study shows a spike of heat-related deaths in an age group thought to be young and robust: people between 18 and 35.
Land is drying out. Nations try to address it in talks this week.
The U.N. talks will mull how nations can better help deal with droughts and the more permanent problem of degrading land.
Landslides, floods hit Indonesia’s Java island, leaving 10 dead
The disasters hit 172 villages and forced more than 3,000 people to flee to temporary government shelters, officials said.