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EV charging stations multiply despite Trump funding freeze

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:11am
A new report finds that the U.S. charging network is rapidly growing as private developers outpace a $5 billion federal program.

Europe’s trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:10am
Waste-to-energy was sold as a greener option to landfill, but evidence is mounting that burning garbage is far from clean.

Brazil’s decision to select a poor city to host COP30 is no accident

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:10am
This fall's U.N. climate talks will be held in a high-poverty city on the edge of the Amazon to demonstrate what still needs to be done.

Taliban environment chief wants Afghanistan included in COP30

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:09am
The U.N. has published a report saying June was marked by below-average precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures across Afghanistan.

Researchers quietly planned a major test to dim sunlight, records show

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:25am
Hundreds of documents show how researchers failed to notify officials in California about a test of technology to block the sun’s rays — while they planned a much huger sequel. 

EPA to suspend methane limits without public input

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:24am
The upcoming interim final rule is the agency's latest use of a regulatory process usually reserved for emergencies.

Economists, physicians and legal scholars back kids climate lawsuit

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:23am
Three groups filed friend of the court briefs as young climate activists seek to revive their lawsuit against EPA.

Green groups sue California over air pollution from a climate law

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:21am
They allege that the low-carbon fuel standard is also creating "putrid odors."

Panel sets markup on disaster, good-government bills

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:21am
The legislation covers issues including guidance documents, spending and whistleblower protections.

Fight over carbon storage in Texas spills into public hearing

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:20am
Multiple speakers told similar stories, some with help from a group backed by the nation’s biggest oil lobby.

Climate was a safe space for the EU and China. Not anymore.

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:18am
Two of the world’s biggest polluters want to combat climate change — but neither wants to give an inch while doing it.

MEP in charge of EU’s 2040 climate target moves to kill it

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:18am
Centrist members of the European Parliament immediately condemned the far-right lawmaker’s move, which is unlikely to succeed.

‘Unprecedented’ ocean heat waves suggest climate tipping point

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:17am
Researchers say average sea temperatures may be reset higher and some ecosystems may not recover.

London’s financial district workers face dangerously hot commute

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:16am
Soaring temperatures are making many un-air-conditioned transport links in London feel woefully unprepared for climate change.

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