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EPA repeals endangerment finding
The move discards a scientific determination that empowered the government to limit climate pollution.
States target oil giants’ wealth as climate damages rise
Legislators aim to use climate superfund programs to force oil companies to help cover the cost of global warming. A member of Congress wants to stop them.
Hearing on looming shutdown turns into FEMA fight
A Federal Emergency Management Agency official told appropriators that funding delays are "more complex than just what’s out there."
12 states debate heat rules as Trump delays action
Lawmakers from Oklahoma to Massachusetts say workers need protection from deadly heat waves.
Union asks judge to block upcoming FEMA staff cuts
The American Federation of Government Employees and other groups are trying to stop the Trump administration from further reducing FEMA’s disaster workforce.
China’s emissions fall as US scraps bedrock climate rules
The country's carbon pollution has plateaued or fallen for 21 months, the longest-ever stretch not associated with a decrease in power demand.
European chemical giants plot to weaken EU’s flagship climate policy
The ultra-polluting sector says the EU’s carbon price is putting it out of business.
California lawmaker reintroduces bill to expand CARB’s regulatory authority
AB 1777 would give the agency power to reduce emissions from sources such as warehouses and ports.
Climate change set the stage for Argentina and Chile fires, says study
The research brings the first scientific assessment of global warming's role in intensifying some of the most serious wildfire emergencies to grip the region in years.
Death toll rises to 31 after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar
The island nation is especially vulnerable to cyclones blowing in off the Indian Ocean and was battered by another deadly cyclone less than two weeks ago.
