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Puerto Rico’s schools unequipped to cope with hotter heat waves

Fri, 08/22/2025 - 6:07am
There are guidelines for moving students to places with air conditioning during extreme heat, but students often have limited options.

As insurers leave California, one vows to cover additional risky homes

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:12am
Mercury Insurance is the state’s first to use a process that allows climate modeling to expand coverage in wildfire-prone areas.

Climate groups fighting EPA over grants expect a court decision soon

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:11am
The legal war over $20 billion in “green bank” funding marks Administrator Lee Zeldin's aggressive effort to unravel a climate program.

Parents of Texas flood victims plead for reform

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:10am
One proposal would bar the state from issuing licenses to camps that have cabins in floodplains.

Wisconsin lawsuit over AG’s use of outside environmental lawyer advances

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:09am
The attorney general is being challenged by dairy groups that want to stop him from partnering with a Michael Bloomberg-backed program.

Southern California faces record heat, braces for wildfires

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:08am
Temperatures are expected to spike into the 90s and 100s by Thursday and remain stubbornly high into the weekend.

Vermont capital city plans to remove dam, restore floodplain

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:07am
After floods hit Montpelier especially hard in 2023, engineers pointed to thousands of “deadbeat dams” around the state.

Flood alert for southern Pakistan warns of torrential rain

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:07am
The National Emergencies Operation Centre warns of rainfall of 4 inches over the next 24 hours.

Richest Australian joins push against costs of net zero

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:06am
Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart says climate policies would add burdensome costs for emergency services, the military and hospitals.

Heat warnings wither under Trump

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:23am
Health experts have raced to modernize alert systems as extreme heat kills thousands in the U.S. every year. Those efforts are being canceled.

Erin threatens Outer Banks with storm surge, coastal flooding

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:22am
The unusually large hurricane and the vulnerable barrier islands both have been influenced by climate change.

EPA gets an earful about its endangerment finding rollback

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:21am
On the first of four days of public hearings, critics urged the agency to abandon its efforts to kill the cornerstone climate finding.

House Science Dems demand details about EPA’s endangerment reversal

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:20am
Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Gabe Amo accused Administrator Lee Zeldin of puttng the "bottom line of polluting industry over the interests of the American people.

Canadian carbon removal plant begins storing CO2 underground

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:19am
The facility known as Alpha is the first one in North America to permanently lock away climate pollution.

Electric school buses hit pothole after major supplier goes bankrupt

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:18am
School districts used EPA funds to buy Lion buses. Now the company won't honor warranties.

Businesses urge California to extend climate program immediately

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:16am
Oil companies, utilities and others said Wednesday that California legislators must reauthorize cap and trade before adjourning Sept. 12.

California’s Problem Solvers Caucus lays out cap-and-trade asks

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:12am
The bipartisan group said it wanted to preserve free emissions permits for industry to manage costs.

A long-term solution for flooding in Alaska’s capital is elusive

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:12am
A wall of reinforced sandbags held back the worst of the glacial flooding in Juneau. The effort to find a permanent solution is complicated.

Saudi Aramco employee named lead author of global climate report

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:11am
Mustafa Babiker was proposed for the key role last month.

Italian glacier is so melted it can only be monitored remotely

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:10am
The Lombardy Glaciological Service will use drone imagery and remote sensing to keep track of the glacier's shrinkage.

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