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Scientists go global in attempt to better predict atmospheric rivers
A long-running collaboration between NOAA and Scripps will launch new research flights from Canada and Ireland this winter.
Court upholds New Jersey’s landmark environmental justice rule
It’s unclear if the industrial groups that are fighting the rule will keep fighting in court.
Why Europe’s night-train renaissance derailed
Aging carriages, high costs and reluctant incumbents choked off the night-train revival — even as passengers clamor for more.
UK set new annual heat and sunshine records last year
The record amount of sunshine helped fuel a boom in solar generation.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa names new presidential climate commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the deputy chair at the first meeting of the commission in 2026 and further outline its priorities from now until 2030, his office said.
Banks notch higher fees from green bonds than fossil fuel debt
Lenders generated roughly $3.7 billion of revenue from climate-related loans and bond underwriting in 2025, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Coal over wind: How Trump used emergency powers to help a favored fuel
The president propped up old coal plants and killed offshore wind farms in the name of national security. That has raised accusations of contradictory energy policies.
DOE forces Colorado coal plant to keep running
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says keeping the plant online would prevent dangerous outages. State leaders disagree.
Trump’s Venezuela gambit relies on oil boom for payback
A global crude glut may complicate the president's plans to boost production in the South American country, whose leader was captured over the weekend.
EU might expand carbon fees on imports to include appliances
The 27-nation bloc starts imposing tariffs this year on raw materials with high carbon intensity. Washing machines and car parts could be next.
Montana Supreme Court rejects youth climate petition
Young activists plan to seek relief in the lower courts after state's highest bench declined to consider whether lawmakers are violating residents' right to a clean climate.
Judge faults Trump limits on FEMA disaster aid
A federal court has sided with 12 states that said the administration placed unreasonable limits on grants to pay emergency responders.
Senate Democrats launch climate insurance probe
The lawmakers expressed concerns about a financial analysis company inflating insurer ratings.
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
California needs more snow to bolster 2026 water supplies, officials say
The water content of snowpack at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada is at 50 percent of the average for this time of year and 21 percent of the average for April 1, said a state hydrometeorologist.
Hungary’s ‘water guardian’ farmers fight back against desertification
Farmers watch with distress as the Great Hungarian Plain, once an important site for agriculture, has become increasingly parched and dry.
South Korea’s climate pledge clashes with US push for LNG purchases
Talks are underway for South Korea to invest $350 billion in U.S. projects and purchase up to $100 billion worth of U.S. energy products.
AI energy demand by the numbers — and how it might affect the planet
States with booming data center construction are seeing spikes in new power needs. Much of it is being met by coal and solar.
Data centers fight uphill battle on energy messaging
Technology firms and their trade groups may not be doing enough to sway an increasingly skeptical public as electricity prices climb.
States were at the heart of 2025 climate fights
The year featured unprecedented assaults on state climate action. Democrats also think it showed them a path back to power.
