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EPA hands off Energy Star to DOE
The energy efficiency program for appliances — which the Trump administration once considered eliminating — has sat under EPA for decades.
White House ‘looking under every rock’ to lower gas prices
White House aides and Cabinet officials are coming under intense pressure to reverse the spike in energy prices caused by the start of the war in the Middle East.
This dark money group targeted Biden environmental rules. Now its members do it for Trump.
The group’s rapid rise has served as proof of concept for how wealthy benefactors can help rewrite federal environmental rules in their favor.
Minnesota eyes climate superfund amid federal rollbacks
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed making fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related damage.
Tom Steyer’s tech and AI plan
The billionaire candidate for governor wants to tax tech to create a “Sovereign Wealth Fund.”
‘It’s too warm’: Greenland’s fishermen are under threat from climate change
The Arctic is warming faster than any other region in the world, driven by the burning of oil, gas and coal.
Youth climate activists confront Trump’s energy agenda in court
Three courts will soon consider legal battles over EPA’s duty to reduce planet-warming emissions, executive orders designed to boost fossil fuels and an Alaska gas export project championed by the president.
War and uncertainty cloud Trump’s AI pledge rollout
Even without war, experts in energy markets expressed doubt that the tech companies’ promises can check fast-rising electricity prices.
New York: Federal climate rollbacks undercut DOJ’s lawsuits against states
In a court filing, the state argues that the administration's moves are inconsistent with its legal justification for quashing state "climate Superfund" laws.
Washington, California and Québec release draft agreement to link carbon markets
A West Coast carbon market alliance would test the limits of state climate power.
California gas prices will jump under climate revisions, industry warns
Tightening the state's cap-and-trade program to cut carbon emissions could hike pump prices by 15 cents per gallon, a fuels alliance says.
Louisiana Republican seeks to shield oil industry from climate lawsuits
A state lawmaker has proposed legislation to block litigation against fossil fuel producers, following similar efforts in Utah and Oklahoma.
Noem broke law by delaying disaster aid, 2 senators say
A report by Democratic lawmakers sharpens scrutiny of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's personal review of FEMA expenditures.
Shareholder group sues insurer to put climate proposal up for vote
The proposal explored the possibility of a third-party study on the shareholder benefits of suing entities responsible for climate change.
China’s new 5-year plan is crucial for world’s climate fight
There are concerns the nation’s new strategy will focus more on stimulating growth in green manufacturing than on accelerating efforts to minimize greenhouse gases.
Crocodile caught in creek 1,200 miles from its tropical habitat
The reptile was discovered in the temperate Australian coastal city of Newcastle.
The oil island that could break Iran
President Donald Trump’s allies are urging him to take control of a small spit in the Persian Gulf that controls nearly all Iran’s oil exports.
Trump hates renewables. The Iran war may help them.
Higher gas prices in Europe and the U.S. could create economic and political incentives for solar, wind, batteries and other clean technology.
War insurers cancel ship coverage as Iran conflict expands
Some companies are raising rates 50 percent as the risk of attacks rises in the Persian Gulf.
Supreme Court fight over HFCs takes aim at power of Congress
A new petition to the high court marks the latest effort by conservative groups to revive the nondelegation doctrine.
