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Global finance watchdog confronts climate discord after officials clash
The rift has prompted the Financial Stability Board to amend a report that details the progress it’s made in delivering on climate-related objectives.
Flood predictions could worsen when Trump’s cuts take hold
Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the Texas catastrophe. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s agenda takes hold.
Chicago teachers won climate action in their contract. But funding issues loom.
The school system must contend with a $700 million budget deficit and the likelihood of less money from the federal government.
Trump orders crackdown on ‘green’ subsidies
An executive order tells the Treasury Department to enforce language in the GOP megabill that phases out Biden-era tax credits for wind and solar projects.
Climate activists say Alito boosted their lawsuit against EPA
Two Supreme Court decisions support the argument by youth challengers that they can sue the Trump administration over climate change, a new brief said.
Dems demand investigations into deadly Texas floods
Top lawmakers in the House and Senate are asking whether staffing cuts played a role.
California AG beats his own lawyers in suit related to climate case
A judge sided with Rob Bonta over his decision to pay high-priced private lawyers to oversee the state's case against oil giants.
California Democrats retreat on climate
A changing political climate has the party recalibrating on climate policies.
Floods like the one that hit Texas are US's top storm-related killer
Waters rise so quickly that people are caught off guard, according to the National Weather Service. Many people run into trouble while traveling.
Days of monsoon rains, flooding kill at least 72 in Pakistan
Emergency services have been on maximum alert since last month after 17 tourists from the same family were swept away by the Swat River in the northwest.
Greece imposes work breaks as heat wave grips country
The labor ministry ordered the work stoppage, in effect from midday to 5 p.m. local time, for outdoor manual labor and food delivery services.
Texas flood forecasts were accurate. It wasn’t enough to save lives.
The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the early morning flash floods.
International tribunal declares right to healthy climate
The ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights could shape climate policies and bolster climate pollution lawsuits across Latin America.
Supreme Court’s NEPA ruling: Needed fix or new headache for courts?
The ruling narrowed the scope of landmark environmental reviews, but it’s unclear how that will play out in courts or in agencies.
Killer droughts spread worldwide as warming intensifies
A new report says some of the worst droughts in history have occurred over the past two years.
How one carbon market is helping industry fight climate change
Washington state's cap-and-invest program provides financial incentives to oil refineries and other big energy users to undertake decarbonization efforts.
UK’s Lib Dems have a plan to start banging on about climate
The United Kingdom’s third party believes green policy is the way to hoover up Tory voters.
‘Pretty much alone’: EU’s greenest leader fights the tide
The European Commission’s second most powerful politician is isolated, beleaguered and under attack — just like the green policy she has vowed to protect.
Heat is making Palestinians’ long walks to fetch water worse
The scorching summer coincides with a lack of clean water for the majority of Gaza’s population, most of whom are displaced in tented communities.
A majority of companies are already feeling the climate heat
Over half of the firms surveyed in a recent Morgan Stanley report experienced the climate's impact on operations within the past year.