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Global finance watchdog confronts climate discord after officials clash

Wed, 07/09/2025 - 6:16am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:14am
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.

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:13am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:11am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:11am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:09am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:08am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:07am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:06am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:06am
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

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:05am
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.

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:36am
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

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:34am
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? 

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:31am
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

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:31am
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

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:30am
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

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:28am
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

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:27am
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

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:26am
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

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:25am
Over half of the firms surveyed in a recent Morgan Stanley report experienced the climate's impact on operations within the past year.

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