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EU lawmakers agree to drastically curtail ESG directives

Wed, 10/15/2025 - 6:15am
A Parliament committee voted to expand the number of employees that companies must have to trigger corporate sustainability directives.

EPA’s climate rollback squeezes states

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 6:15am
States will have few options for fighting local air pollution if EPA repeals federal rules to limit vehicle emissions.

5 things to know as global banks meet in Trump’s Washington

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 6:14am
Climate finance still matters to much of the world, even if the United States has abandoned its leadership role.

How EPA could use AI in the endangerment repeal

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 6:13am
The agency indicated that it could use the technology to sort and summarize thousands of public comments.

Is your house in climate jeopardy? Connecticut has an answer.

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 6:11am
The state launched a new online tool to help raise homebuyers’ awareness about extreme-weather risks.

Ex-Fed official: ‘Climate-related shocks’ ahead for US economy

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 6:10am
Despite those risks, banks and investors have yet to properly map out how climate-related losses will be distributed, the former official said.

Researchers probe link between climate change and mental health

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 6:09am
A data scientist said a survey of Kenyan women suggests droughts and heat waves are linked with much higher levels of suicidal thoughts.

China carbon prices tumble to lowest level since 2023

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 6:07am
Prices are down almost 40 percent since the start of the year, weighed by a persistent oversupply and lagging demand.

Chemical companies say carbon costs are hurting Europe’s economy

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 6:07am
Leading German firms are calling for carve-outs in Europe’s flagship emissions trading system.

Coal pollution rose in last shutdown as EPA inspections stopped

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 7:06am
Soot emissions from power plants rose nearly 20 percent above average when enforcement stalled during the shutdown seven years ago.

House Republicans urge Supreme Court to kill climate lawsuits

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 7:05am
Lawmakers said the cases threaten to “bankrupt” the energy industry.

Senate Republican to lead COP30 delegation

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 7:04am
Several GOP senators have expressed interest in attending the climate talks, Utah Sen. John Curtis said.

Canada nabs massive carbon removal project

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 7:03am
The facility would be among the world's biggest direct air capture hubs. It comes as President Trump has slashed subsidies for the industry in the U.S.

Scientists unveil better way to predict heat deaths

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 7:03am
A new approach to forecasting would give local authorities more information as they prepare for deadly heat waves.

Oregon races to build renewable projects

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 7:00am
The governor ordered “any and all steps” to permit wind and solar development before federal subsidies expire.

Newsom signs bills to shore up state’s last-ditch insurer

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:59am
The new laws encourage fire-resistant landscaping, expand insurance for mobile homes and expand insurer access to financing.

EU refuses to bow to Trump demands to tear up business rules

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:56am
Brussels has signaled it won’t yield to U.S. pressure to ignite a bonfire to green regulations as part of their trade deal, a top official tells diplomats.

Discovery that could bring water to deserts wins Nobel Prize in chemistry

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:55am
Researchers are exploring possibilities for using "metal-organic frameworks" to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and pollution from industrial sites or to harvest moisture from desert air.

Ferrari reveals the features of its first fully electric vehicle

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:53am
The debut was marred by the company’s worst trading day since going public in 2016.

Weak La Niña emerges, raising drought risks for California and Brazil

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:53am
The cyclical La Niña will likely last through February 2026, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said.

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