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Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities
The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire tab.
Judges block FEMA from linking disaster relief to DEI
Federal judges in California and Illinois sided with local governments who say the Trump administration is violating the Constitution.
Recovering insurance market gets boost in California
Farmers, the state's second-largest insurer, pledged to write thousands of new policies in wildfire-prone areas where coverage is scarce.
Trump signs order to boost AI, spur energy ‘breakthroughs’
Amazon also announced plans Monday to invest up to $50 billion to expand data centers and AI technology for federal customers.
Sierra Leon official on COP30: ‘We have no option but to continue to push.’
The West African nation was among a group of countries that pushed for a deal to reduce fossil fuels.
Most oil companies aren’t disclosing net-zero timelines — IEA
A report catalogs halting progress since the Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter was signed at the U.N. climate summit in 2023.
Indigenous people reflect on the meaning of participating in COP30
“This was a COP where we were visible but not empowered,” a member of a global Indigenous group said.
Belgian farmer suing oil major over climate change
TotalEnergies denies it is liable for the damage that Hugues Falys has suffered.
The insulation scandal threatening Britain’s climate plans
The British government says it will force down bills and emissions by insulating millions of cold, drafty homes. That plan is unraveling.
Death toll climbs in Southeast Asia as heavy rains cause floods, landslides
Scientists warn that a warming climate is intensifying storms and rainfall across Southeast Asia, making floods and landslides increasingly destructive and frequent.
AI gives coal plants a lifeline as Trump makes them dirtier
At least 15 coal-fired plants are being kept online to power artificial intelligence as the administration rolls back pollution rules.
How the EU banished its climate demons and salvaged a weak COP30 deal
The Europeans took a stand but struggled to build a coalition to push for more climate action at this year’s U.N. summit.
Warehouses are a new front in the effort to curb climate pollution
The Trump administration has made it tougher for local regulators to reduce truck emissions. Some see warehouse rules as a work-around.
Europe’s hottest heat waves would kill thousands more in warmer future
A new study estimates that the deadly 2003 heat wave would cause up to 32,000 deaths each week under 3 degrees Celsius of warming.
Ex-governor joins fight over Louisiana’s disappearing coast
John Bel Edwards and the Environmental Defense Fund say lawsuits seeking money to restore the coastline should be heard in state courts.
UN chief: Curbing climate change would make world more peaceful, safer
Annalena Baerbock pointed to droughts and other damage from climate extremes in places such as Chad, Syria and Iraq.
Switzerland lobbies for more carbon credit trading
The move would channel more funds to developing countries as traditional climate aid wanes.
At COP, some wanted more talk on reforming agriculture
Most of the money dedicated to fighting climate change goes to causes other than agriculture, which accounts for a third of emissions.
Rural Greece struggles to cope with predator comeback
Some farmers and residents of rural areas say they now fear for their livelihoods and, in some cases, their safety.
The world is fractured. The climate talks reflected that.
Delegates from nearly 200 nations — not including the U.S. — showed they could make some progress. But they deferred the hardest decisions.
