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Oregon lawmakers ready to junk contentious wildfire map
The map came with new requirements for risky properties. Scrapping it would end a “prolonged and ultimately pointless argument with rural residents,’” a key Democrat said.
Top House appropriator backs disaster program killed by Trump
Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma told Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that the canceled grants are "extraordinarily valuable to communities."
Canada’s climate leader goes to Washington
Prime Minister Mark Carney, who until recently was a U.N. climate envoy, met with President Donald Trump, who has tried to dismember climate policy.
Clean-tech firm that turns CO2 into rock secures new funding
Exterra’s process creates magnesium oxide, which is then combined with carbon dioxide that’s captured by industrial emitters to create rocks .
Credits tied to shutting Asia coal plants early win backing
Sales of the credits can help offset a shortfall in revenue from those power assets shuttered ahead of schedule.
Clear plans needed to deploy climate adaptation funds, UN says
Signatories to the Paris Agreement are expected to file adaptation strategies with the United Nations this year.
Britain’s green tax collection falls to record low
Green taxes totaled just 1.9 percent of national output in 2024, the lowest since records began in 1997 and equal to 2021 during the pandemic.
EPA is betting it won’t have to replace the power plant rule
The agency didn't offer an alternative in its proposed repeal of rules that limit planet-warming pollution.
FEMA overhaul would slash the number of declared disasters — but not payouts to states
The agency would continue to pay the vast majority of cleanup and rebuilding costs under a budget-cutting proposal sent to the White House.
Behind the excitement of a huge new solar farm loom concerns about Trump
A major solar project was unveiled last week. Some wonder if the boom will continue under President Donald Trump’s policies targeting renewable energy.
NSF chief said climate research would continue. Now he's gone — along with 60 programs.
Sethuraman Panchanathan, who abruptly left the National Science Foundation last month, is a testament to the unpredictability of the Trump administration.
DOE freezes fossil fuel ban for federal buildings
The Biden-era regulation targeted on-site combustion from appliances such as heaters and boilers.
Carbon removal group lands Heirloom co-founder
Noah McQueen will serve as director of science and innovation at Carbon180.
Bill Gates says lack of climate cooperation is unlikely to last
The Microsoft co-founder said “there’s a lot of commitment to this cause in the United States.”
Scientists say they’ll step up after Trump pauses key climate report
Two research groups said they will produce peer-reviewed documents assessing the current and future national impacts of climate change.
Macron urges US scientists to choose Europe after Trump upheaval
A global race to recruit U.S. scientists is heating up as President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to research funding and agencies trigger an exodus.
Hawaii lawmakers raise hotel tax to help deal with climate change
Experts say this is the nation's first state lodging tax that raises money for the environment and coping with climate change.
EPA reorganization signals end to climate work
The agency plans to eliminate offices that track planet-warming emissions and regulate air pollution.
Stronger flood standards coming for new hospitals, schools, apartments
The requirements earned initial approval last week from the International Code Council.
Puerto Rico drops $1B climate lawsuit as Trump targets state cases
The move came days after the Justice Department sued two states over their legal challenges against the oil and gas industry.