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UK’s AI ambitions clash with its climate goals

Tue, 08/12/2025 - 6:07am
Minutes from the U.K.’s AI Energy Council show ministers are being pushed to use gas to fuel the country’s data center build-out.

Bosnia’s mountain resorts pivot to summer tourism as climate changes

Tue, 08/12/2025 - 6:06am
By expanding their summer offerings, mountain resorts near Sarajevo that traditionally relied on snow sports can lure tourists away from the scorching heat and high costs of other seaside destinations, said the city's tourism board president.

Torrential rains in Japan cause flooding, mudslides and travel disruptions

Tue, 08/12/2025 - 6:05am
Authorities issued evacuation advisories to tens of thousands of people in Kumamoto and six other prefectures in the region.

How Chris Wright recruited a team to upend climate science

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:15am
The Energy secretary handpicked climate contrarians to write a report that EPA is using to undermine U.S. regulation of greenhouse gases.

Washington considers carbon fee on some out-of-state products

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:13am
The state faces legal questions as it weighs imposing a tax on products made in states or nations that do not charge for carbon emissions.

International carbon taxes would expand under climate proposal

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:12am
A coalition of nations that tax domestic carbon emissions would impose carbon fees on certain imports from countries outside the coalition.

Heat illnesses are sending more Texas children to the ER

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:11am
A study of two Dallas-area medical centers found a 170 percent increase from 2012 to 2023.

Enviros want insurers to pay more claims after major disasters

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:10am
The Natural Resources Defense Council says property insurers, not policyholders, should financially back state insurers of last resort.

Why experts say states need to get into floodplain buyouts

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:09am
Buyout programs usually involve a government purchasing a frequently flooded property at market rate to reduce resident risk, cut liabilities and restore land.

Japan’s rice crop at risk as farms face record-breaking heat

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:09am
Rice-producing regions like Tohoku and Hokuriku saw the least amount of rain in July on record that goes back nearly 80 years.

Argentine glacier thought stable is now melting fast, scientists say

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:08am
The Perito Moreno Glacier has started losing contact with the bedrock below, causing it to shed more ice as it inches backward.

Is recovery possible for sea animals returning to battered Vanuatu reefs?

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:07am
Vanuatu, which is home to about 300,000 people spread across 83 islands, is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change.

Imminent Supreme Court ruling could doom lawsuits over canceled grants

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:19am
The Trump administration wants to transfer a lawsuit over terminated National Institutes of Health grants to federal claims court, which has limited authority.

Here’s where the Trump team is scrubbing climate data

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:16am
A new report shows where climate information is being deleted or revised. The White House says it's "shifting away from ideological activism."

EPA moves to terminate $7B in ‘Solar for All’ grants

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:15am
Administrator Lee Zeldin in a social media post said the program to help pay for solar in low-income areas was eliminated by the recent tax-and-spending megalaw.

EU wants to pay poor countries to cut emissions. It never studied the plan’s impacts.

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:15am
The European Commission released a controversial plan to offshore millions of tons of greenhouse gas cuts, but admitted to POLITICO it did not analyze the policy’s impact.

National Academies launches ‘fast-track’ climate review ahead of EPA rulemaking

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:14am
The review is intended to "inform" EPA's effort to revoke the 2009 endangerment finding.

Wyoming braces for budget hit from Trump’s coal royalty cut

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:12am
The president’s signature legislation slashes nearly in half the royalty rates for new and existing coal leases.

Carbon market fraud charges filed against company selling allowances

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:11am
An Arizona corporation said it had 3.3 million pollution allowances through Washington state's carbon market and tried to dupe investors.

Amtrak settles freight interference case against Union Pacific

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:10am
The agreement comes as Union Pacific seeks federal approval for its merger with Norfolk Southern railroad.

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