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EPA falls behind schedule for repealing endangerment finding

17 hours 19 min ago
The rule to end most climate regulations is not expected until January, slipping from a planned December deadline.

‘Drowning under paper’: Vulnerable countries push to slice red tape for climate aid

17 hours 19 min ago
Rich nations and international funding agencies need to make it easier to obtain money for adapting to the ills of a warming planet, advocates for poorer governments say at COP30.

Gas exports may increase Americans’ heating bills, EIA says

17 hours 20 min ago
The report comes as the Trump administration pushes to expand LNG sales abroad and Democrats ramp up affordability messaging.

Rising seas threaten thousands of hazardous US facilities

17 hours 21 min ago
Most of the at-risk sites are clustered in just seven states: Louisiana, Florida, New Jersey, Texas, California, New York and Massachusetts.

Alito is urged to back out of Louisiana coastal erosion case

17 hours 21 min ago
Progressive groups say Supreme Court justices need a more transparent ethics policy.

Senate upholds Trump administration methane rule

17 hours 22 min ago
Two Democrats sought to challenge the rule under the Congressional Review Act.

New York Democrats split on climate law

17 hours 23 min ago
As Gov. Kathy Hochul considers changes to the state's 2019 climate targets, Democratic lawmakers are split amid affordability concerns.

Turkey to host 2026 climate summit, in defeat for Australia

17 hours 24 min ago
But Australia will hold the summit's presidency — and therefore control the diplomacy, Climate Minister Chris Bowen told reporters.

EU missing from COP30 push to drop fossil fuels

17 hours 25 min ago
The EU did not join 82 countries calling for a phase-out of oil, coal and natural gas.

EU strains to defend carbon levy as trade tensions engulf COP30

17 hours 26 min ago
India, China and other countries are challenging CBAM in climate talks.

Rail project raises questions about Brazil’s effort to protect the Amazon

17 hours 26 min ago
Protesters, including potentially affected Indigenous populations, took to streets and rivers this month to oppose the project.

South Africa to urge rich nations to do more against climate change at G20

17 hours 27 min ago
Hosting the bloc's first summit in Africa, South Africa wants to prioritize issues affecting poor countries, including responses to disasters made worse by climate change.

The strange and totally real plot to blot out the sun and halt global warming

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:36am
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.

Trump admin backs cruise industry bid to sink Hawaii climate tax

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:34am
The Department of Justice called the tax a “scheme to extort American citizens and businesses.”

Massachusetts Dems scrap plans to neuter 2030 climate target

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:33am
A public outcry helped sink the proposal, but one top lawmaker said he expected the issue to resurface soon.

82 countries at COP30 urge to double down on push to abandon fossil fuels

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:32am
Governments across Europe, the Pacific islands, Latin America and Africa embraced the call. The United States did not.

9th Circuit halts California climate disclosure law

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:32am
The order comes days after business groups pressed the Supreme Court to stop the state's climate laws on First Amendment grounds.

California environmental justice adviser quits to protest state agency

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:30am
The California Air Resources Board exhibits "growing hostility" to its EJ advisory panel, the co-chair said in her resignation letter.

BLM delays enforcement of methane waste rule

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:30am
Companies will have an extra year to comply with two provisions in the rule that were set to take effect on Dec. 10.

Artificial intelligence sparks debate at COP30 climate talks in Brazil

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:29am
Tech companies are promoting AI to help solve global warming, while greens push regulations to soften AI’s environmental footprint.

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