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This Western state allows insurers to skip wildfire coverage
A new Nevada law aims to contain premiums by letting property insurers exclude wildfire from standard homeowners’ policies.
Trump blasts ‘money-losing windmills’ as China lauds ‘new energy’
Split-screen messaging in Davos punctuated the divergent paths on energy for the U.S. and China.
New Jersey governor targets permitting reform in bid to cut costs
Gov. Mikie Sherrill's executive order would create “shot clocks” for state agencies to complete permits within set time frames.
Insurers sold record amount of catastrophe bonds in 2025, report says
Property insurance companies increasingly turn to investors for financial protection against disasters instead of traditional reinsurance.
Davos’ climate resignation
Once a showcase for climate ambition, the World Economic Forum is now talking more about coping with the damage.
South African minister backs away from climate finance offer
Under the deal, the country would receive funding in exchange for cutting coal-fired power generation in one of the world’s most carbon-intensive economies. But politicians have expressed concern about the conditions under which funds will be disbursed.
Repo market has started pricing in energy transition risks
Economists are exploring how banks’ exposure to carbon-intensive borrowers affects funding costs in the European repo market.
Water ‘bankruptcy’ era has begun for billions, scientists say
Three-quarters of the world’s population — about 6.1 billion people — now live in countries where freshwater supplies are insecure or critically insecure, according to a U.N. report.
New Jersey governor leans on climate funds for ‘affordability’ push
Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants to tap funds from clean energy programs to offset utility bill increases, while the state pursues more solar projects and virtual power plants.
EPA thwarts Musk’s use of diesel turbines for AI
A new rule weighs in on the use of unpermitted turbines at data centers like xAI's Memphis, Tennessee-area facilities.
Budget plan would stymie Trump’s FEMA cuts
A bipartisan spending bill released Tuesday aims to maintain disaster staffing and funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Former Biden officials go to bat for kids’ climate case
In a court brief, former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other top officials argue that judges can strike President Donald Trump's executive orders to boost fossil fuels.
Red states back EPA freeze of $20B in climate grants
The states' brief comes ahead of a rare en banc rehearing in federal appeals court in Washington.
Four-bill ‘minibus’: EV chargers, energy aid, disaster mitigation
The latest appropriations package contains billions of dollars in funding for energy and environment programs.
Climate activist predicts Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
“My prediction would be that electric prices are going to be to the 2026 election what egg prices were to the 2024 election,” said longtime climate activist Bill McKibben.
Italy unveils Arctic strategy as polar race heats up
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to make the frozen north “an area of peace, cooperation and prosperity.”
Mozambique floods impacting over 600,000 people, official says
Heavy rains have left more than 100 people dead in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, with major rescue efforts still underway.
Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding starts sooner
That change creates potential food problems for young chicks.
Trump erased the Senate’s 1992 vote on a climate treaty. Can he do that?
The president’s move to withdraw from the U.N. framework convention is pushing the nation into a legal no-man’s land.
Trump suffers major losses in his war on offshore wind
The administration’s arguments that offshore wind farms present a national security risk failed to convince judges in three separate courts.
