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Enviros want insurers to pay more claims after major disasters
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
The agreement comes as Union Pacific seeks federal approval for its merger with Norfolk Southern railroad.
Global warming worsened Pakistan’s monsoon floods, study finds
The World Weather Attribution study found rainfall from June 24 to July 23 in the South Asian nation was 10 to 15 percent heavier because of climate change,
Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years
Living coral cover shrunk by almost a third in the south in a year, a quarter in the north and by 14 percent in the central region, a report said.
UBS quits net-zero banking club after Wall Street and UK exits
UBS’s departure comes shortly after similar moves from Barclays and HSBC Holdings.
Michigan coal plant tests Trump’s commitment to fossil energy
The administration must decide this month whether to again use emergency powers to keep open a coal plant near Grand Rapids.
South Carolina judge dismisses climate lawsuit targeting oil majors
The ruling against the city of Charleston comes as President Donald Trump has sought to clamp down on climate liability litigation.
Trump team pushes for ouster of top IEA official
The administration and its Republican allies in Congress say the International Energy Agency discourages fossil fuel investments around the world.
Canada on pace for record-shattering wildfire season
Blazes have released 180 million metric tons of carbon, breaking records in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and blanketing much of the U.S. in a smoky haze.