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EPA moves to gut scientific finding for climate rules

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 1:19pm
Administrator Lee Zeldin released a plan to dismantle the endangerment finding, a cornerstone of government authority over polluting industries.

EPA seeks to limit its power to curb climate pollution

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:16am
A passage from the proposal indicates the agency will argue that its statutory authority is too narrow to support regulating greenhouse gases.

Texas is renewable advocates’ favorite state when Trump attacks wind

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:15am
The president has unleashed broadsides against clean energy. The Texas power boom is being used by renewables supporters to fact-check him.

GOP renews deregulation push despite megalaw loss

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:13am
Some top Republicans say they're exploring ways to get the "REINS Act" across the finish line. Others remain skeptical.

Italian court allows climate lawsuit against energy giant to proceed

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:13am
Environmental groups hail a “landmark” ruling in their favor. But the company, Eni, predicts a lower court will toss the lawsuit.

EV charging stations multiply despite Trump funding freeze

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:11am
A new report finds that the U.S. charging network is rapidly growing as private developers outpace a $5 billion federal program.

Europe’s trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:10am
Waste-to-energy was sold as a greener option to landfill, but evidence is mounting that burning garbage is far from clean.

Brazil’s decision to select a poor city to host COP30 is no accident

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:10am
This fall's U.N. climate talks will be held in a high-poverty city on the edge of the Amazon to demonstrate what still needs to be done.

Taliban environment chief wants Afghanistan included in COP30

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 6:09am
The U.N. has published a report saying June was marked by below-average precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures across Afghanistan.

Researchers quietly planned a major test to dim sunlight, records show

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:25am
Hundreds of documents show how researchers failed to notify officials in California about a test of technology to block the sun’s rays — while they planned a much huger sequel. 

EPA to suspend methane limits without public input

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:24am
The upcoming interim final rule is the agency's latest use of a regulatory process usually reserved for emergencies.

Economists, physicians and legal scholars back kids climate lawsuit

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:23am
Three groups filed friend of the court briefs as young climate activists seek to revive their lawsuit against EPA.

Green groups sue California over air pollution from a climate law

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:21am
They allege that the low-carbon fuel standard is also creating "putrid odors."

Panel sets markup on disaster, good-government bills

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:21am
The legislation covers issues including guidance documents, spending and whistleblower protections.

Fight over carbon storage in Texas spills into public hearing

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:20am
Multiple speakers told similar stories, some with help from a group backed by the nation’s biggest oil lobby.

Climate was a safe space for the EU and China. Not anymore.

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:18am
Two of the world’s biggest polluters want to combat climate change — but neither wants to give an inch while doing it.

MEP in charge of EU’s 2040 climate target moves to kill it

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:18am
Centrist members of the European Parliament immediately condemned the far-right lawmaker’s move, which is unlikely to succeed.

‘Unprecedented’ ocean heat waves suggest climate tipping point

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:17am
Researchers say average sea temperatures may be reset higher and some ecosystems may not recover.

London’s financial district workers face dangerously hot commute

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:16am
Soaring temperatures are making many un-air-conditioned transport links in London feel woefully unprepared for climate change.

‘Biggest, baddest’ rainfall events are getting worse

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 6:33am
A warmer atmosphere can hold more water, which makes it more likely moisture-laden clouds will drop rainfall bombs when they burst.

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