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Scientists explain Kenya’s rising lakes as thousands face uncertain future
Kenya's Lakes Baringo, Nakuru, Naivasha and Turkana — all in the Rift Valley — have been steadily rising for 15 years.
8 climate books to add to your year-end reading list
The Bloomberg Green team picks eight climate and environmental books they loved despite their weighty content.
It’s the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one.
Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.
Trump rejects disaster aid for Colorado despite significant damage
"There is no politicization," White House says after simultaneously denying two requests from Gov. Jared Polis to help rebuild from wildfires and flooding.
Electricity rates a potent political issue ahead of 2026 midterms
Utility rate cases in battleground states will shine a spotlight on utility regulators as cost-of-living issues grab headlines in a big election year.
Dallas suburbs could decide fate of region’s mass transit system
A handful of communities are looking to exit the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) authority at a time when the local population is booming.
California faces one of its worst snow droughts since 2001
Limited snow spurs wildfires, future drought and low reservoir levels.
Czech climate policy gutted by minister who vowed ‘green blood will run’
The new government plans to rewrite Czechia’s green rules.
Cat bonds linked to wildfires lose ‘once untouchable’ status
More than $5 billion of catastrophe bonds with some level of exposure to wildfire risk were issued by insurers and sold to investors this year, according to a specialist in insurance-linked securities.
Trump has long claimed US can take other countries’ oil
The president’s posture toward Venezuela isn’t new. He previously has said the U.S. should seize oil from Iraq and Syria.
Colorado lawmakers challenge Trump’s plan to dismantle NCAR
The state's senators and representatives are urging colleagues to continue funding the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Bondi is urged to probe climate groups for China ties
It’s the latest effort by Republican attorneys general to thwart dozens of climate litigation cases.
NYC pension fund won’t cut ties with BlackRock over climate
The city comptroller had said the asset manager was failing on climate change and should be fired, but the pension board tabled action.
States say Trump’s waffling on FEMA overhaul is causing problems
The officials warned the Government Accountability Office of no “clear, consistent, and accurate guidance.”
Lawmakers spotlight need for disaster reforms as Washington floods
A group of lawmakers who represents flood-affected areas helped craft a major Federal Emergency Management Agency reform bill.
Groups sue Treasury, IRS over solar and wind tax credit rules
The complaint takes aim at how solar or wind projects are deemed to have started construction.
Japan faces $6-a-person lawsuit over subpar climate change commitment
The country's pledges to cut emissions by 60 percent by 2035 from 2013 levels fall short of what’s required and “threaten our lives,” according to a summary of the complaint.
Unreliable data mask just how bad the air quality crisis is in India
Environmentalists and data experts said India’s air quality measurement standards are looser than countries such as the United States, so moderate readings often disguise dangerous pollution levels.
Refugee firefighters give back to Mauritania by battling bushfires
The more than 250,000 refugees fled violence and instability at home in Mali.
Apollo expands risk reviews to reflect impact of extreme weather
The decision comes amid a rise in the damage done to physical assets by floods, storms and wildfires.
