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GOP budget would slash wind and solar subsidies
Tax credits for clean energy have previously enjoyed bipartisan support.
GOP attorneys general want legal immunity for fossil fuel industry
Red states are urging the Trump administration to take steps to quash lawsuits that seek to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for climate change.
Saudis, US drive strife inside global climate science body
The proposal for a Saudi Aramco oil company staffer to become author of key science report is denounced as “political capture.”
Regulation of industrial carbon emissions surged in past year
A new World Bank report says 40 percent of global industrial emissions are now regulated through carbon taxes or carbon markets.
Digital tool tracks impact of heat, pollution on California’s Latino communities
The dashboard was launched Tuesday by UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute.
Postal Service EV fleet back on Congress’ hit list
Republicans have proposed selling the Postal Service's electric vehicles. The issue may come up during a hearing Tuesday.
‘Getting especially ugly’: Industry analyst sees uncertain future for US carmakers
Edmunds' Ivan Drury is trying to make sense of an American auto market in constant flux.
Japan boosts effort to curb methane leaks from LNG supply chains
The announcement was made after a three-day energy summit in Tokyo where government officials urged energy importers to secure gas past 2050.
Scientists stumble upon way to cut cow dung methane emissions
Two local scientists began testing the addition of polyferric sulfate in an attempt to recycle the water in cow dung lagoons and made a startling observation.
EU climate boss fought Commission plan to nix greenwashing rules
The vice president of the EU executive pressured the environment commissioner over several days to preserve the law.
Greenpeace joins anti-Bezos protest in Venice about wedding, tax breaks
Activists argue Jeff Bezos' wedding exemplifies broader failures in municipal governance, particularly the prioritization of tourism over resident needs.
Cities lose hope for restarting disaster projects killed by Trump
The president canceled $4.5 billion in FEMA grants that helped communities prepare for rising disaster damage.
EPA leaves social cost of carbon on the cutting-room floor
The agency declined to consider the economic cost of increasing planet-warming pollution in its proposed repeal of power plant rules.
AI could cut more emissions than it creates
A new study estimated that the power-hungry technology could make the grid cleaner.
US hybrid car sales accelerate while EVs sputter
EVs have lower emissions than hybrids but have range limitations. In three years, 20 percent of new U.S. car sales will be hybrids.
Clean energy project cancellations surged to $1.4B in May
The industry has lost $15.5 billion in investments since January — seven times greater than losses at this point in 2024, according to a new analysis.
Michigan urges federal court to dump Trump climate lawsuit
The administration's efforts to prevent future state lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry are a "freewheeling exercise in speculation," the state argues.
Study finds offsetting fossil fuels with trees is nearly impossible
Researchers found that the trees’ collective ability to remove carbon through photosynthesis can’t stand up to the potential emissions from the fossil fuel reserves of the 200 largest oil, gas and coal fuel companies.
Study: Early humans survived in extreme environments
Ancient Homo sapiens developed the flexibility to survive by finding food and other resources in a wide variety of difficult habitats.
Calif. to examine its oil ties following Indigenous leaders’ pleas
They say Ecuador’s government auctioning 14 new oil blocks goes against the spirit of a referendum in which Ecuadorians voted to leave crude underground.