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How a portable shelter could help cool India’s outdoor workers
Its lightweight frame supports a shade, bench and angled slats operated by manual pulleys to fan people seated within.
Inside Trump’s purge of federal heat experts
Firings, forced retirements and voluntary departures have left the U.S. at risk of more deaths from the nation’s top weather-related killer.
How much power should one judge have? Supreme Court to decide.
The justices could rule soon to limit district court judges' ability to issue orders that apply nationwide — with major implications for climate and energy programs.
How clean energy could shape New Jersey’s gubernatorial primaries
Hung over from a failed push into offshore wind, Democrats are pitching alternatives while Republicans hope to weaponize rising electricity bills.
Trump targets speed-of-sound ban for airliners
Supersonic jets have been prohibited from flying over U.S. land for a half-century. The president says it’s "stifling American ingenuity."
Clean energy spending roars worldwide, despite Trump’s fossil focus
Global investments in zero-emission power is expected to lap fossil fuel spending, the IEA said.
US companies delay impact reports with DEI, ESG under attack
Opposition to these reports first surfaced about three years ago when GOP lawmakers and activists began pressing companies to scale back such efforts.
Extreme weather is stress-testing India’s infrastructure drive
A recently inaugurated underground metro line in the commercial hub of Mumbai was flooded after the city was lashed by record-heavy rains.
South African insurers to face climate stress test, SARB says
As the planet heats up and weather whiplash spreads, compound weather events are raising risks across the world.
Switzerland pledges $6 million support for glacier-hit village
The proposal still needs be approved by Parliament.