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Former Biden officials go to bat for kids’ climate case
In a court brief, former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other top officials argue that judges can strike President Donald Trump's executive orders to boost fossil fuels.
Red states back EPA freeze of $20B in climate grants
The states' brief comes ahead of a rare en banc rehearing in federal appeals court in Washington.
Four-bill ‘minibus’: EV chargers, energy aid, disaster mitigation
The latest appropriations package contains billions of dollars in funding for energy and environment programs.
Climate activist predicts Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
“My prediction would be that electric prices are going to be to the 2026 election what egg prices were to the 2024 election,” said longtime climate activist Bill McKibben.
Italy unveils Arctic strategy as polar race heats up
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to make the frozen north “an area of peace, cooperation and prosperity.”
Mozambique floods impacting over 600,000 people, official says
Heavy rains have left more than 100 people dead in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, with major rescue efforts still underway.
Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding starts sooner
That change creates potential food problems for young chicks.
Trump erased the Senate’s 1992 vote on a climate treaty. Can he do that?
The president’s move to withdraw from the U.N. framework convention is pushing the nation into a legal no-man’s land.
Trump suffers major losses in his war on offshore wind
The administration’s arguments that offshore wind farms present a national security risk failed to convince judges in three separate courts.
Setting targets on sea-level rise could spur climate action
Temperature goals aren't enough, some scientists say. Another metric could help highlight the real-world impacts of global warming.
How the latest train merger could snarl climate goals
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say their merger would decrease emissions-heavy truck traffic. Rail shippers argue the opposite.
Trade shocks could wipe out 90K green jobs in UK, study finds
A yearlong interruption at the main suppliers of battery parts could reduce production by more than 580,000 electric vehicles.
Foundation raised $100M after LA fires. Here’s what it learned.
The CEO of the California Community Foundation spoke about the challenges facing survivors and the future of Los Angeles' recovery.
Ocean acidification could make sharks’ infamous teeth weaker
The weakening could change the big fishes’ status at the top of the ocean’s food chain, scientists wrote.
Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish, turn them into delicacy
The fish threaten to decimate indigenous fish stocks, wreaking havoc on the livelihoods of the roughly 150 professional fishermen in Cyprus.
3 things to watch in EPA’s endangerment repeal
The agency is close to finalizing its rollback of the endangerment finding. Legal experts say its success could hinge on these details.
Virginia Democrats prepare plans to rejoin RGGI
But a return to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative could give Republicans an opportunity to attack Democrats’ affordability message.
As insurers inspect home damage with drones, one state seeks limits
Oklahoma's insurance commissioner wants to bar property insurers from denying claims or coverage based solely on aerial imagery.
Massachusetts wind developer sues Trump administration
The lawsuit comes as two federal judges this week nixed the administration's efforts to block offshore wind projects.
Judge rejects Trump’s stop-work order for Empire Wind
The court order is the second legal setback this week for the Trump administration’s offshore wind blockade.
