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Trump moves to override local rules in post-disaster rebuilding

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:30am
A new rule by the Small Business Administration allows federal officials to waive state and local permitting requirements for disaster loan recipients, raising alarms about a broader federal power grab.

Legal concerns beset EPA’s bid to repeal endangerment finding

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:29am
President Donald Trump’s regulatory czar is shoring up language for the inevitable court battle.

Republican AGs want climate science removed from judicial manual

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:28am
The attorneys general argue the new section in the reference manual "would be the final nail in the coffin of American-produced energy."

The West’s water war arrives in Washington

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:27am
The Trump administration’s hands-off approach to the Colorado River fight has seven states careening toward a water and power crisis.

Hochul mulls climate law offramps, sparking pushback from fellow Democrats

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:27am
The governor’s administration is discussing potential changes to the state’s climate mandates amid affordability and reliability concerns.

Virginia Democrats want Amazon to help pay for mass transit

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:25am
State legislators have proposed new fees on retail deliveries to raise money for transportation. Big Tech is fighting back.

Private markets raised $230B over a decade for energy transition

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:24am
Asset managers are betting that rising energy demand and the improving economics of renewables will continue to drive investment.

China’s $6.8T green finance boom seen advancing further

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:24am
The advance of green finance in China is being spurred by a growing body of dozens of national policies supporting the sector.

Climate change worsened rains in southern Africa, study shows

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:23am
Researchers found parts of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe were hit with a year’s worth of rain in 10 days.

A startup blamed for deadly floods is pitching cloud seeding to lawmakers

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:18am
Rainmaker Technology is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lobbying and gold-framed Metro ads in a play for national attention.

Wright uses deep freeze to unleash data center generators

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:17am
A Department of Energy emergency order prioritizes grid reliability over air pollution rules, potentially exposing communities to dangerous emissions.

SEC muzzles messaging tool used by small-dollar investors

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:16am
The agency has put new restrictions on a communications channel utilized by climate advocates and other activists.

Dutch court delivers big climate win to Caribbean island

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:15am
The District Court of The Hague ordered the Dutch government to come up with a plan to protect Bonaire from rising seas.

Indonesia’s off-grid coal use surges

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:15am
"Captive coal" is increasingly powering the nickel and aluminum industries, even after the country banned new coal plants.

What Democrats can learn from the Trump energy playbook

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:13am
“Hats off to the Trump administration for being willing to break eggs,” says former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

Vermont fails to reduce energy use to meet targets — state auditor

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:13am
At the center of auditor Doug Hoffer’s report are the shortcomings of two initiatives: the State Agency Energy Plan and the State Energy Management Program.

Canadian leader’s China EV deal cheered by California clean air cop

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:12am
Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into its market at a tariff rate of about 6 percent.

Ambienta raises over €500M for European sustainable loans

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:11am
The investment firm's fund has already deployed around €300 million across 13 companies. It focuses solely on environmental sustainability, rather than social- and governance-based deals.

Internal report urges Trump to transform disaster aid

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:37am
The FEMA Review Council recommends replacing the decades-old system for distributing money to states with a plan triggered by weather conditions, not monetary damage.

Vineyard Wind weathers another crisis

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:31am
The offshore wind project, which cranked out electricity during this week's storm, is on the cusp of completion after a federal judge overturned Trump's stop-work order.

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