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The data center boom — and its tax promises — run into rural resistance in North Carolina

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:22am
Pushback in a ruby-red county with a rich archaeological history stalls a planned project.

Trump and AI spark a natural gas boom

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:22am
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has nearly tripled its prediction for new gas plant capacity over the next few years.

Climate programs regain footing as Massachusetts Dems debate energy affordability

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:21am
State senators said climate programs would curb costs over the long term.

Belgian government under fire after heat wave claims 1,200 lives

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:20am
Emergency services came under scrutiny as the country’s 112 hotline “did not function properly” during the crisis.

Federal court upholds Southern California gas appliance ban

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:19am
The ruling comes just days after New York’s gas appliance ban survived a legal challenge.

Vermont has long treated AC as optional. A warming climate could be changing that.

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:18am
Access to cooling technology could be a bigger concern as climate change impacts temperatures across the globe, even in a cooler region like New England.

Marine heat wave mixed with El Niño could be devastating for California seabirds

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:17am
Die-offs of seabirds occur periodically, but they are becoming more frequent as the planet warms and oceans heat up.

Beating the heat is now part of hosting the World Cup

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:14am
As Canada faced down humidity last week, planners are already eyeing a very different heat challenge for Morocco in 2030.

Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:14am
Greek authorities urged residents in parts of Thessaloniki to remain indoors and shut their windows and doors due to toxic smoke.

Warming climate, pollution push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:13am
An Indian government report last year found that of the region’s 697 natural lakes, 315 have disappeared and 203 have shrunk since 1967.

A 3-minute timeout ignites World Cup’s hottest debate

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:27am
Mandatory hydration breaks are forcing soccer to rethink its traditions as climate change pushes temperatures higher.

Supreme Court energy wins set up a blockbuster climate fight

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:22am
The justices gave big business key victories this term. Next comes a showdown that could reshape climate lawsuits nationwide.

The weather in 1776? Mild with no chance of climate change.

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:19am
We compared today’s weather with July 4, 1776. (You won’t be surprised.)

North Carolina budget deal would trim but not eliminate data center tax breaks

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:18am
The legislation is expected to head soon to Gov. Josh Stein, who has called for the end of all tax incentives for the energy-guzzling facilities.

Proponent of climate lawsuits wins Colorado AG primary

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:17am
The Democrat will face a GOP challenger in November who says a case that has arrived at the Supreme Court could threaten the state's energy industry.

Oklahoma AG sues State Farm over storm claims

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:17am
The case comes as the Republican attorney general has made fighting high insurance prices a feature of his campaign for governor.

Vote canceled on New Jersey climate superfund bill, to progressives’ dismay

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:16am
Under the much-contested bill, fossil fuel companies would pay $50 billion toward climate change adaptation projects.

EU Parliament wants to kill Commission’s CBAM ‘kill-switch’

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:16am
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism gives the European Commission the right to temporarily shield foreign goods from the border levy if “serious and unforeseen circumstances” dangerously affects the EU market.

European hospitals gear up for the next heat wave

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:15am
Medics and hospital administrators know that fighting deadly heat is becoming their new normal.

Spain saw record heat deaths for June after temperature spike in Europe

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 6:14am
Deaths attributable to high temperatures reached 1,028 in Spain last month, the highest for June since records started in 2015, according to a research center.

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