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States target oil giants’ wealth as climate damages rise
Legislators aim to use climate superfund programs to force oil companies to help cover the cost of global warming. A member of Congress wants to stop them.
Hearing on looming shutdown turns into FEMA fight
A Federal Emergency Management Agency official told appropriators that funding delays are "more complex than just what’s out there."
12 states debate heat rules as Trump delays action
Lawmakers from Oklahoma to Massachusetts say workers need protection from deadly heat waves.
Union asks judge to block upcoming FEMA staff cuts
The American Federation of Government Employees and other groups are trying to stop the Trump administration from further reducing FEMA’s disaster workforce.
China’s emissions fall as US scraps bedrock climate rules
The country's carbon pollution has plateaued or fallen for 21 months, the longest-ever stretch not associated with a decrease in power demand.
European chemical giants plot to weaken EU’s flagship climate policy
The ultra-polluting sector says the EU’s carbon price is putting it out of business.
California lawmaker reintroduces bill to expand CARB’s regulatory authority
AB 1777 would give the agency power to reduce emissions from sources such as warehouses and ports.
Climate change set the stage for Argentina and Chile fires, says study
The research brings the first scientific assessment of global warming's role in intensifying some of the most serious wildfire emergencies to grip the region in years.
Death toll rises to 31 after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar
The island nation is especially vulnerable to cyclones blowing in off the Indian Ocean and was battered by another deadly cyclone less than two weeks ago.
Trump enlists military to rescue coal
The Department of Energy has identified more than three dozen coal plants that could power military installations, according to one official.
Trump EPA to take its biggest swing yet against climate rules
With its plans to revoke the endangerment finding, the administration is betting the Supreme Court will allow it to completely avoid regulating greenhouse gases.
Lawmakers push Canada to adopt carbon removal goals
It would be the first time a country attaches carbon reduction numbers to technologies that can pull climate pollution from the sky and seas.
Investors delude themselves on climate impacts, report says
Optimistic projections that minimize climate change are misleading institutional investors and governments, U.K. researchers have found.
Bill would empower EPA to root out climate tampering
The agency would be tasked with investigating suspected “weather modification” under new legislation.
Colombia plans summit to wind down fossil fuels
The South American country is hosting an informal climate summit as progress stalls at U.N.-organized conferences.
Geopolitical tensions overshadow black carbon threat in Arctic
Glaciers, snow and ice covered in the soot emitted by ships have less ability to reflect the sun.
EU should soften caps in emissions market, key lawmaker says
Peter Liese, the European People's Party's lead on environmental issues, said his group wanted a “balanced” approach to overhauling the emissions cap-and-trade program.
Climate change threatens India’s migratory beekeepers and their hives
Beekeepers are persisting in the face of floods, more powerful monsoons and extreme heat, as well as development that changes the landscapes bees rely on.
Climate inaction puts 34% of fashion industry profits at risk
An Apparel Impact Institute report flagged three pressure points: higher carbon prices, rising raw-material costs and more expensive energy.
Consultants delay disaster aid to boost profit, Trump advisers say
The Homeland Security secretary and others warn that consultants are slowing recovery projects potentially to "maximize billable hours."
