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FEMA said it answered the phone during the Texas floods. Most callers didn’t get through.
The agency’s top official told lawmakers that the “vast majority” of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn’t get through.
Opening of world’s largest carbon removal plant delayed
Occidental Petroleum, which is developing the Stratos megaproject, discovered an issue with some of its components.
US offshore wind projects advance, even as developers turn toward Europe
Ørsted and Equinor reported progress on three projects that the Trump administration has tried to halt.
Hawaii’s bid to let insurers sue fossil industry fails
The latest legislative effort fizzled, in part, because of legal principles established after the catastrophic 2023 wildfires in Maui. Democrats say they will try again.
Most other states keep climate laws intact as New York weakens targets
Gov. Kathy Hochul has said New York is unique in having a statutory emissions reduction requirement, but legal experts and environmental groups disagree.
Scorched scenes show how Florida’s wildfire seasons could look in the future
Eastern wildfires could become more common in the coming years, wildfire ecologists say.
Hantavirus surges in Argentina, where stricken cruise ship began journey
Many local public health researchers are attributing the surge to the recently accelerating effects of climate change.
Antarctica’s tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease
A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus aboard a Dutch ship on a weekslong polar cruise has brought attention to the growing tourism trend.
Enviros say Supreme Court decision boosts states' ‘climate superfunds’
The Trump administration is suing Vermont and New York for using novel tactics to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Colorado lawmakers eye coal plant extension
A plan to postpone the retirement of the Ray Nixon Power Plant comes as Colorado wrestles with its climate targets.
Diesel price spike raises stakes for Trump, GOP ahead of midterms
A surge in diesel costs is set to ripple through the U.S. economy, raising prices on everything from groceries to housing and adding new political risk for Republicans.
City trees are cooler than scientists thought
New research shows that trees are cutting urban temperatures from climate change in half worldwide.
SEC rule to end Biden-era climate policy sent to White House
Never implemented amid a spate of legal challenges, the policy required companies to report material risks to their business due to a changing climate, as well as carbon emissions for some firms.
Gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation
Record-breaking gold prices, driven largely by investor demand for safe assets amid rising global risks, have provided a strong incentive for illegal mining.
Iran war shock boosts South Korea’s push to cut fossil fuel imports
Electric vehicle sales and solar panel imports have surged since the conflict in the Middle East began.
Japan offers energy loan, ammonia technology to South Africa
Japan’s offer of energy transition assistance for South Africa adds to about $10 billion in climate finance pledged to the continent’s biggest economy.
The Trump admin is trying to stop state climate lawsuits. It isn’t working.
Federal courts aren't buying DOJ's argument that climate liability lawsuits undermine U.S. energy policy.
Iowa joins movement of states blocking climate lawsuits
Utah, Oklahoma and Tennessee also have passed laws shielding polluters.
High electricity prices and heat could combine for deadly summer
Cooling a home could cost on average as much as $900 between June and September in Southern states.
Pentagon blocking 160 wind farms, industry group says
The American Clean Power Association said DOD's national security reviews — all for farms on private land — haven't been moving forward.
