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FEMA said yes to Democratic disaster requests. Trump killed them anyway.
President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.
Progressives float ‘Green New Deal’ for health, schools
The bills would help the medical and education sectors prepare for the impacts of climate change.
Q&A: Ken Salazar wants Democrats to look south on climate
The former Interior secretary’s new memoir calls for unity across the border to reverse Trump administration policies.
Meet the progressive Democrat bucking data center moratoriums
Washington state lawmaker April Berg made waves this week when she urged fellow legislators to avoid the bans and write smart regulations.
Spain’s biggest blaze risks burning conservatives ahead of key election year
The People’s Party controls a majority of regional governments and faces flak for failing to prepare for the disaster.
’This doesn’t have a precedent’: Spanish firefighters describe blaze
Experts and officials say that climate change has increased the frequency of heat waves and periods of drought, extending periods of high risk for wildfires.
New heat wave to lift European power prices, threaten reactors
Earlier heat waves this summer showed how prolonged high temperatures tightened Europe’s power market.
CEO to investors ignoring climate: ‘You only have yourself to blame’
The head of a financial services firm said that rising temperatures are now “a source of risk and return in any investment you have."
After Chernobyl, generational divide reshapes Italy’s nuclear debate
The government is counting on a new generation of Italians who see nuclear power as a source of low-carbon electricity and a tool to help fight climate change.
Boulder asks the Supreme Court to keep its climate lawsuit alive
The fossil fuel industry has argued that federal law bars the lawsuit. But local Colorado governments say it’s an appropriate exercise of state power.
Residents still suffer three years after Maui’s deadly wildfire
Food and housing insecurity, chronic illness, and mental health challenges persist among many families.
Newsom administration pushing for California wildfire liability changes
The governor’s support signals momentum behind rethinking how the state pays for the cost of natural disasters.
El Niño may push global warming to 2 C or higher in the short term
As well as pushing up temperatures, the building El Niño is expected to worsen drought and strain food production in some parts of the world.
French wildfire created cloud that released lightning and ignited more fires
The phenomenon, called a pyrocumulonimbus, is so rare in Europe that France’s firefighters federation said it had never before recorded one in the country.
As Indonesia cuts methane emissions, waste pickers worry for their livelihoods
Indonesia faces a dilemma as it attempts a large-scale waste-management reform while also protecting the livelihoods of around 600,000 waste pickers.
Whale ‘supergroups’ in Southern Hemisphere show numbers rising, but dangers remain
Whales are facing a new threat around South Africa: the conflict in the Middle East.
NextEra aims to cash in on surging power demand from data centers
The power giant’s move to buy Dominion Energy reflects its plans to become the utility of choice at the epicenter of the AI boom.
Heat deaths to skyrocket in countries lacking adequate electricity, study finds
Poor countries in Africa and South Asia don't have the resources to expand access to air conditioning as extreme heat increases.
EU countries clash over free carbon permits in ETS overhaul
Part of the EU executive’s recent proposal puts controls on free carbon allowances, only releasing 80 percent to companies after they provide a decarbonization plan.
Brazil’s government working with Peru to protect Indigenous lands
The announcement comes after a group of Ashaninka Indigenous leaders began meetings with federal officials seeking urgent protection for their territory.
