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Data center boom collides with record heat, testing power grid
Extreme temperatures threaten to strain the grid as data centers are increasing energy demand. What could go wrong?
Grassley elevates climate manual critic to judicial foundation board
After pushing to ax climate guidance for judges, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird will join the foundation backing the federal judiciary's research arm.
Utilities defer ‘net zero’ progress as AI data centers come calling
Executives insist billions of dollars in new gas plants won't inhibit efforts to hit 2050 climate goals. Others are less sure.
Appeals court upholds New York gas appliance bans
The ruling creates a clear split with another court that ruled against such local bans. The disagreement could attract the Supreme Court's attention.
Air Products axes massive clean energy complex in Louisiana
The project cancellation is another blow for carbon capture and sequestration, which the oil and natural gas industry has long promoted as key to fighting global warming.
French government to face vote of no confidence over heat wave
The Greens say the government bears responsibility for excess deaths during France’s record heat wave.
How to stay cool in a heat wave even without air conditioning
Finding ways to stay hydrated and lower your body temperature are important.
Animal welfare activists in Montenegro worry about horses in scorching heat
Activists said they are alarmed for the unattended horses that roam the outskirts of Montenegro's capital amid the heat wave in Europe.
World Bank drops climate finance target amid US pressure
The bank said it would no longer abide by its commitment to direct 45 percent of its financing to climate-related projects.
Utility presses DOE over coal power extension costs
After forcing a Colorado coal unit to stay open, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says talks are underway about cost allocation.
Interior notches new offshore wind settlement in Carolinas
The settlement agreement provides a partial reimbursement to Duke Energy for its offshore wind lease.
Trump directs rollback of emissions penalties for those who fix cars
"It came to my attention because I noticed they were arresting people for fixing their car," the president said Monday.
Q&A: Chris Gould of the California Resources Corp.
California's biggest oil producer is getting into new lines of business: carbon capture and storage and data centers.
European People’s Party calls for drastic weakening of EU carbon pricing regime
The powerful center-right group’s position will set the tone in Parliament as lawmakers debate the future of the ETS.
Ireland prepares to play dealmaker on EU’s biggest climate fight of the year
Some countries desperately want to gut the Emissions Trading System, others are determined to protect it. Ireland has its work cut out.
Greece fights poisonous pufferfish invasion fueled by warming waters
Athens is paying subsidies to fishermen to try to contain the proliferation of the marine pest.
New Delhi to ban new gas-powered scooters, trucks to fight pollution
But the 2028 deadline leaves manufacturers little time to scale up electric two-wheeler lineups, dealerships and charging networks at once.
What the SEC climate repeal means to investors
Experts say standard disclosure helped the market price in climate risks.
‘More people die in the winter’: Wright downplays Europe’s deadly heat wave
The U.S. Energy secretary made his comments as the EU warned of life-threatening dangers from record-high temperatures.
Trump fuels unprecedented wave of climate lawsuits, report finds
The administration sparked a surge in legal action defending climate policy, as it used the courts to challenge state climate action.
