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New climate report adds fuel to billion-dollar legal fight
Groups on both sides of the political spectrum are using a National Academies review of attribution science to score points ahead of a landmark Supreme Court case on climate liability.
Democrats drive voter opposition to data centers, POLITICO Poll finds
A new POLITICO Poll found that Americans’ attitudes toward data centers have grown increasingly sour and politically polarized in the past six months.
States threaten legal fight over Trump plan to cash out offshore wind leases
The administration's deals are a major blow for states that were counting on that power to keep pace with growing energy demand and decarbonize their grids.
Democratic support for California’s 2035 gas car ban slips, poll finds
The new Public Policy Institute of California survey comes amid questions about electric vehicle affordability in the absence of federal rebates.
‘Storm’ looms for aviation as EU plans to price emissions from international flights
Brussels is worried that the U.S. and China might retaliate over extending the EU’s Emissions Trading System to long-haul flights.
EU bets fossil fuel lobby is crying wolf over supply shock warnings
Oil and gas firms say EU methane rules will force them to stop exporting to Europe. The European Commission thinks they’re bluffing.
The European Commission’s moment of climate truth
Two policy announcements on Friday will show whether the commission can keep its emissions-cutting promises.
Coal mines say they cut emissions. Scientists don’t believe them.
Experts say that the dramatic falls in reported methane emissions are the result of a small but fundamental change in the methodology for measuring them.
Puerto Rico announces emergency water rationing as drought worsens
An official blamed a lack of rain, although severe water shortages began affecting some of the island’s most populated areas months before the drought began.
Google’s $3.5B solar project pushes US into new territory
The country’s largest solar project just broke ground. Is it a one-off, or a harbinger of things to come?
Property insurance takes center stage in Oklahoma political races
Candidates are trying to harness voter anger over rising insurance rates and payment denials. "It's an oligopoly," one candidate says.
Graves, Larsen renew push for FEMA overhaul bill
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed a sweeping disaster management reform bill last year — but it has not yet seen a floor vote.
Sherrill administration limits stakeholder group in New Jersey flood rule fight
Acting DEP Commissioner Ed Potosnak said nine groups are being invited to weekly working group meetings to offer different perspectives to shape new coastal development rules.
The 3 letters Brussels won’t be able to shut up about
POLITICO’s guide to the core elements of the Emissions Trading System reform.
10 EU countries demand up to extra decade of carbon pollution permits
The letter is a clear signal to Commission President Ursula van der Leyen that a blocking minority in the Council of the EU exists if new Emissions Trading System legislation doesn’t satisfy them.
The heat waves are Andy Burnham’s problem now
Worried voters want action on air conditioning and more clean power, polling shows.
Spanish authorities identify all 13 victims of deadly southern fire
The Los Gallardos Fire affected some 27 square miles of forest and farmland. It was one of fire-prone Spain's deadliest blazes in years.
Kagan says she didn’t read disputed climate chapter she endorsed
Justice Elena Kagan's foreword to a judicial reference manual has triggered calls for her to bow out of an upcoming Supreme Court case.
As fire season looms, tech startups come calling in DC
Companies peddling smoke-spotting cameras, firefighting drones and forest-clearing robots are taking their pitch from California to the Capitol.
High-profile report linking disasters to climate change coming Thursday
The National Academies report has been the subject of intense scrutiny by energy industry allies ahead of its release.
