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Trump threatens National Academies with debarment. Here's what it is.

6 hours 43 min ago
The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."

Forest Service overhaul puts wildfire science on chopping block

6 hours 44 min ago
A third of the research offices the agency is evaluating to possibly close works in climate adaptation and wildfire prevention.

House committee narrows data center energy bill

6 hours 47 min ago
The latest Ratepayer Protection Act would apply more specifically to data centers.

Republican moves to scrap 2009 California clean car rule

6 hours 48 min ago
The Trump EPA recently asked Congress to undo four more federal waivers underpinning California air pollution rules.

EU asks capitals to suspend enforcement of landmark climate rules

6 hours 48 min ago
Fossil fuel firms claim the rules will trigger catastrophic supply disruptions if implemented next year.

Africa’s biggest battery rental firm partners with Nigeria in $75M push

6 hours 49 min ago
MOPO rents out batteries charged at its own solar power plants, removing the need for customers and communities with limited income to invest in solar home systems or mini-grids.

Pension funds try to come to grips with ‘climate black swan risks’

6 hours 49 min ago
Long regarded as an outlier scenario, climate tipping points are now making their way into portfolio analysis and even informing financial regulations.

Texas Hill Country floods test warning systems after last year’s disaster

6 hours 53 min ago
Stories of people again surprised to find their homes inundated by rising rivers illustrate the challenges of trying to bolster early warning systems in a vast, rural area known as Flash Flood Alley.

Flight hours, miles of World Cup travels of FIFA’s Infantino in numbers

6 hours 54 min ago
FIFA President Gianni Infantino got some serious air time over the course of the 2026 World Cup, the tournament's most far-flung edition ever.

The West’s moment of reckoning is here on the Colorado River

Mon, 07/20/2026 - 6:09am
With states still brawling over how to share dwindling flows, the Trump administration is about to take control.

Meet the former GOP governor coming to the solar industry’s defense

Mon, 07/20/2026 - 6:09am
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will also have to bridge policy differences inside the solar industry.

Committees plan votes on FEMA, Interior nominees

Mon, 07/20/2026 - 6:08am
President Donald Trump’s latest pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency faced a tense confirmation hearing last month.

Latin American governments prepare for El Niño as drought, floods loom

Mon, 07/20/2026 - 6:07am
The preparations come as meteorologists warn that El Niño is already underway and increasingly likely to strengthen through the remainder of the year.

Brazilian bay’s surprise shark nursery sparks conservation project

Mon, 07/20/2026 - 6:06am
More than one-third of species of shark are at risk of extinction due to overfishing, habitat degradation and climate change, according to officials.

UN rejects EU carbon pricing for flights to Middle East

Mon, 07/20/2026 - 6:05am
A U.N. agency said Brussels’ draft bill “would undermine the only globally harmonized measure applying to CO2 emissions from international aviation and result in duplicative measures."

Strike damages Kuwait desalination plant, exposing water vulnerability

Mon, 07/20/2026 - 6:05am
The region relies almost exclusively on technology to produce fresh water that sustains cities, hotels, industry and some agriculture.

New climate report adds fuel to billion-dollar legal fight

Fri, 07/17/2026 - 6:09am
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

Fri, 07/17/2026 - 6:09am
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

Fri, 07/17/2026 - 6:08am
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

Fri, 07/17/2026 - 6:07am
The new Public Policy Institute of California survey comes amid questions about electric vehicle affordability in the absence of federal rebates.

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