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‘There’s a day of reckoning coming’: Energy experts expect another spike at the pump
President Donald Trump's jawboning of the markets is sending the wrong signals to oil producers by keeping crude prices artificially low.
Q&A: Dissing the US, quitting oil and moving faster on climate change
Colombia's environment minister opens up about the country's effort to sidestep the U.N.'s slow-moving climate process.
Wisconsin court rejects youth climate lawsuit
A state judge found that the courts can't dictate energy policy.
‘Have your dog pee on it’: Zeldin bares teeth at budget hearing
The EPA administrator was quick to spar on a variety of fronts, including chemicals, climate change and the administration’s drive to deregulate.
Massachusetts flips on power from Vineyard Wind
The state activated a pair of 20-year power contracts for the country's first major offshore wind farm.
North Carolina’s pause on solar spurred by climate rollback
The Legislature last year eliminated a 2030 deadline to cut emissions. Environmentalists say the move opened the door for the state to soft-pedal its clean energy ambitions.
New York governor offers ‘cap and invest’ regulations by 2028
Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders continue to discuss weakening deadlines in the state’s 2019 climate law.
Climate finance funds attract record inflows in ‘feast or famine’ year
Behind the headline growth is a big shift, with investors moving away from riskier early-stage bets toward infrastructure supporting commercially viable technologies.
Leather-maker linked to deforestation pushes to weaken EU green law
A new investigation claims Italian tanneries owned by LVMH are seeking exemptions to EU deforestation law while importing hides linked to Paraguayan forest loss.
Clashes over water access kill at least 42 people in Chad
Chad’s deputy prime minister said another 10 people were wounded in Saturday’s clashes in Igote village in Wadi Fira province near the Sudan border.
Tick season’s fast start is worrying some experts about future illnesses
Climate change is widely believed to be having an effect on tick numbers: Ticks like warm, humid weather, and more can be seen after a mild winter.
Oil industry’s Supreme Court win spills into climate lawsuits
The justices sided with fossil fuel companies facing coastal erosion lawsuits in Louisiana. The ruling could complicate their fight against financial responsibility for climate change.
Power plant repeal: Coming soon, in two parts
EPA plans to repeal its 2024 power plant standards by citing doubts about two benchmark technologies, according to utility industry insiders.
Marine heat wave could fuel more extreme weather in the West
Scientists warn that record-breaking heat in the Pacific Ocean could mean a summer of severe storms and humid heat.
Pro-renewables Republicans file bill to revive credits
The GOP last year moved to phase out a host of energy tax incentives. Some want them back.
Georgia blaze shows climate change spurring more Eastern wildfires
Researchers blame a number of factors including rising temperatures causing fuel to dry out and be more flammable.
Camp Mystic warned of safety plan problems as it seeks to reopen
The move to reopen comes less than a year after 27 children and counselors were killed in a flood.
Britain’s finance institution sets up $1.5B Asia energy strategy
“The climate battle will really be won by whether we succeed in Asia,” the unit's CEO said.
Fail on climate action and miss out on promotion, China warns
Starting this year, provinces will be graded on efforts to ensure China’s carbon dioxide emissions peak before 2030.
The world is searching for oil. This summit is looking to get rid of it.
The gathering in Colombia marks a breakaway effort to accelerate climate action after years of plodding progress under the United Nations.
