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Insurers attacked for siding with fossil-fuel industry in Supreme Court case
Property insurers show “where their loyalties lie” in urging court to block climate lawsuits against oil and gas industry, environmentalists say.
Climate case over killer Puerto Rico storm was filed too late, oil companies argue
Exxon and other fossil fuel producers told a court Tuesday that a lawsuit by the island's towns should have been filed within four years of Hurricane Maria.
Xavier Becerra says California can still meet 2035 gas car sales goal
The Democratic front-runner in the governor’s race has raised doubts about the state’s ambitious climate goals.
AI giants are quiet on climate in sign of post-ESG Wall Street
Anthropic and OpenAI haven’t disclosed their greenhouse gas emissions, made net-zero pledges or published sustainability reports as they prepare for IPOs.
Thousands flee drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
Somalia has faced repeated cycles of prolonged drought followed by destructive flooding, which have displaced communities and worsened food insecurity.
India’s small steelmakers could cut emissions with renewable power switch
Renewable energy adoption remains limited among smaller steel companies despite India's clean power capacity tripling over the past decade.
Fired FEMA official asks Trump administration for Laura Loomer's sources
The agency's former CFO is trying to determine if federal officials provided Loomer with information about her termination.
Democratic governors turn to nuclear power in response to energy crunch
State officials in blue states are increasingly embracing nuclear energy as nationwide demand for electricity surges and federal funding for renewables dries up.
Court nixes Biden-era efficiency rule for cooking appliances
A three-judge panel ordered the Energy Department to reconsider its 2024 rulemaking for ovens, stoves and cooktops.
Assembly Democrats urge leaders to ‘curtail’ cap-and-invest overhaul
California lawmakers are escalating their pushback against an overhaul to the state’s signature climate policy.
California drivers fully exhausted Tesla’s new EV rebates in one week
Gavin Newsom championed the rebate program as a response to Trump administration attacks on electric vehicles.
California’s first carbon vault opens. Who’s responsible if something goes wrong?
In May, California’s largest oil producer, California Resources, began burying carbon at Elk Hills. But questions about who has authority over the project remain unresolved.
Brussels has a one-legged plan to fight greenwashing
From September, European companies won’t be able to make unfounded environmental claims. But they’ll also have no clear way of proving they’re true.
‘Chronic’ heat risk in Europe draws warning from Swiss Re
The insurance industry now finds itself bracing for a new era of risk brought on by relentless temperature rises that are disrupting weather patterns.
Extreme heat reshapes Italy’s sparkling wine industry
Climate change narrows the window for harvesting wine grapes, forcing winemakers to make quick decisions.
NOAA to end support for Arctic climate change report
The authors were informed Monday of the action, which jeopardizes public dissemination of the report on the fast-changing region.
Amazon to run West Texas data center on massive gas plant
The planned Pecos County facility may generate the most greenhouse gas emissions of any single site in the country.
Disaster tax relief bill clears Senate
The legislation will ensure natural disaster relief payments aren't taxed.
Proposed USDA rule overhaul spills over to energy projects
The proposal would add pipelines and renewable power generation to the mix of traditional farming, ranching, forestry and other “agricultural land” now subject to disclosure.
Appeals court blocks Trump’s mass freeze on Biden-era grants
But the court said agencies can't be forced to pay out grants, part of a broader fight over whether grant terminations are contractual breaches.
