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GOP lawmakers question federal oversight of sunlight-blocking tech
House Science Chair Brian Babin wants to ensure "rigorous oversight" is applied to companies that seek to alter the atmosphere.
Texas water plan ignores data center surge
Lone Star State officials are scrambling to get ready for projects that serve artificial intelligence, but a draft water outlook skips the subject.
Global EV sales accelerate as oil prices soar
Electric cars are expected to reach 30 percent of vehicle sales this year.
Property insurance premiums are wildly inaccurate, new analysis shows
Insurers lack crucial detail about homes such as roof condition. In half of the homes surveyed by Moody's, insurance was mispriced.
Can a climate champion survive in Trump country? Castor is betting on affordability.
Rep. Kathy Castor is still confident she can stay in Congress despite redistricting meant to push her out.
Climate report says world won’t get as hot as feared but will pass warming limit
"It cannot be as bad as we thought, but it cannot be as good as we hoped,” said a climate researcher.
Texas summer camps close, scale back due to state’s new safety regs
Urban camps are scaling back activities for children due to burdensome safety plan requirements, and rural camps are closing due to uncertainty.
China’s CATL, Tencent seek to boost waning demand for carbon credits
The market for carbon credits has come under intense scrutiny in recent years after a series of projects were found to have exaggerated their climate benefits.
Solar panel producer Carbon drops France project as EU lags China
The startup said it was impossible to secure "conditions necessary to obtain the financing required" to proceed with the project.
A new mega-utility is at ground zero for AI. Here’s what could happen.
The nation’s largest builder of wind and solar projects is moving into the heart of the data center boom with its plans to acquire Virginia’s Dominion Energy. It could affect energy prices and the environment.
Here’s why a new state law to constrain insurance rates won’t work
Oklahoma's insurance commissioner says the law doesn't address the reason for property insurance hikes: increasing property damage.
Lawyers urge New Zealand to ditch plan to ban climate lawsuits
The country would be the first to prevent courts from finding companies liable for climate change damage — a move lawyers say "risks undermining the rule of law."
Crucial ocean current in 20-year slowdown, study finds
The weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could alter weather and ecosystems throughout the world.
Document: Draft EU fertilizer plan defends, not weakens, carbon border tax
The new draft instead pledges that the commission “will improve the mechanism further,” working with the European Parliament and council on anti-circumvention measures.
Disaster resilience investment hits $100B in Asia
Road elevation and drainage, water basin management, and training for farmers were among the activities that attracted the most funding, said a report.
Germany set to miss 2030 emissions goals, climate adviser warns
Emission reductions are “likely to be considerably lower than assumed by the federal government,” says the Council of Experts on Climate Change.
Prince William eyes property sales to help fund UK green projects
The Duchy of Cornwall, created in the 14th century to provide an income for the Prince of Wales, owns 131,393 acres of land in 19 counties across England.
Scientists find climate change reduces oxygen in world’s rivers
Researchers worry that oxygen levels in rivers could fall so low that dead zones appear, as they have in the Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay and Lake Erie.
Trump may have created an accidental EV mandate
Automakers are concerned that a little-noticed regulatory tweak could eventually force them to quadruple their electric vehicle production.
DOJ says it might help Musk in lawsuit over AI pollution
The Trump administration told a federal court that it's considering intervening in a case by the NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center against the billionaire's company xAI.
