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Michigan lawmakers move to block state’s climate case against oil companies
The state attorney general said she doesn’t need the Legislature’s permission to sue fossil fuel producers for contributing to climate change.
Project 2029? Democratic insiders make the case for focusing on climate change.
Seventeen essays outline a clean energy action plan for a future Democratic president.
Clean energy group targets state races
Advanced Energy United wants gubernatorial candidates to bone up on grid issues — fast.
Drivers flock to EVs amid rising gas prices from Iran war
Global sales of electric cars are expected to grow 10 percent this year, hitting 29 percent of total car sales.
Climate change is turning parts of Europe into an insurance nightmare
The European Central Bank and EU insurance regulators have called on Brussels to set up an EU-level reinsurance scheme and a public natural disaster fund.
As France burns, the far right sees an opening
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is casting the wildfire crisis as evidence the French state can no longer protect its citizens.
EU probes Romanian payout in green energy arbitration case
Ten investors claimed losses after Bucharest changed its subsidy plans.
Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to France’s wine industry
“Tourism was really the only dynamic part of the business that was still growing,” said a winemaker. “And now this comes along as a brake.”
Europe, North America see more extreme wildfires, but global burning drops
Fires in Africa and Asia are way down due to changing agricultural practices, fire management and where people are moving.
FEMA said yes to Democratic disaster requests. Trump killed them anyway.
President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.
Progressives float ‘Green New Deal’ for health, schools
The bills would help the medical and education sectors prepare for the impacts of climate change.
Q&A: Ken Salazar wants Democrats to look south on climate
The former Interior secretary’s new memoir calls for unity across the border to reverse Trump administration policies.
Meet the progressive Democrat bucking data center moratoriums
Washington state lawmaker April Berg made waves this week when she urged fellow legislators to avoid the bans and write smart regulations.
Spain’s biggest blaze risks burning conservatives ahead of key election year
The People’s Party controls a majority of regional governments and faces flak for failing to prepare for the disaster.
’This doesn’t have a precedent’: Spanish firefighters describe blaze
Experts and officials say that climate change has increased the frequency of heat waves and periods of drought, extending periods of high risk for wildfires.
New heat wave to lift European power prices, threaten reactors
Earlier heat waves this summer showed how prolonged high temperatures tightened Europe’s power market.
CEO to investors ignoring climate: ‘You only have yourself to blame’
The head of a financial services firm said that rising temperatures are now “a source of risk and return in any investment you have."
After Chernobyl, generational divide reshapes Italy’s nuclear debate
The government is counting on a new generation of Italians who see nuclear power as a source of low-carbon electricity and a tool to help fight climate change.
Boulder asks the Supreme Court to keep its climate lawsuit alive
The fossil fuel industry has argued that federal law bars the lawsuit. But local Colorado governments say it’s an appropriate exercise of state power.
Residents still suffer three years after Maui’s deadly wildfire
Food and housing insecurity, chronic illness, and mental health challenges persist among many families.
