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Kagan says she didn’t read disputed climate chapter she endorsed
Justice Elena Kagan's foreword to a judicial reference manual has triggered calls for her to bow out of an upcoming Supreme Court case.
As fire season looms, tech startups come calling in DC
Companies peddling smoke-spotting cameras, firefighting drones and forest-clearing robots are taking their pitch from California to the Capitol.
High-profile report linking disasters to climate change coming Thursday
The National Academies report has been the subject of intense scrutiny by energy industry allies ahead of its release.
Data centers’ global power consumption jumps 17%
The rapid growth could prompt countries like the U.S. to enact new barriers to development, according to a new report.
UN uses AI to curb methane emissions
Artificial intelligence models sort through huge amounts of satellite data to help detect leaks.
Brazil’s first ethanol-powered ship sails in biofuels win
Widespread adoption of the fuel in shipping could lead to a substantial reduction in global emissions.
China’s green-tech exports surge on energy transition demand
The sustained demand reflects a global search for alternative energy sources that has been hastened by the energy-supply crunch arising from the Middle East war.
London startup buys Dutch competitor in carbon capture deal
The deal will create one of Europe's biggest integrated direct air capture companies.
Heavy rain collapses roof and kills 11 people in northwest Pakistan
Heavy monsoon rains also triggered landslides that blocked several roads and damaged homes in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
He sued the oil industry for $51B. Now he faces Republicans in a private grilling.
Roger Worthington, one of the lawyers at the center of a huge climate lawsuit against the oil and gas industry, faces congressional scrutiny.
Conservative groups demand Kagan recuse herself from climate case
The groups accuse the Supreme Court justice of endorsing climate science by writing the foreword to a judicial reference manual.
Pennsylvania budget demands details on data centers
The new budget adds reporting requirements for the power-hungry facilities. But more aggressive requirements were left out.
Brutal June heat wave killed as many as 14,000 Europeans
POLITICO calculations show thousands of excess deaths across six worst-hit countries.
Warming Europe complicates France’s bet on nuclear power
Extreme heat forces the country to shut down nuclear reactors, just as the appetite for cheap, carbon-free electricity is set to explode.
Forest fire near Paris triggers evacuations
Meanwhile in Spain, 10 people were still unaccounted for Monday from a fire that ripped through a remote southern community last week.
China’s ‘Green Great Wall’ tames desert growth, but fight continues
Restored ecosystems in drylands can become increasingly self-sustaining over time, but they still require careful management and long-term monitoring.
Outgoing Colombia minister warns climate gains could be at risk under new government
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has pledged to revive Colombia’s oil sector and voiced support for fracking.
Trump tried to kill renewables. They’re growing anyway.
Wind and solar generated more power than coal and nuclear during the first half of the year. Will that trend continue?
Lawsuit: $15B Wisconsin data center lacks required environmental review
A green group has asked a state court to scrap a permit for a facility designed to power artificial intelligence.
Q&A: AccuWeather meteorologist Chad Merrill warns El Niño ‘whiplash’
California residents can expect the El Niño to bring both high wildfire and flood risk this year.
