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AI’s no-win choice: Using huge amounts of water or energy

12 hours 7 min ago
Tech companies face a fundamental choice with no winning answer for keeping data centers cool.

The administration has a new climate change office. It’s headed by a climate critic.

12 hours 8 min ago
The office that produces the National Climate Assessment has been reconstituted, after the administration gutted it last year.

Water levels in two major Western reservoirs hit near-record lows

12 hours 9 min ago
The depletion of Lake Mead and Lake Powell is just one result of intense drought that has damaged crops and spread wildfires.

Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat

12 hours 10 min ago
They don't always have access to the same safety net as farmers of traditional commodity crops such as corn and soybeans when extreme weather hits, experts say.

India hydropower generation drops from El Niño-fueled dry spell

12 hours 10 min ago
Cumulative monsoon rainfall across India was 38 percent below normal this year through July 1, according to the India Meteorological Department.

China’s Tencent inks deal for carbon-removal credits from Indonesian project

12 hours 11 min ago
The tech firm entered a 10-year agreement with Singapore-based carbon developer Thryve.Earth to purchase credits generated from an agroforestry project on the island of Sulawesi.

China allocates millions for disaster relief after storms, landslide

12 hours 11 min ago
In southern China's Guangxi region, severe flooding inundated cities and stranded residents after heavier-than-expected rainfall from a tropical storm.

Trump denies disaster aid for four Democratic-led states

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 6:11am
The move deepens what Democrats say is the president's politicization of federal emergency management decisions.

Clean energy trade group turns federal focus to manufacturing, transmission incentives

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 6:08am
The American Clean Power Association is assessing the policy and tax landscape for renewable energy sources after Republican rollbacks.

Trump EPA air chief heads for the exit

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 6:07am
If his deregulatory actions survive judicial scrutiny, Aaron Szabo will have played a key role in reshaping EPA’s regulatory power.

Europe’s cows get a geopolitical upgrade

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 6:07am
The EU’s plan to support livestock farmers recasts a climate problem as a strategic asset.

Spain, Netherlands, 5 other countries issue plea to protect ETS

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 6:06am
They say the European Commission should “strengthen the EU ETS and make it future-proof to ensure long-term investment predictability and regulatory stability."

EU banks face regulatory scrutiny over exposure to heat risks

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 6:05am
Heat-related damage tends to be less straightforward to measure than losses caused by floods and wildfires, the European Banking Authority said.

Faster, fiercer wildfires are testing evacuation plans

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 6:04am
Mounting death tolls in the U.S., Australia, Chile and other countries over the past decade have revealed how unprepared many areas are for such infernos.

Germany recorded 5,000 excess deaths in late-June heat wave

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 6:03am
The figures are the latest evidence of the deadly toll of recent extreme temperatures across Europe.

Climate cash is about to pour into East Coast states. Here's why.

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 5:55am
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is delivering a windfall that states can use to cut planet-warming emissions — or lower bills.

Oregon regulators hike power rates for data centers

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 5:55am
The state's largest electric utility got approval to adjust power prices in line with a first-in-the-nation law.

‘Can you help us?’: US oil execs turn to Trump to topple Europe’s climate rules

Tue, 07/07/2026 - 6:26am
Here's an inside look at how a climate regulation became a battleground between the U.S. and Europe.

Extreme heat pushed electricity demand to near record levels

Tue, 07/07/2026 - 6:24am
Boiling temperatures taxed regional grids in ways that are rarely seen due in part to data centers and climate change.

Heat illness records set last week from New York to Minnesota

Tue, 07/07/2026 - 6:21am
Blistering temperatures and widespread power outages led to record rates of emergency-room visits related to heat, CDC data shows.

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