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FEMA may lack permanent leader through peak hurricane season
A Senate committee approved nominee Cameron Hamilton on Wednesday. But the full Senate might not act until after August recess.
Data centers drive gas demand — and help a turbine-maker
GE Vernova saw its orders for gas turbines double in the second quarter.
Trump ally floats Republican pitch for sun-blocking technologies
Embracing solar engineering research that could help reduce global warming might also provide a temporary lifeline for fossil fuels, a former Trump adviser said.
Judge faults EPA for ignoring court order on climate grants
Last month, the same judge ruled against the agency for canceling a $3B climate grant program.
A new source of data about data centers reveals their climate impact
With a single number, a new publicly available tracker scores — and highlights — the little-known climate pollution from data centers.
H2O-from-air tech to supply water-stressed suburbs
Water infrastructure company Kubota is buying atmospheric water harvesters made by AirJoule LLC to be initially deployed in California and Texas.
France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during historic June heat wave
The excess mortality was the highest from any heat wave since 2003.
As Lake Powell shrinks, marinas have to adapt to dwindling water levels
A record-dry winter and extreme heat — and decades of overuse, chronic drought and climate change — are threatening to pummel the lake to near historic lows.
Power blackouts sweep North Africa as heat strains aging grids
The recent outages highlight the struggles of Libya, Tunisia and Algeria to keep decades-old facilities running and, in some cases, show an acute shortfall of fuels.
Panel advances bill to kill worker heat protections
The House Education and Workforce Committee approved the legislation along party lines.
California sues EPA over delayed climate-friendly coolant rule
Manufacturers and green groups have already challenged the Trump administration’s decision to give industries five more years to phase out potent greenhouse gases.
Nonprofits go to court to recoup canceled solar grants
The groups allege the Trump administration illegally ended a $7 billion Biden-era residential solar program.
DC Circuit revives EPA climate grants case ahead of bigger funding brawl
The decision could have implications for a separate but related fight over the $20 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants.
Appeals court backs NRC on climate, aging risks for nuclear plants
The decision is a loss for green groups who claimed the commission should have done more to evaluate harm.
Global trade faces fresh test as Panama Canal sees water supply woes
Previous El Niños have dried up freshwater lakes supplying the canal, causing the Panama Canal Authority to impose daily transit restrictions.
Conflicts and energy shocks hamper global hunger fight, UN says
Wars and geopolitical tensions can disrupt shipping, energy supplies and agricultural inputs, increasing costs across food systems already strained by inflation.
Weeklong rainstorms in Chile blamed on El Niño kill 10, trigger floods
Swollen rivers and flooded roads have stranded 104,271 people, officials reported, warning that overwhelmed rivers will remain a threat even when the rainfall eases.
Rescuers in Afghanistan search for scores missing after floods kill 23
Video footage from the provincial capital city of Parun showed scenes of utter devastation, with piles of mud, rocks and rubble where buildings used to be
Trump threatens National Academies with debarment. Here's what it is.
The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."
Forest Service overhaul puts wildfire science on chopping block
A third of the research offices the agency is evaluating to possibly close works in climate adaptation and wildfire prevention.
