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Google’s $3.5B solar project pushes US into new territory

6 hours 3 min ago
The country’s largest solar project just broke ground. Is it a one-off, or a harbinger of things to come?

Property insurance takes center stage in Oklahoma political races

6 hours 3 min ago
Candidates are trying to harness voter anger over rising insurance rates and payment denials. "It's an oligopoly," one candidate says.

Graves, Larsen renew push for FEMA overhaul bill

6 hours 5 min ago
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed a sweeping disaster management reform bill last year — but it has not yet seen a floor vote.

Sherrill administration limits stakeholder group in New Jersey flood rule fight

6 hours 5 min ago
Acting DEP Commissioner Ed Potosnak said nine groups are being invited to weekly working group meetings to offer different perspectives to shape new coastal development rules.

The 3 letters Brussels won’t be able to shut up about

6 hours 6 min ago
POLITICO’s guide to the core elements of the Emissions Trading System reform.

10 EU countries demand up to extra decade of carbon pollution permits

6 hours 7 min ago
The letter is a clear signal to Commission President Ursula van der Leyen that a blocking minority in the Council of the EU exists if new Emissions Trading System legislation doesn’t satisfy them.

The heat waves are Andy Burnham’s problem now

6 hours 7 min ago
Worried voters want action on air conditioning and more clean power, polling shows.

Spanish authorities identify all 13 victims of deadly southern fire

6 hours 8 min ago
The Los Gallardos Fire affected some 27 square miles of forest and farmland. It was one of fire-prone Spain's deadliest blazes in years.

Kagan says she didn’t read disputed climate chapter she endorsed

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:12am
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

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:10am
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

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:09am
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%

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:08am
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

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:08am
Artificial intelligence models sort through huge amounts of satellite data to help detect leaks.

Brazil’s first ethanol-powered ship sails in biofuels win

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:07am
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

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:07am
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

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:04am
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

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 6:04am
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.

Tue, 07/14/2026 - 6:14am
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

Tue, 07/14/2026 - 6:13am
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

Tue, 07/14/2026 - 6:13am
The new budget adds reporting requirements for the power-hungry facilities. But more aggressive requirements were left out.

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