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Zeldin says he’s saving industry. EPA documents tell a different story.

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:35am
The agency’s analysis of rolling back climate rules on power plants undermines its administrator’s assertions that they would have capsized the electric sector.

5 things to watch when Trump goes to Canada

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:34am
The president will attend the G7 on Sunday in a nation he threatened to annex. He will also be an outlier on climate issues.

Trump’s use of National Guard weakens wildfire response, California officials say

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:33am
A special wildfire team "has been depleted by more than half" since Trump sent 4,000 California guardsmen to Los Angeles, court papers say.

Alaska youth file appeal in bid to block LNG project

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:31am
They say it would triple the state's greenhouse gas emissions and violate their right to a livable climate.

Washington state pollution prices rise amid struggle to cut emissions

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:31am
Polluters paid a near-record amount for pollution allowances in June as restrictions on carbon emissions intensify.

Business groups, unions oppose Calif. lawmakers’ budget proposal to speed up corporate emissions laws

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:28am
Groups like the California Chamber of Commerce accused lawmakers of trying to avoid transparency.

Global money managers off track to hit key climate metric

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:27am
A new BloombergNEF study is the latest to indicate that decarbonization efforts are faltering, amid rising costs, political opposition and logistical bottlenecks.

EU lawmakers propose further easing of ESG rules amid backlash

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:26am
The development follows pressure from Germany and France that the sheer scale of the bloc’s ESG regulations is hurting European competitiveness.

Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of research

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:26am
The researcher said leaders had warned that her advocacy exposing the Louisiana petrochemical industry's health impacts and racial disparities in hiring had triggered blowback from donors and elected officials.

The legal pitfalls of Zeldin’s climate rule rollback

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:28am
EPA contradicts itself — and legal precedent — in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power plant pollution.

Trump is trying to kill the US climate effort. It was already in trouble.

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:27am
Court rulings and two Trump administrations have derailed regulators' attempts to forestall rising temperatures, while scientists' warnings grow more dire.

US to skip Bonn climate talks as world charts path to COP30

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:26am
It's the first time in three decades that the United States will miss the annual global warming conference.

Texas prepares for boom in gas plants — and emissions

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:25am
State regulators are reviewing plans for more than 100 new gas-fired energy projects.

Oregon considers creating third statewide carbon market

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:25am
Groups are split over using market revenue for highway widening. Some say it would undercut climate efforts by increasing carbon emissions.

Data centers bemoan Florida plans for rate hike plan

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:24am
A data center developers group filed testimony in Florida Power & Light's $2.5 billion rate request pending before the Public Service Commission.

Vietnam launching pilot program for emissions trading market

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:21am
Fossil fuel power plants and producers of iron, steel and cement will be covered under the initial phase, according to a government report.

French doctor says Israeli authorities were ‘abusive’ to Greta Thunberg

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:21am
The Swedish climate activist and fellow boat passengers were mocked and deprived of sleep, Baptiste André claimed.

49 die in South Africa floods with toll expected to rise, officials say

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:19am
Eastern Cape officials said at least 58 schools and 20 hospitals were damaged by floodwaters.

EPA revoking Biden’s climate limits for power plants

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 2:08pm
The 2024 regulation required existing coal-burning power plants to begin capturing their carbon dioxide pollution in the 2030s.

What to look for in Zeldin’s power plant rule repeal

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 6:21am
EPA will unveil a proposal Wednesday to roll back pollution limits on power generation.

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