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DEI dispute delayed wildfire grants for area engulfed in blazes

6 hours 11 min ago
A fight over USDA immigration and diversity policies held up $15 million in wildfire-prevention grants for an area in Washington state that’s now burning.

World’s largest carbon removal plant to open at the end of 2026

6 hours 13 min ago
Occidental Petroleum's project in West Texas was supposed to start in late 2024. Scientists say carbon removal is essential to slowing climate change.

California Assembly Dems form working group on wildfire liability

6 hours 14 min ago
The half-dozen lawmakers will lead the conversation on shaping the Assembly’s priorities on the issue.

Senate confirms FEMA, Interior, DOE nominees

6 hours 15 min ago
The confirmation of Cameron Hamilton, nominee to lead FEMA, means he'll be in place for peak hurricane season.

European heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert

6 hours 16 min ago
The extreme weather has prompted health warnings for millions of people in several countries.

China can’t get enough of this fruit as farmers fight extreme weather

6 hours 16 min ago
Climate change is making it costlier for Malaysian growers to produce quality durians, adding pressure as they compete with Thailand and Vietnam, which dominate a booming export market to China.

Turkey says carbon markets to take ‘rightful place’ at COP31

6 hours 17 min ago
To facilitate this aim, Turkey confirmed it had joined the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets, an initiative formed to bolster corporate demand for high-integrity carbon credits.

Chinese renewable energy giant Envision launches data center

6 hours 17 min ago
The company will benefit from its wide renewables portfolio, which ranges from wind turbine manufacturing to battery production.

Philippines steps up solar transition as Iran war hikes energy costs

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 6:08am
The country has become a top purchaser of solar panels amid soaring energy prices and supply concerns. “Now is the time,” an analyst says.

No, Mr. President, Canada isn’t to blame for its wildfires, scientists say

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 6:07am
A new study finds that global warming made this summer's fire conditions more likely to occur — not Canadian forest management.

Democratic governors appeal Trump’s denial of disaster aid

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 6:06am
Leaders of four Northeastern states asked Trump to reconsider denying them $227 million to recover from a February snowstorm.

The economic toll of Europe’s infernal summer

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 6:06am
Global warming, not climate policy, is bad for business, experts warn.

Rising temperatures could delay more flights

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 6:05am
"Just like human beings, jet engines require lots of cool, dense air to perform well," said the CEO of Aero Consulting Experts.

Record heat wave impacts people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 6:04am
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung instructed officials to view the ongoing heat wave as "a national disaster." In Japan, three lions died at a Tokyo zoo.

Italy to spend billions more on green energy and defense, finance minister says

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 6:04am
Rome will boost expenditures on green investment and military spending after the EU relaxed its strict spending rules, Giancarlo Giorgetti told parliament.

Kenya unveils carbon market rule book, caps overseas sale of carbon credits

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 6:03am
The country has emerged as one of Africa's largest carbon market destinations, attracting investments in clean cooking, renewable energy, mangrove restoration and forest conservation.

Biden’s flagship ‘green bank’ program may soon be back

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 6:01am
An appeals court ruling unfreezing the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund could be the big break for efforts to bring clean energy to communities around the country — or just the latest turn of the legal screw.

How small wildfires sparked one of Washington’s most destructive disasters

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 6:00am
The three wildfires near Spokane have so far burned far fewer acres than other ongoing Washington fires. But they have wrought outsize destruction.

Senators push for passage of wildfire, disaster bills

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 5:59am
A bipartisan group of lawmakers discussed ways of advancing a host of legislation.

Democrats slam Trump after GAO finds ‘critically low staffing’ at FEMA

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 5:58am
The Government Accountability Office says the disaster agency is at risk of failure and operates "in uncertainty and confusion."

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