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A Supreme Court case may be slowing Trump’s next climate rollback
“EPA is trying to have their cake and eat it, too,” said one environmental lawyer.
California approves landmark ‘Zone Zero’ wildfire rules
The long-delayed standards will require about 2 million homes in high-risk areas to reduce flammable material within 5 feet of structures.
Fired FEMA official says Noem fed Laura Loomer ‘false’ information
A former chief financial officer is asking a judge to declare that Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski were sources for a damaging post last year by Loomer.
Moore inks solar deal to double Maryland’s renewable power portfolio
State government will buy solar power generated on reclaimed coal mine land.
Pulling from ancient cooling principles, ‘swamp cooler’ still important
Traditional air-conditioning units didn’t become standard in the U.S. until the 1950s, but the swamp cooler endures.
Climate change is cooking Europe’s oceans, scientists find
Global warming is the main driver of this year’s marine heat waves, with knock-on effects for ecosystems and extreme weather.
London crackdown on emissions coincides with better child health
The ultra-low emission zone charges drivers to bring older vehicles with more polluting engines into the city.
After deadly floods in India’s Assam, experts call for better warnings
Experts have said increasingly intense rainfall, sand mining, upstream deforestation and wetland loss are making floods more unpredictable and destructive.
Trump is shifting more responsibility to states. These 7 maps show how.
States are dealing with new challenges in health care, disaster relief, education and more.
Firefighting resources are ‘critically low’ in record fire year
Memos show a federal group cannot meet "all requested resources" to fight wildfires and "no immediate relief" is expected.
New Zealand shields polluters from climate lawsuits
A new law will make the nation the first to block legal claims seeking corporate accountability for global warming.
Florida emergency manager Guthrie resigns to join Collins ticket in governor race
Kevin Guthrie served as the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management since 2021.
Data center gas plants to boost US power emissions by 20 percent
That fossil fuel infrastructure threatens to push Big Tech’s climate goals out of reach.
UK, Google to test changes to flight paths to tackle aviation’s climate impact
During test periods this winter and next, air traffic controllers tell some flights to deviate up to 2,000 feet to avoid areas where contrails are likely to form.
Looming rock collapse threatens Swiss village as permafrost thaws in Alps
As glaciers and permafrost melt due to higher temperatures caused by climate change, the threat of landslides is rising in the Swiss Alps.
The best fabric for extreme heat? It’s more complicated than you think.
There may not be one perfect fabric for extreme temperatures, but there are ways to pick clothing that works with the body’s cooling system rather than against it.
The stock market may have a climate change problem
The president’s favorite indicator of economic health will have to reckon with the woes of a warming planet.
Congress wants to depoliticize disaster aid. Politics may stand in the way.
A bipartisan push to stymie partisan discrimination in disaster assistance could be complicated by election-year politicking.
Q&A: Billionaire climate activist and former California governor candidate Tom Steyer
The progressive megadonor is back to talking about climate policy after an unsuccessful run for governor.
‘Horrific’ conditions grip UK hospitals unprepared for heat
Staff must deal with patients too sweaty to receive IV drips, medication at risk of degrading in high temperatures and colleagues collapsing with heat fatigue.
