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A consumer group that blocks insurance hikes now faces state attack
California’s insurance commissioner is trying to weaken Consumer Watchdog as it fights a plan to help property insurers in the state.
Judge advances first wrongful death lawsuit against oil industry
Fossil fuel companies had tried to dismiss the lawsuit, which was filed by a woman whose mother died during the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome.
Progressives look to revamp the Green New Deal for the AI era
A group of insurgent Democrats have won House primaries in recent weeks. They could have a major impact on how the party deals with the environment.
EPA taps brakes on Biden-era truck pollution rule
EPA chief Lee Zeldin proposed key changes to a nitrogen oxides emissions rule — but will also leave numerical standards in place.
Texas approves grid standards to keep data centers online
The state Public Utility Commission voted unanimously Thursday to adopt rules aimed at avoiding cascading power outages.
Dedicated volunteers in Nashville relay calm info during storms
The initiative has evolved over more than a decade from its origins as a Twitter feed and blog.
Britain risks new rift with Washington over deforestation regulations
U.S. warns Britain against replicating the EU’s controversial regime.
Italy leads push to weaken green rules in €2 trillion EU budget
Rome has warned that Brussels’ environmental criteria will lock out entire sectors from the bloc’s funds.
Don’t gut flagship green rules, Sweden tells EU
Brussels would be undermining billions in investments if it waters down the policy next week, Sweden’s EU minister tells POLITICO.
As East Africa’s oceans change, coastal women build new livelihoods
The coast's fisherfolk are increasingly turning to tourism, ecosystem restoration and other conservation-based businesses, reinventing their relationship with the sea.
AI’s no-win choice: Using huge amounts of water or energy
Tech companies face a fundamental choice with no winning answer for keeping data centers cool.
The administration has a new climate change office. It’s headed by a climate critic.
The office that produces the National Climate Assessment has been reconstituted, after the administration gutted it last year.
Water levels in two major Western reservoirs hit near-record lows
The depletion of Lake Mead and Lake Powell is just one result of intense drought that has damaged crops and spread wildfires.
Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat
They don't always have access to the same safety net as farmers of traditional commodity crops such as corn and soybeans when extreme weather hits, experts say.
India hydropower generation drops from El Niño-fueled dry spell
Cumulative monsoon rainfall across India was 38 percent below normal this year through July 1, according to the India Meteorological Department.
China’s Tencent inks deal for carbon-removal credits from Indonesian project
The tech firm entered a 10-year agreement with Singapore-based carbon developer Thryve.Earth to purchase credits generated from an agroforestry project on the island of Sulawesi.
China allocates millions for disaster relief after storms, landslide
In southern China's Guangxi region, severe flooding inundated cities and stranded residents after heavier-than-expected rainfall from a tropical storm.
Trump denies disaster aid for four Democratic-led states
The move deepens what Democrats say is the president's politicization of federal emergency management decisions.
Clean energy trade group turns federal focus to manufacturing, transmission incentives
The American Clean Power Association is assessing the policy and tax landscape for renewable energy sources after Republican rollbacks.
Trump EPA air chief heads for the exit
If his deregulatory actions survive judicial scrutiny, Aaron Szabo will have played a key role in reshaping EPA’s regulatory power.
