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

8 hours 46 min ago
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

8 hours 48 min ago
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

8 hours 48 min ago
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%

8 hours 50 min ago
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

8 hours 50 min ago
Artificial intelligence models sort through huge amounts of satellite data to help detect leaks.

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

8 hours 51 min ago
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

8 hours 51 min ago
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

8 hours 54 min ago
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

8 hours 54 min ago
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.

Brutal June heat wave killed as many as 14,000 Europeans

Tue, 07/14/2026 - 6:11am
POLITICO calculations show thousands of excess deaths across six worst-hit countries.

Warming Europe complicates France’s bet on nuclear power

Tue, 07/14/2026 - 6:11am
Extreme heat forces the country to shut down nuclear reactors, just as the appetite for cheap, carbon-free electricity is set to explode.

Forest fire near Paris triggers evacuations

Tue, 07/14/2026 - 6:09am
Meanwhile in Spain, 10 people were still unaccounted for Monday from a fire that ripped through a remote southern community last week.

China’s ‘Green Great Wall’ tames desert growth, but fight continues

Tue, 07/14/2026 - 6:09am
Restored ecosystems in drylands can become increasingly self-sustaining over time, but they still require careful management and long-term monitoring.

Outgoing Colombia minister warns climate gains could be at risk under new government

Tue, 07/14/2026 - 6:08am
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has pledged to revive Colombia’s oil sector and voiced support for fracking.

Trump tried to kill renewables. They’re growing anyway.

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 6:41am
Wind and solar generated more power than coal and nuclear during the first half of the year. Will that trend continue?

Lawsuit: $15B Wisconsin data center lacks required environmental review

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 6:41am
A green group has asked a state court to scrap a permit for a facility designed to power artificial intelligence.

Q&A: AccuWeather meteorologist Chad Merrill warns El Niño ‘whiplash’

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 6:40am
California residents can expect the El Niño to bring both high wildfire and flood risk this year.

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