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The IPCC said humans cause climate change. Is that why Trump quit it?
Withdrawing from the world’s premier climate science organization supports the president’s views about global warming.
Trump’s Venezuelan oil grab is bad for the climate — but the emissions math is uncertain
The prospect of ramping up the country’s heavy crude production goes against global efforts to phase down fossil fuels.
Senate Republicans shrug off Trump UN climate withdrawals
“We might as well focus on what we can control,” said Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
Alito to sit out Supreme Court coastal erosion fight
The justice holds stock in an oil company that withdrew from the lawsuit right before the high court took up the case.
Europe’s leaders watch silently as Trump torches UN climate treaty
Beset by crises in Ukraine and Greenland, leaders let the U.S. withdrawal from the world’s most important climate body pass with barely a mention.
Republican introduces bill to study only negative effects of geoengineering
Arizona Rep. Eli Crane has called efforts to limit planet-warming emissions "climate conspiracy nonsense."
New US dietary guidelines are heavy on meat and carbon emissions
“If someone did care about environment or climate change, one would have a hard time signing onto these new dietary guidelines,” a Harvard epidemiologist said.
Trump’s shadow looms over EU aviation emissions plan
“God only knows what the Trump administration will do” if the EU expands its aviation emissions scheme, an EU official says.
Australian state faces catastrophic fire risk from heat wave
Temperatures rose above 113 degrees Fahrenheit in some places as the heat baked Adelaide and South Australia, before being driven east.
Severe storms bring high winds and possible tornadoes to Oklahoma
There were no immediate reports of major injuries or deaths.
Empire Wind warns that Trump suspension could strike ‘fatal blow’
The New York offshore wind project, which is 60 percent complete, said it will likely never be built if construction isn’t restarted by Jan. 16.
Billion-dollar disasters hit near-record in 2025
Researchers catalogued the most costly U.S. storms, wildfires and floods after the Trump administration halted a federal database last year.
Investors are buying pollution permits on secondary market
Although most permits are sold at quarterly government auctions, a secondary market enables daily transactions similar to a stock market.
Green groups slam Trump’s ‘retrograde’ fuel-economy plan for cars
The criticism comes as the administration moves toward finalizing CAFE standards that would make vehicles less efficient in 2031 than they are today.
New California bill would speed up post-disaster property insurance claims
State Sen. Steve Padilla introduced the bill on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires.
San Jose falls behind its target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030
The stalled progress comes as a disappointing reversal after the gains achieved in the first few years following the launch of the city's Climate Smart plan in 2018.
Gordie Howe Bridge to give Detroit a walkable, bikeable link to Canada
Expected to open in early 2026, it will become the only bridge from Michigan to Canada that allows for foot and bike traffic, joining just a few other U.S.-Canadian crossings with pedestrian lanes.
Indian climate activist investigated for receiving foreign funds
According to the government, the foreign funds Harjeet Singh is suspected of receiving were intended to promote the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty.
German CO2 emissions fell last year, but thanks to weak industry
The country’s overall emissions fell by 9 million tons to 640 million, with higher pollution from the building and transport sectors slowing down overall progress.
Trump quits 1992 climate treaty
The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change underpins global efforts to address rising temperatures.
