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The future of space business depends on a rocket that keeps blowing up
Dozens of startups working on data centers, mining and pharmaceuticals are hanging on Elon Musk's long-stalled megarocket.
Coal power plants restart abroad as war blocks gas exports
Nations in Europe and Asia are delaying coal phase-outs and lifting restrictions. The resurgence could be long-term, analysts say.
Vermont’s first-in-nation climate law faces legal challenge
The Trump administration takes aim at a 2024 lawsuit that seeks to force fossil fuel companies to pay the costs of addressing climate change
How Tuscon convinced its utility to back a climate fund
By threatening to create a public utility, city officials helped steer Tucson Electric Power toward an agreement where it would spend $56 million over 25 years on climate action.
Brussels says Europeans should consider traveling less during energy crunch
The EU Commission letter reflects growing fears that the Iran war is sparking an all-out global economic crisis.
Biofuel lobbies crank up efforts to change EU green jet fuel regs
Producers of fuel made from agricultural products argue they should have a greater role in the EU’s clean fuel plans.
EU carbon is pricing in a less aggressive push to ease costs
The European Commission plans to scrap the invalidation of certain permits in its Market Stability Reserve while leaving the volume thresholds and the absorption rate intact.
Banco do Brasil weighs farmer relief amid Iran war, capital risk
One option under discussion at the state-controlled bank is to extend loan maturities, allowing farmers to defer part of their payments to the end of existing contracts.
Death toll in Afghanistan flooding increases to 28
Dozens of people have died from extreme weather in the country so far this year.
One casualty of Democrats’ affordability pivot: Climate goals
The upfront costs of transitioning to clean energy and worries about rising utility bills are forcing tough choices for Democratic leaders.
Why EPA may need a new strategy to repeal power plant pollution limits
The agency is expected to soon finalize the repeal, which was proposed before the Trump administration's elimination of the 2009 endangerment finding.
Texas moves to protect inmates from heat as federal trial looms
Heat contributed to the deaths of 14 Texas inmates on average every year between 2001 and 2019, a study found. Three nonprofits have sued over the sweltering conditions.
Hawaii is flooded. The West is baked. The events might be connected.
A top researcher says storms in Hawaii might have helped cause record heat in the West in an "underrecognized" phenomenon.
Senate Dems want Zeldin to resign over climate grants
The Democrats say EPA Administration Lee Zeldin misled them about grant cancellations.
AI’s arrival scrambles Big Tech climate goals
These companies now say they must be flexible as they rush to build sprawling data centers that can consume more power than entire cities.
TotalEnergies drops net-zero goal citing slow green shift, EU rules
The French energy giant pointed out that many scientists now say limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels is out of reach.
JPMorgan’s institutional clients are asking about climate ‘tipping points’
In climate science, tipping points are critical thresholds in the Earth’s systems which, if breached, can result in abrupt, dangerous and often irreversible weather patterns.
Scientists dive beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice in search for secrets
Carrying out such research requires specialized scuba diving skills plus the proper scientific background — qualifications only a few hundred people in the world currently have.
CERAWeek: Methane plans seep through energy dominance talk
Some oil and gas companies are working to lower climate-warming emissions, even if they aren’t saying much about it.
World Bank arm bucks Trump to back electric ferries
The International Finance Corp.’s investment in a Swedish startup aims to bring down operating costs for poor countries — especially in times of high oil prices.
