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France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during historic June heat wave

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 6:24am
The excess mortality was the highest from any heat wave since 2003.

As Lake Powell shrinks, marinas have to adapt to dwindling water levels

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 6:23am
A record-dry winter and extreme heat — and decades of overuse, chronic drought and climate change — are threatening to pummel the lake to near historic lows.

Power blackouts sweep North Africa as heat strains aging grids

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 6:23am
The recent outages highlight the struggles of Libya, Tunisia and Algeria to keep decades-old facilities running and, in some cases, show an acute shortfall of fuels.

Panel advances bill to kill worker heat protections

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:12am
The House Education and Workforce Committee approved the legislation along party lines.

California sues EPA over delayed climate-friendly coolant rule

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:11am
Manufacturers and green groups have already challenged the Trump administration’s decision to give industries five more years to phase out potent greenhouse gases.

Nonprofits go to court to recoup canceled solar grants

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:10am
The groups allege the Trump administration illegally ended a $7 billion Biden-era residential solar program.

DC Circuit revives EPA climate grants case ahead of bigger funding brawl

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:09am
The decision could have implications for a separate but related fight over the $20 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants.

Appeals court backs NRC on climate, aging risks for nuclear plants

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:08am
The decision is a loss for green groups who claimed the commission should have done more to evaluate harm.

Global trade faces fresh test as Panama Canal sees water supply woes

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:07am
Previous El Niños have dried up freshwater lakes supplying the canal, causing the Panama Canal Authority to impose daily transit restrictions.

Conflicts and energy shocks hamper global hunger fight, UN says

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:06am
Wars and geopolitical tensions can disrupt shipping, energy supplies and agricultural inputs, increasing costs across food systems already strained by inflation.

Weeklong rainstorms in Chile blamed on El Niño kill 10, trigger floods

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:05am
Swollen rivers and flooded roads have stranded 104,271 people, officials reported, warning that overwhelmed rivers will remain a threat even when the rainfall eases.

Rescuers in Afghanistan search for scores missing after floods kill 23

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 6:05am
Video footage from the provincial capital city of Parun showed scenes of utter devastation, with piles of mud, rocks and rubble where buildings used to be

Trump threatens National Academies with debarment. Here's what it is.

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 6:14am
The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."

Forest Service overhaul puts wildfire science on chopping block

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 6:13am
A third of the research offices the agency is evaluating to possibly close works in climate adaptation and wildfire prevention.

House committee narrows data center energy bill

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 6:09am
The latest Ratepayer Protection Act would apply more specifically to data centers.

Republican moves to scrap 2009 California clean car rule

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 6:09am
The Trump EPA recently asked Congress to undo four more federal waivers underpinning California air pollution rules.

EU asks capitals to suspend enforcement of landmark climate rules

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 6:08am
Fossil fuel firms claim the rules will trigger catastrophic supply disruptions if implemented next year.

Africa’s biggest battery rental firm partners with Nigeria in $75M push

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 6:07am
MOPO rents out batteries charged at its own solar power plants, removing the need for customers and communities with limited income to invest in solar home systems or mini-grids.

Pension funds try to come to grips with ‘climate black swan risks’

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 6:07am
Long regarded as an outlier scenario, climate tipping points are now making their way into portfolio analysis and even informing financial regulations.

Texas Hill Country floods test warning systems after last year’s disaster

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 6:04am
Stories of people again surprised to find their homes inundated by rising rivers illustrate the challenges of trying to bolster early warning systems in a vast, rural area known as Flash Flood Alley.

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