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Revoking EPA climate rule could trigger carbon boom
President Donald Trump’s move to kill the power plant climate regulation could offer a lifeline to coal while sinking renewable energy.
Energy and Commerce unveils broad climate law rollbacks
The House committee's portion of the Republicans' big party-line bill also includes expedited permitting for gas exports and other projects.
Hawaii urges insurers to sue oil industry for climate damages
The state's lawmakers hope the resolution is replicated around the country, as climate change raises the cost of insurance.
Trump’s trade war threatens to short-circuit EV truck industry
The administration's tariffs have squeezed an industry already under assault from the White House.
California cap and trade prevented 1,100 early deaths, report says
The program has generated $13 billion over a decade to fund projects that reduce pollution, improve public health and cut travel costs.
Democratic NY lawmaker readies clean car delay proposal
An assemblymember from the Albany area plans to introduce a measure to delay clean car sales regulations.
How carmakers fought EU emission rules and won
After months of lobbying, lawmakers watered down a provision aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions from cars.
EU plan to water down ESG rules risks litigation, legal scholars warn
Of particular concern to the scholars is the EU's treatment of so-called transition plans.
Zimbabwe debuts blockchain registry for carbon-credit trading
The step is aimed at making trade in the emission offsets more transparent.
Equinor threatens to cancel NY offshore wind project
A company executive said a stop-work order issued by the Trump administration is costing the Norwegian energy giant $50 million a week.
Hospitals use this program to evacuate in disasters. Trump wants to cut it.
The Hospital Preparedness Program helps hospitals and emergency managers save lives in wildfires, tornadoes, pandemics and other mass-casualty events.
UK funds geoengineering experiments as global controversy grows
Critics say the investment in climate-cooling research, like refreezing sea ice and brightening clouds, distracts from the need to cut planet-warming emissions.
White House bars agencies from using social cost of carbon
New guidance revokes a Biden-era climate metric of $190 per ton of carbon dioxide.
Chevron shifts tactics in climate case: Show us proof
A hearing in Rhode Island marked the second time in a month that the oil giant sought to blunt one of the first climate lawsuits.
Lawsuit says ‘certified climate neutral’ snacks are not climate neutral
A federal complaint accuses Clif Zbars of misleading consumers by promoting a climate certification provided by a private business.
Top recycling official commits to finalizing controversial program by end of year
CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller got a Senate committee’s vote of approval after sharing a new timeline for a landmark plastic waste reduction program that Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered redone.
How a Chinese delicacy got caught in Trump’s trade war crossfire
The escalating trade war between the U.S. and China is crippling an entire industry that hand-harvests geoducks in the Pacific Northwest.
Canada banks keep climate pledges as rival RBC drops targets
Canada’s biggest bank abandoned its pledge after pointing to changes to the country’s Competition Act that restrict the kinds of environmental claims firms can make.
Fired FEMA chief threatened to quit weeks ago
Cameron Hamilton, the acting disaster chief, appeared to contradict Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem by defending the agency on Wednesday.
Congress counters Trump with massive FEMA restructuring plan
Republicans and Democrats are trying to give Congress a voice in the future of the disaster agency.