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Biden’s spending boosted infrastructure. But vulnerabilities remain.

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 6:15am
The American Society of Civil Engineers credits the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law for boosting roads, ports and transit systems.

Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 6:14am
Rising temperatures are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that wreak havoc on people and the environment.

Indonesia confirms $20B climate deal despite US exit

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 6:14am
Analysts said this month the U.S. exit could add further delays to investment plans, but they expected the Just Energy Transition Partnerships to survive.

2 firefighters die in South Korea as dry winds fuel fires

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 6:13am
The fires forced the closures of several highway sections in the country's southeast, including one connected to South Korea's second-largest city.

Wildfires in western Japan damage homes, force evacuations

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 6:12am
Experts blamed dry weather and dried-up fallen leaves on the ground in the forest as likely causes of the wildfires in Okayama and Imabari.

Why Democrats joined Trump’s pipeline push

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:29am
The president resurrected ideas about bringing more gas into Northeastern states. It came as Democratic governors grapple with high energy prices.

Biden EPA official recused himself from green bank grant decisions

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:28am
The Trump administration has accused Jahi Wise of steering $5 billion to his former employer. But a new court filing shows he bowed out of the award process.

FEMA chief: ‘Abolish’ notorious denial letters to survivors

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:24am
Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton said people who experience disasters need more clarity about how to get federal help.

Oregon mulls overhaul of wildfire standards for utilities

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:23am
A proposal that would force investor-owned utilities to submit wildfire plans is under attack for what critics say is its focus on shielding companies from lawsuits.

British Columbia plans to end carbon tax paid by consumers

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:22am
Canada's third-most-populous province is following Prime Minister Mark Carney, who ended a federal tax on gasoline, diesel and natural gas.

A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:21am
But the field remains rife with debate over the consequences if the strategies are deployed at large scale and over the exact benefits for the climate.

World Glacier Day: Hikers trek blue ice of Argentina’s Perito Moreno

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:20am
Declared by the U.N. General Assembly in 2022, the March 21 celebration aims to promote the conservation of glaciers, a crucial source of drinking water.

Slovenia to link debt costs to climate goals in first for Europe

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:19am
The eurozone nation’s debut could provide a boost to the broader market for sustainability-linked bonds.

FEMA memo targets disaster aid that ‘indirectly’ helps migrants

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 6:42am
The previously undisclosed review could block assistance to millions of undocumented people and deter legal immigrants from seeking help in extreme weather.

Hegseth: Ditch climate ‘distraction’ but prepare for extreme weather

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 6:40am
The Defense secretary aims to purge climate work from the Pentagon. But critics say his carve-out for weather resiliency misses the point.

Texas’ clean energy boom faces onslaught of anti-renewable bills

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 6:39am
Legislators in the state, which leads the nation in building solar and wind, have circulated about 60 proposals to curb renewable development and boost gas.

Trump invokes wartime authority to bolster critical minerals

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 6:39am
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a far-reaching order to ramp up mining and processing of critical minerals and other materials to counter China’s dominance.

DOE writing hit list of Biden clean energy projects to roll back

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 6:37am
Taking aim at the Department of Energy would undercut the agency that took on a bulk of the spending from the Democrats’ massive climate law.

Europe looks to poach US researchers fleeing Trump funding cuts

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 6:36am
Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars.

Utah court rejects youth climate challenge

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 6:35am
But the state's highest bench left the door open for a group of young activists to revise their challenge against Utah's promotion of fossil fuels.

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