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New Jersey gubernatorial race tightens as power bills jolt voters

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 6:17am
The cost of electricity has emerged as a top issue in the contest between Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli.

EPA is about to alter Biden-era HFC rules

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 6:17am
The biggest change is a yearslong deadline extension for converting air conditioning to use newer chemicals that do less climate damage.

DOE adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 6:16am
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

Five insurers test California’s new fire insurance rules

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 6:16am
Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted the filings during New York City’s Climate Week.

Hurricane upended NC town’s outdoor tourism push

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 6:15am
Old Fort was well on its way to remaking itself as an outdoor destination. Then Hurricane Helene swept through.

McKnight Foundation decarbonizes HQ in historic Minneapolis building

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 6:14am
When the nonprofit moved into its new headquarters this summer, it committed to a major retrofit.

NASA’s Earth-mapping satellite shows off detailed images of 2 states

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 6:14am
By tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice, the satellite will give forecasters and first responders a leg up in dealing with disasters.

DOE climate report could create problems for EPA

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:12am
The agency may need to ditch its scientific justification for repealing the endangerment finding that underpins most climate rules.

Judge stops Noem from tying disaster aid to immigration enforcement

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:09am
The Homeland Security secretary tucked "unlawfully ambiguous" language into grant documents, the judge said.

Juliana climate case arrives at international court

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:08am
After a Supreme Court defeat, young activists are turning to a foreign court to force U.S. climate action.

Insurance experts worry about disappearing US climate data

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:08am
Reliable long-term measurements are crucial to evaluating climate and weather risks, the experts said.

Property insurers see $26B profit after rate hikes in 2024

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:07am
Future cost increases are expected to moderate as insurers stabilize their finances and remain "robust and financially sound," a report says.

Brussels accused of sacrificing forests in bid to save EU industry

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:06am
Two laws to protect forests hit major setbacks this week as the EU continues its turn away from environmentalism.

France wants steel protections as condition for EU emissions goal

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:06am
Among other demands: financing for decarbonizing the industry and a mechanism to spur support if EU competitiveness is threatened.

Atlantic hurricane season awakens after sleepy start

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:04am
Seasonal changes and shifts in weather patterns have cracked open the door for a more active second half for the Atlantic season.

Ragasa weakens but brings heavy rain, flood risk to Vietnam

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 6:04am
The typhoon entered northeastern Vietnam after flooding China's Guangdong province and causing deaths in Taiwan and the Philippines.

China doubles down on climate — a day after Trump called it a ‘scam’

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 6:19am
Clean energy is the "trend of our time," Chinese President Xi Jinping said, announcing targets for trimming his country's carbon pollution.

Industry groups praise endangerment rollback, but they fret about lawsuits

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 6:18am
Fossil fuel and auto groups are eager to see the EPA climate finding repealed, but they worry it could lead to lawsuits over their emissions.

DOJ asks public to report state climate laws that ‘burden’ energy

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 6:17am
Legislatures have blasted the effort as an attempt to revoke state laws and exceed "the established bounds of federal authority."

Wright defends Trump administration’s climate change report

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 6:16am
Despite heavy criticism from climate scientists, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said DOE's report contained just one factual disagreement.

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