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Trump names urologist as RFK’s deputy
Brian Christine would be a key adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has embraced conspiracy theories about vaccines and transgender treatment.
Warren Buffett’s empire is shaping wildfire laws to shield utilities
The legislative blitz by Berkshire Hathaway, which owns utilities through subsidiary PacifiCorp, has caught other industries off guard.
EV battery recycler awarded DOE loan may go out of business
Li-Cycle indicated it won't be able to meet the financial conditions required to access the $475 million federal loan, which it needs to build a New York factory.
Trump admin cancels NIH scientific integrity policy
The National Institutes of Health said it pulled the policy because of language on diversity and inclusion.
House Democrats call Trump’s FEMA plan ‘appalling’
Top lawmakers assailed the administration for blocking FEMA aid and for its plans to shrink the agency.
Green groups sue New York for slow walking landmark climate law
Environmentalists accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of delaying regulations called for in the 2019 climate law.
The EV booster preparing to fight Trump’s messaging
The electric vehicle industry is trying to break through the political divide.
EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal
The European Commission wants to keep a 90 percent emissions-cutting target but change how countries calculate their progress.
California’s insurer of last resort expands to cover multimillion-dollar properties
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Friday he had approved a new policy by the FAIR Plan to cover multimillion-dollar properties, eight months after he first announced the deal.
Democratic lawmaker introduces bill to delay California zero-emission bus mandate
AB 1111 would push back the state’s ban on fossil fuel bus purchases to 2045.
California regulator recommends rejecting Shasta County wind project
California Energy Commission staff recommended upholding local officials' rejection on environmental and zoning grounds.
Big banks predict catastrophic warming, with profit potential
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degree goal.
Chevron’s demise limits EPA’s authority to cancel grants, groups say
Green banking groups argue that EPA's attempt to cancel their federal funding runs counter to last year's Supreme Court decision to curtail agency power.
India’s new carbon market aims for ‘large impact on emissions globally’
The world’s most-populous country and third-largest carbon emitter will regulate "carbon intensity" to slow emissions increases as it grows.
Enviros who won historic Shell verdict targets Dutch banking giant
Friends of the Earth Netherlands has expanded its climate targets, filing a lawsuit that charges ING is contributing to global warming.
Lawmakers push EV tax in highway bill talks
The Senate will hold its first hearing this week on the upcoming highway bill.
German minister says Trump tariffs mustn’t weaken EU green goals
The European Union's current targets stipulate that all cars sold in the region’s single market should be emissions-free by 2035.
France’s emissions fell at slower pace in 2024 on transport lag
Emissions fell by 1.8 percent last year to 366 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Arctic sea ice hits record low for its usual peak growth period
Peak measurement taken this month was about 30,000 square miles smaller than the lowest previous peak in 2017, a difference about the size of California.
AI-based drone that speeds up wildfire monitoring unveiled in Germany
The drone will deliver infrared images, among other things, and works in combination with a fire detection system that’s already being used in several countries.