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Forest preservation can worsen climate change, UN affiliate says
Wildfires are turning forests into "massive carbon emitters," a new report warns. Tree-planting "will likely increase emissions."
Texas legislators bury prison cooling bill, risking court fight
A district court judge said in March that hot conditions for inmates are “plainly unconstitutional.”
3 local governments appeal climate losses to Maryland Supreme Court
Baltimore, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County argue that lower courts mischaracterized the cases by echoing industry assertions.
Calif. lawmaker exempts farms, schools from bill slashing solar subsidies
Assemblymember Lisa Calderon is facing a Friday deadline to get her bill through the Assembly.
Greenpeace returns stolen wax statue Macron — after one more protest
Activists left it at the Paris headquarters of energy giant EDF to protest France’s imports of Russian energy.
China’s wheat harvest risks 7-year low as farmers battle drought
It would be an unwelcome development for a government focused heavily on food security and could force a rethink on imports.
Climate investor Energize raises $430M for new venture capital fund
Energize Capital is seeking to back new energy companies, as well as startups that will make manufacturing more efficient and build out U.S. infrastructure.
Trump budget would trigger ‘extinction-level event’ for NASA
The White House proposal would slash funding for the science division from $7.3 billion to $3.9 billion.
‘State of the science’ under Trump? National Academies’ president plays it safe.
Marcia McNutt offered a grim assessment without mentioning the president’s assault on science.
Patrick Morrisey has plans for the endangerment finding
The West Virginia governor said he will urge President Trump to get “the science right.”
White House defends FEMA chief’s baffling hurricane comments
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the acting administrator's remarks about there not being a hurricane season was a joke.
Greens to high court: Reject Exxon bid to kill citizen lawsuits
The Supreme Court is being asked to deny the oil giant's effort to dismiss a record fine — and a key pollution finding.
EU must heed scientific advice, Ribera says as 2040 row deepens
The EU’s scientific advisers warned Monday that expected plans to outsource some emissions cuts would undermine the bloc’s climate credibility.
Schwarzenegger tells enviros: ‘Stop whining and get to work’
The former California governor delivered his message for environmentalists despairing over President Donald Trump's recent regulation rollbacks.
Investors retreating from ESG as ‘an umbrella concept’
They now widely regard ESG as three separate parts as opposed to a single strategy, according to a survey by Morningstar.
This low-tech solution cut ship emissions by up to 24%
The queuing system at the busiest U.S. seaport complex can cut carbon dioxide emissions by 24 percent per voyage between East Asia and California.
Trump fired the heat experts. Now he might kill their heat rule.
Government layoffs threaten to make it easier for the Trump administration to ditch draft regulations for heat safety.
Trump seeks record-high FEMA funding after vowing to cut agency
The president’s request for an additional $4 billion in disaster aid indicates that he might not carry through with his threats to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Labor Department ready to roll back climate investing rule
The administration intends to issue new guidelines after a Trump-appointed judge twice upheld a Biden-era rule that lets investors consider climate costs.
Relaxing tailpipe rules would hurt climate and consumers, critics say
The Trump team is looking to roll back fuel economy standards put in place by the Biden administration.