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With Trump in power, World Bank walks a tightrope on climate

Mon, 04/21/2025 - 6:29am
The bank’s messaging on climate represents a delicate balancing act between the institution and the U.S., its largest shareholder.

Solar industry launches campaign to defend IRA credits

Mon, 04/21/2025 - 6:28am
The Solar Energy Industries Association is intensifying its defense of climate law incentives as Republicans hone in on repeals.

States think twice about adopting California’s clean truck rule

Mon, 04/21/2025 - 6:25am
The hesitancy comes as the White House has sought to crack down on state climate laws. Local trucking groups have raised concerns too.

Von der Leyen to attend UK energy security summit

Mon, 04/21/2025 - 6:24am
The commission president’s visit comes as the U.K. and EU explore closer ties.

COP30 president expects China to set ‘ambitious’ climate targets

Mon, 04/21/2025 - 6:22am
China and most other nations missed a February deadline to file the nationally determined contributions, which will set climate-related goals through 2035.

SEC gives nod for start of first green stock exchange

Mon, 04/21/2025 - 6:20am
The Green Impact Exchange expects to begin trading early next year.

HHS eliminates program that helps firefighters when EVs burn

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:26am
The firefighter health program was researching firefighters’ chemical exposures in electric vehicle fires — a first step to developing protective equipment.

Chris Wright promised a ‘golden age’ for oil. His old company is bracing for a storm.

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:25am
Liberty Energy's latest quarterly profit of $165 million represented its worst quarter since the start of 2022.

More nations look to carbon pricing to avoid export fees and raise money

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:24am
A new report says 20 governments are creating or considering establishing carbon markets, including India, Turkey and Vietnam.

Big Law gets poor marks on climate, students say

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:24am
More than a third of the 100 most prestigious U.S. firms received an F on a scorecard issued by the Law Students for Climate Accountability.

Trump has California’s high-speed rail in his sights. So do Democrats.

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:23am
While President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are attacking the $100 billion plan, Democrats hold the real power over its fate — and they're not fully on board.

AI generates loads of carbon emissions. It’s starting to cut them, too.

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:21am
Finding ways to cut emissions often requires analyzing vast datasets and identifying new patterns — something computers do better and faster than humans.

Climate change threatens blood supply, study warns

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:21am
Extreme weather and natural disasters make it harder for blood donors to reach donation locations and slow the transport of perishable blood products.

Europe’s top ski resorts shut as record snow risks avalanches

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:20am
At a measuring site 4,667 feet high in the Swiss canton of Valais, 23 inches of snow fell Wednesday.

Trump strikes first real blow against offshore wind

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 6:36am
The administration’s move Wednesday to block work on a wind project off New York state sent chills through the industry.

Frozen ‘green bank’ accounts may soon thaw. But for how long?

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 6:34am
$20 billion have been frozen at Citibank for two months while the Trump administration tried to rake the money back into the U.S. Treasury.

Trump admin faces new lawsuits over climate rollback effort

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 6:33am
The filings seek to force the administration to divulge details that include its push to topple a pillar of U.S. climate action, the 2009 endangerment finding.

Report: $8B in clean energy investments canceled in first quarter

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 6:32am
The pullback is more than three times the total investments canceled over the previous 30 months.

Critics of climate litigation target DC’s attorney general

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 6:30am
The organizations are calling on Congress to either ban the use of outside, private counsel or require more transparency.

Startups unveil CO2 capture for idling ships in port

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 6:29am
The new technology — from a California firm and a British company — captures emissions from vessels that rely on heavy fuel oil for power while loading and unloading.

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