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Fact-checking Trump’s energy claims

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:49am
The president's prime-time speech included false statements about the price of gas, the number of new power plants and the cost of electricity.

Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:48am
A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?

Trump admin squeezes Colorado River states on water use

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:48am
Interior officials are losing their patience with states as the West’s most important river teeters on the brink of crisis.

Coal demand rises in Asia despite booming renewables

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:46am
The International Energy Agency estimates that India and other nations could buoy the fuel through 2030.

Passenger jets are Japan’s newest tool to track climate change

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:45am
The efforts reflect a push by companies and governments to close gaps in emissions monitoring as compliance demands rise and to supplement tools like satellites to deliver a greater degree of precision or to extend coverage to more sources of pollution.

In Senegal, climate change adds to farmer-herder tensions

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:45am
Declining rainfall and rising temperatures have dried up pasture land at the same time agricultural use has expanded.

Automakers, climate groups unite to criticize EU’s EV plan

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:44am
Carmakers and suppliers say the proposals still leave them exposed to factors they can’t control. Environmental groups, on the other hand, see loopholes that’ll weaken Europe’s climate strategy, slowing the uptake of EVs that has gained momentum over the last year.

Trump gutted climate rules in 2025. He could make it permanent in 2026.

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:33am
The president’s swift destruction of regulations in his first year could help him make lasting changes, with the Supreme Court’s help.

DOE orders Washington state coal plant to stay open

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:32am
The department used its emergency powers to delay the plant's retirement, which is a staple of the state's climate plans.

Oklahoma AG runs for governor with attack on State Farm

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:32am
Property insurance price hikes and claims denials emerge as a political issue. "Being overcharged and cheated ... is a nonpartisan sentiment," Republican Gentner Drummond said.

Most Americans know little about data centers, poll finds

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:29am
The results suggest that public perceptions of the data center boom are still politically malleable.

New York codifies energy plan calling for continued fossil fuel investments

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:27am
A final energy plan approved by policymakers won’t meet the state's landmark 2019 climate law goals.

European Commission set to severely weaken 2035 combustion engine ban

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:27am
Under the latest deal, automakers could sell plug-in hybrids and range extenders after 2035.

Europe’s Alps could lose 97% of glaciers by century’s end, study says

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:26am
Stricter climate policies would save hundreds of glaciers in Europe’s Alps and tens of thousands worldwide, study finds.

Scientists aid coral fertilization in Dominican Republic

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:26am
Assisted fertilization is gaining momentum in the Caribbean to counter the drastic loss of corals due to climate change.

Central banks to issue new climate scenarios after controversy

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:25am
A study used by the Network for Greening the Financial System that projected severe economic fallout from climate change was retracted.

Defense bill directs GAO to probe tick conspiracy promoted by RFK Jr.

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:30am
The House-passed National Defense Authorization Act would spur an investigation of whether the U.S. military bio-engineered Lyme disease.

Homeowners drop flood insurance as FEMA rates rise

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:28am
Withdrawals are increasing as the government hikes its premiums to in part compensate for damage associated with climate change.

3 reasons Trump’s tanker seizure hasn’t spiked oil prices

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:28am
The price of crude has dropped since the president ordered the capture of a sanctioned tanker carrying 2 million barrels of Venezuelan oil.

Wright says Congress has momentum for permitting overhaul

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:27am
The Energy secretary said supporting the use of more fossil fuels is “common sense" as he bashed renewables.

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