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EU rolls out grand plan to replace fossil fuels with trees

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 6:17am
Replacing oil and gas with homegrown biomass will boost strategic autonomy and cut emissions, Brussels argues.

EU carbon border tax goes easy on dirty Chinese imports, industry warns

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 6:16am
Businesses say Brussels got its math wrong on the carbon footprint of imports from China, Brazil and the U.S.

Over 800 people missing after Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand floods

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 6:15am
The flooding and landslides killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said.

EPA pushes climate groups to close embattled grants

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:31am
The agency has told recipients of community resilience money to submit paperwork that would bar them from challenging grant cancellations.

New international coalition aims to strengthen carbon markets

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:27am
"Carbon pricing is not dead," expert says of group led by Brazil with 18 members including China and the EU that have carbon markets.

EV money in play during transportation spending talks

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:25am
Billions of dollars divide House and Senate versions of fiscal 2026 Department of Transportation legislation.

Oceans under threat from multiple climate impacts

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:24am
A growing number of the world's waterways face overlapping changes from global warming.

Pritzker appeals Trump denial of disaster aid for Chicago

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:23am
The request comes as the Illinois governor and President Trump wage rhetorical battles over immigration enforcement and other issues.

House Dems to Rubio: Walking away from climate talks helps China

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:15am
Two lawmakers told the secretary of State that surrendering influence to China on environmental policy would be "deeply misguided."

NYC looks to drop BlackRock over ‘inadequate’ climate plans

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:13am
BlackRock has scaled back “climate engagement in ways that put our investments at risk needlessly,” said New York City's comptroller.

Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath North Sea set to start

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:13am
The Nini oil field is getting a second lease on life as a means of permanently storing planet-warming carbon dioxide beneath the seabed.

UK to lower energy bills by $200 as it axes climate support

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:12am
Energy costs are rising as wholesale power and gas prices fall, pressuring ministers to address how to fund higher grid and policy costs.

Carmaker hopes fade for quick-fix relief on EU emissions rules

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 6:11am
Companies are depending on clarity from the EU on the 2035 combustion-engine ban for new vehicles as they plan future investments.

How two NASA satellites survived Trump’s climate purge

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 6:23am
NASA is partnering with the European Space Agency on one and with the Indian Space Research Organization on the other.

The people on Mamdani’s climate transition team

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 6:14am
New York’s mayor-elect has enlisted 33 people for a transition committee on transportation, climate and infrastructure.

FEMA Review Council to vote on final report in December

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 6:14am
The 13-member panel is expected to recommend ways President Donald Trump can weaken the agency and shift disaster costs to states.

EPA throws another lifeline to coal-fired power plants

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 6:13am
The agency proposed extending the length of time that 11 plants can dispose of toxic coal ash in large, unlined ponds.

Rhode Island’s emissions tick up, endangering 2030 climate target

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 6:12am
A new report finds the state needs to cut emissions 4.5 percent annually, year after year, to meet its goals.

After quiet hurricane season, Florida counties seek beach funds for 2024 damage

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 6:10am
But even beach funding supporters warn requests to boost spending will face a challenging budget climate in the Florida Legislature.

Al Gore forest-restoration venture nabs $200M in investments

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 6:09am
Just Climate is trying to allocate capital into areas it’s identified as falling through the cracks of environmental investment strategies.

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