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EU refuses to bow to Trump demands to tear up business rules

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:56am
Brussels has signaled it won’t yield to U.S. pressure to ignite a bonfire to green regulations as part of their trade deal, a top official tells diplomats.

Discovery that could bring water to deserts wins Nobel Prize in chemistry

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:55am
Researchers are exploring possibilities for using "metal-organic frameworks" to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and pollution from industrial sites or to harvest moisture from desert air.

Ferrari reveals the features of its first fully electric vehicle

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:53am
The debut was marred by the company’s worst trading day since going public in 2016.

Weak La Niña emerges, raising drought risks for California and Brazil

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:53am
The cyclical La Niña will likely last through February 2026, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said.

Africa urged to shift focus from climate fight to adaptation

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 6:52am
Adaptation projects have so far only won a fraction of climate finance, with investors and banks focusing on decarbonization technologies.

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:22am
Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

Flood insurers look to fill void after federal program lapses

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:21am
The government flood insurance program stopped renewing its 4.6 million policies after Congress let the authorization lapse Sept. 30.

Johnson unaware his district risks losing $500M for carbon removal

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:20am
The House speaker said he hasn't been told that the Trump administration could kill the climate megaproject.

House Democrats decry secretive $11B disaster aid cancellation

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:19am
The lawmakers expressed outrage at FEMA's unannounced decision to delay reimbursing states for emergency spending.

How long will Trump’s oil boom last?

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:18am
Production is at record levels but that might change.

Boston public housing to install window heat pumps

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:17am
The units can provide heating and cooling for apartments of about 500 square feet.

Biking to Brazil, activists urge greener transport at UN climate talks

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:16am
Organizers aim to reach “the heart, the mind and the hands” by completing the journey without burning fossil fuels.

Torrential rains cause deadly flooding in northern Vietnam

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:13am
The country experiences 10-13 tropical cyclones a year, but the frequency of intense, back-to-back typhoons is increasing.

Nestle bows out of initiative to reduce dairy’s climate impact

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 6:12am
It’s unclear whether the food giant's exit will shake the resolve of the Dairy Methane Action Alliance's other members.

Trump’s quest to cure cancer with AI is powered by energy that can cause it

Wed, 10/08/2025 - 6:22am
The president signed an order to expand the use of AI for healing children with cancer. It comes as his administration is weakening a dozen EPA rules that reduce cancer-causing pollution.

EPA steps into voluntary carbon market to block a climate project

Wed, 10/08/2025 - 6:22am
The unusual step involved the planned destruction of Halon 1301, which contributes to climate change but also is essential for firefighting.

Maryland offshore wind lawsuit to push ahead during shutdown

Wed, 10/08/2025 - 6:20am
A judge said Tuesday that the case involving U.S. Wind won’t stop while much of the federal government remains shuttered.

Renewables overtake coal as global electricity leader

Wed, 10/08/2025 - 6:20am
It's the first time sources like wind and solar generated more power than coal over a six-month period.

Trump tariffs take $30B bite of automakers’ profits

Wed, 10/08/2025 - 6:19am
The financial hit could make it more difficult for car manufacturers to make the transition to electric vehicles.

Enviro, energy interests venture into California redistricting fight

Wed, 10/08/2025 - 6:18am
Gov. Gavin Newsom's Proposition 50 push is drawing money from some environment and oil groups.

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