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Reddit’s former CEO wants you to buy a subscription for trees

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 6:11am
Yishan Wong offers a subscription-based model where individuals can fund reforestation for the monthly cost of a streaming service.

Bank climate group formally winds down after Wall Street exodus

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 6:11am
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance suffered a blow as its biggest members walked out after President Donald Trump's reelection.

Vineyard Wind is delivering power, buffering it from Trump

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:13am
The partially built wind farm in the Atlantic is delivering power from 17 turbines to Massachusetts.

Direct air capture takes ‘huge hit’ in DOE funding cuts

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:12am
The Trump administration canceled infrastructure law funding for 10 hubs that aimed to suck carbon dioxide from the skies.

EPA released a climate rollback hours before the shutdown

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:11am
The agency is working to extend by six years a deadline to phase out hydrofluorocarbons.

EV sales set record as Biden-era discount came to an end

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:10am
U.S. consumers raced to buy electric vehicles before a $7,500 tax credit expired on Sept. 30.

Colorado bolsters EV rebates after federal pullback

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:09am
Electric vehicles are key to Colorado’s climate targets. Gov. Jared Polis (D) told potential EV buyers: "Get out there right now."

Tory leader pledges to scrap UK climate law

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:08am
Kemi Badenoch promises to ditch the U.K.’s flagship climate law if her party gets back into government.

Brazil’s $125B forest fund suffers delays before COP30

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:07am
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility, which would pay countries to protect forest, is lagging in efforts to reach its $125 billion goal.

Biggest EU pension fund ABP buys major stake in US forests

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:07am
The pension fund says it plans at least $35 billion in impact investments in total, including for climate solutions and addressing biodiversity.

UBS wealth executive says new clients will drive ESG revival

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 6:05am
Even in Europe, environmental, social and governance investments have encountered headwinds.

How the shutdown is roiling climate programs at 6 agencies

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:24am
The Trump administration had tried to eviscerate climate offices before the shutdown. Now, the cuts are deeper.

Delaware eyes limits on data centers as megaproject looms

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:22am
A data center development known as Project Washington could use twice as much electricity as is consumed by every home in the state.

Michael Mann resigns from administrative post at UPenn

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:21am
The prominent climate scientist known for tangling with conservatives retains two other positions with the University of Pennsylvania, including as a professor.

Trump admin advances bid to block Michigan climate lawsuit

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:20am
DOJ wants to stop Michigan from suing the oil industry over climate change before the state actually goes to court.

Judge restores DOT grant yanked from California university

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:19am
The Department of Transportation had funding for the University of California, Davis, in a wider purge of climate and diversity efforts.

Labour’s net-zero policies turn off working-class voters, warns UK union boss

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:19am
“If they don’t listen to us, they’re going to face some harsh realities,” says the GMB union chief.

Hundreds of feet of Calif. bluff fall toward ocean in landslide-hit town

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:15am
There was no structural damage to homes and no injuries were reported, according the city of Rancho Palos Verdes' website.

Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, scientists say

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:14am
The shrinkage is the fourth-largest after those in 2022, 2023 and back in 2003.

Analysis shows European banks capitalizing on green transition

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 6:13am
A European Central Bank board member said lenders “are emerging as industry leaders” in managing sustainable funds and green bonds.

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