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Biden’s $7,500 discount for EVs is gone. Will the industry wither?

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:24am
Car buyers can no longer use federal dollars to help pay for electric vehicles. Analysts expect a sharp drop in domestic sales.

Shutdown forces EPA to send thousands of staffers home

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:23am
The agency's efforts to undo a series of environmental rules have come to a halt.

Refreeze the Arctic? Scientists split over polar geoengineering.

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:23am
Some scientists argue the risks of climate damage outweigh possible benefits. Others say more research is needed as the Arctic warms.

California housing groups join effort to weaken consumer advocates

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:21am
They are supporting the state insurance commissioner's effort to make it harder for advocates to try to block insurance rate hikes.

DC Circuit won’t redo ruling upholding HFC cap-and-trade rule

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:19am
Lawyers for rule challengers had said the court should take the rare step of granting rehearing because of the "significance of the issues."

Judge orders Trump admin to preserve $233M in FEMA grants it tried to pull from blue states

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:18am
The administration’s abrupt effort to repurpose the funds mere days before the end of the fiscal year appears to be illegal, the judge said.

Starmer should go to COP to counter Trump, says former UK climate minister

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:17am
The prime minister is reportedly not planning to attend the COP30 leaders’ summit in Brazil in November.

EU will propose measures to close loopholes in carbon border levy

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:15am
The move responds to concerns from industry and trading partners who argue the levy is easy to dodge and penalizes domestic exporters.

Schwarzenegger downplays Trump, backs Vatican’s environmental initiative

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:14am
The former California governor supports the conference marking the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' 2015 environmental encyclical.

Paying to offset a flight’s pollution not advised for travelers

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 6:13am
The voluntary offset market is largely unregulated, and it’s really difficult to measure offsets, which can lead to them being overcounted.

Shutdown threatens to delay Zeldin’s climate rule rollback

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:19am
The EPA administrator's aggressive timeline would be undermined by the agency shuttering for a prolonged period.

Why Trump’s coal revival may be short-lived

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:18am
The administration's plan to boost coal may provide modest relief to existing plants but likely won't prompt new investment, analysts say.

Maine wins early victory in climate lawsuit against oil companies

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:17am
A federal judge rebuffed the fossil fuel industry's bid to move the case to a more favorable court.

Dems: White House skirted law to cut NASA’s budget

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:16am
The Trump administration has sought to purge climate programs from NASA and other federal agencies.

DOE: No ban on ‘climate change’ or ‘emissions’ in communications

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:15am
The department insists it's not blocking staff using certain terms, even as the administration moves to gut climate regs and refute the science.

Oregon legislators raise gas tax, add EV fee

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:15am
Democrats criticized the bill for not including subsidies for e-bikes or electric vehicles.

Red states probe tech companies’ renewable energy claims

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:14am
The states allege that tech giants like Meta and Amazon are misleading consumers about their energy use.

Florida cities and counties sue over sweeping hurricane emergency law

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:13am
The lawsuit filed in circuit court in Tallahassee asserts that the new law is “the largest incursion into local home rule authority” since 1968.

Nations rethink plans for Brazil climate summit as costs soar

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:11am
Accommodations in Belém are scarce. Sky-high prices have leaders from developing countries considering scaling back their presence.

Suriname pledges to shield 90% of its forests

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 6:10am
Scientists say Suriname is one of only three countries worldwide that absorb more carbon dioxide than they emit.

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