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Texas lawmakers rip into local response at field hearing
County and local officials argued that they reacted as quickly as possible, but state lawmakers picked apart timelines and questioned local decision-making.
California incorporates climate modeling into property insurance
A new policy lets insurers account for climate change in determining risk and setting premiums. "A big step forward," one researcher said.
Vineyard Wind critics appeal approval to Interior
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is representing fishing groups that are challenging the offshore wind project.
Europe learned to love American LNG. This is how Trump wrecks it.
Backroom deals, embassy contacts and brown liquor built a booming export trade. Now, the lobbyist who saw it all says the U.S. president’s dalliances with Vladimir Putin are an incoming "asteroid" for the industry.
Consumer groups sue California to recoup compensation for fire insurance work
The clash escalates a long-running feud between Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the consumer groups amid a spiraling property insurance crisis in California.
Newsom allows LA officials to restrict development in burn zones
The move marks a shift from his previous efforts to ease permitting for building in the areas devastated by January’s firestorm.
Pakistan, US reach a trade agreement to develop oil reserves
Officials didn't specify where the exploration would occur, but most reserves are believed to be in the insurgency-hit southwestern province, Balochistan.
Ethiopia’s tree campaign underway, aims to plant 700M seedlings
Authorities say some 40 billion tree seedlings have been planted since 2019. The target for 2025 is 7.5 billion trees.
E&E News reporters discuss Trump’s influence on independent agencies
The White House is getting more involved in Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission operations.
EPA used an unexpected argument to kill the endangerment finding
The agency’s effort to roll back a landmark climate finding is pinned on divorcing local carbon emissions from global ones — and the dangers they pose.
DOE reframes climate consensus as a debate
Energy Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers to write a report that assaults what he called the "cancel culture Orwellian squelching of science."
Trump admin eliminates offshore wind project areas
The Interior Department changed the classification for offshore areas considered prime targets for wind energy projects.
AI could strengthen the credibility of carbon markets, report says
Machine intelligence would address criticism that markets fund projects with little climate benefit — and would make them "reliable, ethical and robust."
Promise to triple global clean energy is off track
Nearly 200 nations vowed to accelerate wind and solar installations at COP28. Only 16 have increased their targets.
Spain’s top court rules PM Sánchez not responsible for Valencia floods
European Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera was also cleared by the Supreme Court.
Legal risks seen accelerating climate adaptation plans
Many of the most climate-vulnerable citizens, communities and nations are suing countries and corporations over what they see as a lack of climate action.
Google sees Asia as a ‘challenging’ region to decarbonize
Some places are especially tough for the tech giant to secure enough renewable electricity due to a lack of supply, said a company official.
Satellite launched by India, NASA will track shifts in land and ice
Its two radars will operate day and night, peering through clouds, rain and foliage to collect troves of data in extraordinary detail.
EPA attacks climate science. Here are the facts.
The Trump administration's proposal to roll back the endangerment finding includes many misleading and inaccurate claims.
EPA says endangerment reversal is guided by Supreme Court
Administrator Lee Zeldin pointed to high-profile legal decisions that eroded executive branch power as a sign of support for dismantling the endangerment finding.