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Despite an injection of funding, the agency still has not recovered from an exodus of scientists and policy experts, both insiders and critics say.
Former president Donald Trump criticized turbine tech alleging it was a major bird killer in the U.S.
Move targeting power-plant emissions is part of a broader Biden administration push on environmental and climate rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants, reversing a move late in former President Donald Trump's administration to roll back emissions standards.
The moves sets the stage for the agency to issue tighter controls on mercury, a neurotoxin emitted by power plants.
Former president criticizes Biden administration’s response to train derailment in East Palestine as he visits town
The proposal comes after the Trump administration weakened regulations that required coal plants to treat polluted wastewater with modern filtration methods.
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The Biden administration said on Tuesday it rescinded a land swap deal struck by former President Donald Trump's interior secretary that would have allowed a new road to cut through an Alaska wildlife refuge.
Under Trump, the EPA reversed that decision and rolled back the Obama standards, a move that would have increased U.S. oil consumption by about 500,000 barrels per day by the 2030s. President Joe Biden reinstated the Obama rules in 2022 mandating a 28.3% reduction in vehicle emissions by 2026 and in 2021 set a goal of EVs or plug-in hybrids accounting for 50% of new cars sold by 2030.
For example, studies where people watch videos about the impacts of climate change in local versus distant locations do not show these people having different intentions to engage in environmental behaviour.As Ive written in an article on the new study, these results remind us that evidence should always trump intuition when it comes to applying psychological theory.
The Republican plan to raise the nation’s borrowing authority by cutting federal spending would cap the EPA budget at a level that would devastate the agency’s efforts to rebuild after decades of eroding resources and the attacks of the Trump years. EPA spending in real dollars in 2020 was less than half what it had…
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Oil and gas companies have intensified the hunt for new deposits in a long-term bet on demand, as they reinvest some of the record profits from the fossil fuel price surge driven by the Ukraine war, according to data and industry executives.
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The exploration revival reflects a renewed commitment to oil and gas after Shell and BP slowed down plans to shift away from their legacy business and invest in renewables
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has reversed Trump-era amendments to Hazardous Materials Regulations that allowed liquified natural gas to be transported via railway.
The U.S. Interior Department said it would cancel oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development agency in the final days of former President Donald Trump’s administration.
Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden administration cancels controversial Alaskan oil leases The Biden administration on Wednesday confirmed it will nix seven Alaskan oil and gas drilling leases issued under the Trump administration and suspended for review shortly after Biden took…
Seven oil and gas leases canceled by interior department, which said sale during final days of Trump administration were flawed
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it was canceling seven oil drilling leases sold by the Trump administration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain.
In the minds of those who hate him, has Trump ever been correct about any policy? Ever?
Biden lost little time in charting a clear course to undo many of his predecessor's policies within his first few hours in office.
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Rishi Sunak is shifting into election mode. Ahead of a likely national poll next year, the British prime minister is considering watering down the country’s targets for electric vehicles and energy efficiency. The move may play well with some voters, and Sunak’s own right-wing fringe. The loser is not only the UK’s net-zero credibility, but its long-term economic health.
Former US president Donald Trump said he knew Rishi Sunak was ‘smart’.
Sunak announced plans to water down environmental commitments this week.
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Not only has the Trump Organization failed to complete the necessary studies, it is significantly underestimating the rate at which river water is sucked into the hotel and condo high-rise, the lawsuit alleges.
This time he's claiming the state had lots of blackouts this summer. It did not.
The former president also plans to scrap clean energy rules and expand drilling to boost fossil fuels, say his advisers.
President Joe Biden is too busy for an international climate summit. Although Biden’s expected absence from COP28 could frustrate climate activists, it cannot objectively be viewed as a lack of concern about the issue – especially when compared with Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican primary front-runner.
Editorial: Looming over this year’s climate talks was the spectre of Donald Trump regaining the US presidency
In an interview, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared his concerns regarding how climate goals can be affected by Trump’s second presidency.
Biden's halt of natural gas exports harms the environment and benefits America's enemies.
Stephanie LeMenager is Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor of English and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon.
It is not news that former President Donald Trump wants to hit rewind on President Joe Biden’s climate policy. What is news is how far Trump may go.
At event billed as an ‘energy roundtable,’ Trump said he would rescind environmental rules that he said hampered the oil industry, according to two people who were there
The Republican frontrunner has vowed to put an end to ‘horrible’ wind turbines, pledging to undo yet another key US green policy
The day after their CNN presidential debate, former President Donald Trump cited a wildly inaccurate figure about sea levels to mock President Joe Biden’s debate claim that “the only existential threat to humanity is climate change.”
Rules allow hunting practices that target bears and wolves, including pups or cubs, on federal land in Alaska
Oregon faces a massive wildfire threatening communities, while a Native American artist showcases his recovery from gun violence. Alleged cartel co-founder Zambada pleads not guilty, Trump criticizes Harris and plans rallies, and billionaire donors hope Harris replaces FTC Chair Khan. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. challenges Trump on crypto views.
Former US Vice President Al Gore has endorsed Kamala Harris for the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, praising her strong stance on climate issues and middle-class support. Harris, after Joe Biden's withdrawal, has yet to be officially nominated. She will contest against former President Donald Trump in the upcoming November elections.
Ex-president, who previously denigrated electric vehicles, says they are suitable for a ‘small slice’ of the population
American voters face a tough choice between a climate change sceptic Donald Trump and Kamala Harris who promises carbon emission mitigation.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has pledged to rescind Biden's power plant pollution rule and block Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel. His economic plan includes imposing tariffs and ensuring a 100% American supply chain. Trump criticized Kamala Harris and promised new nuclear reactors, tax cuts, and reducing the deficit.
Donald Trump recently spoke in favor of expanding nuclear energy around the U.S., a plan supported by 49 percent of Democrats.
The latetst -- and most surprising -- to come out in support of the bill is billionaire Elon Musk, the Donald Trump-supporting, often regulation-averse Tesla CEO and X owner.
Germany took to social media to rebut comments made by former President Donald Trump during the presidential debate Tuesday about the country's renewable energy industry.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S.
Neither of them had a reassuring stance on the climate crisis, but Trump’s appeared unearthly. America’s climate apathy was apparent in the debate. Both have taken more of a kitchen-sink approach to energy, from drilling to windmills and everything in between.
Trump made the comments in California, where he says the freshwater would help combat wildfires.
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The company is accusing SpaceX of damaging its property, which it bought in 2017 to impede Trump’s border wall, and wants $15 million in damages.
Global leaders gather for climate meetings in New York as growing mistrust is highlighted. Germany's SPD fends off far-right in Brandenburg state election. Mexico's ruling party elects new leader. Hezbollah and Israel exchange heavy fire. Trump states he will not run again if he loses in November. Zelenskiy seeks peace for Ukraine in U.S. Visit. Iran coal mine blast kills 31.
Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Hurricane Helene spotlights Trump, Vance climate skepticism Hurricane Helene’s devastation is shining a spotlight on former President Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance‘s (R-Ohio) skepticism of well-established climate science. © Stephen Maturen, Getty Images Trump this week…
The back-and-forth during the debate shed light on how a Trump administration would treat publicly owned land.
Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, promises to prevent states from banning gasoline-powered vehicles if elected. His pledge targets swing-state Michigan and comes amid debates on electric vehicle mandates led by states like California, which aims for a gasoline vehicle ban by 2035.
The Republican ramped up his attacks on Kamala Harris’ shift to renewable energy in the critical state of Pennsylvania, where the rivals are virtually tied.
The 18-hole extension to Donald Trump’s Menie Links course in Aberdeenshire is set to open in 2025.
Former President Trump expressed tentative support for former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to remove fluoride from water.
With control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans are poised to upend U.S. climate policy
The US had been a major diplomatic force in climate talks under previous administrations, but Donald Trump's election will likely usher in a new era.
As a result, India and China could be asked to take up funding commitments. But Delhi should stay with principled position
President-elect Trump named another member of his team Monday, announcing that former Rep. Lee Zeldin is his choice for Environmental Protection Agency administrator. If he is...
Donald Trump has appointed former Congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, raising concerns over Zeldin's past environmental voting record. Critics question his commitment to environmental standards, given his history of opposing green measures and support for deregulation.
The prime minister will use a week-long trip to South America to pitch Australia as a safe and reliable country to invest in, especially if the incoming US president follows through on his climate threats.
Global tensions rise as G20 diplomats face challenges on climate and Ukraine. Iran denies Elon Musk meeting, while unrest continues in Abkhazia. UN climate chief urges G20 leaders for financial support. Xi Jinping commits to work with Trump team, and Greek PM ousted over dissent. Israeli strikes cause casualties in Gaza.
US President-elect Donald Trump nominated fracking magnate and climate change skeptic Chris Wright as energy secretary on Saturday, tasking him with
Donald Trump has chosen Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel advocate, as energy secretary in a future administration. Wright's nomination reinforces Trump's agenda for US energy dominance. Environmental groups oppose the choice, citing Wright's support for increased fossil fuel production.
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Biden flew over the jungle by helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders in the Brazilian city of Manaus on the penultimate leg of a valedictory South American tour which has been overshadowed by Trump's election win
The sustainability theme faces an uncertain future under President-elect Donald Trump, but Morgan Stanley has named a number stocks with major upside.
Donald Trump’s resounding election victory over Kamala Harris marks not only the Obama-Biden era’s end but the beginning of the end of the radical climate agenda. The incoming Trump administration is promising government efficiency and accountability and fiscal restraint. No policies are more wasteful with worse results than green policies.
Despite the optimistic outlook for drilling, the sector could face headwinds like Ottawa’s proposed oil and gas emissions cap and the 25-per-cent tariff that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose on imports
California Governor Gavin Newsom is pursuing up to $25 million in additional legal funding to challenge anticipated federal actions under President-elect Donald Trump's second term. This fund aims to protect key state interests, including reproductive rights, environmental standards, and civil rights, while also recouping essential federal funds.
Gov. Newsom called a special session to prepare $25 million for legal battles with the incoming Trump administration. Republicans dismiss the session as a political stunt.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is promising expedited federal permits for energy projects and other construction worth more than $1 billion. But like other Trump plans, the idea is likely to run into regulatory and legislative hurdles, including a landmark law that requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impact before deciding on major projects.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden's climate work when he takes office next month.
California's proposal to ban engine-powered vehicles from showrooms by 2035 has been approved, but Donald Trump may soon repeal it.
Morgan Stanley is the latest to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, against a backdrop of growing backlash to environmental, social and governance measures
The Biden administration released guidance for clean energy tax credits, while a new Cyber Trust Mark rates internet device security. Seattle fires a police officer over a student's death. The Oregon ban on secret recordings is upheld. Trump's legal woes continue, including a block on a prosecutor's report.
President-elect Donald Trump inaccurately blamed water shortages in Los Angeles on policies meant to preserve an endangered fish called the Delta smelt.
While President-elect Donald Trump and others suggest offshore wind is responsible for an increase in whale deaths, the NOAA and Whale and Dolphin Conservation...
Set to be killed by Trump, the rules mostly lock in existing trends.
President-elect Donald Trump has used the devastating Los Angeles wildfires to revisit a policy disagreement with California Gov.
Professor Robert Wilson told Newsweek that Trump's rhetoric seems to suggest he won't take the threat climate change has on wildfires "seriously."
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California withdrew requests Tuesday for the federal government to allow the state to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs in anticipation of the Trump administration rejecting them.
Conservation groups are concerned that the endangered right whale is vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration signals more support for marine industries.
The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather. Forecasters predict another polar vortex disruption will stretch Arctic air across the top of the globe and make Donald Trump’s second inauguration the coldest in 40 years.
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs said in a statement that the answer to the Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific "is still no," after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested reviving the project in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on Canadian exports.
A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc's push for clean energy and the new U.S.
Southern California reservoirs are near full, and hydrant problems are unrelated to the Delta and fish, they note
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to override California's water-management practices, criticizing the state's wildfire response. This move follows his visit to the fire-stricken Los Angeles area, reflecting an ongoing tension between federal and state approaches to environmental management.
The Department of Transportation's new leader has called for fuel economy standards that align with President Donald Trump's policies.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production .
WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trump administration is once again targeting California's controversial high-speed rail project, with federal transportation officials on Thursday announcing an investigation and possible withdrawal of about $4 billion in federal funding.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a comment by President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency does not plan to reduce its staff by 65%, the White House and the agency said
Tonight on 'Closer Look': Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is jeopardizing longstanding efforts between Canada and the United States to fight invasive sea lampreys
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration acted to roll back environmental safeguards around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation announced Friday that cites dangers from wildfires.
Critics say Nasa faces ‘extinction-level event’ with budget plan, with climate research funding also to be slashed
More than 100 nations in the International Maritime Organization have agreed to fuel standards for ships and fees for carbon emissions offenders, which the Trump administration opposes.
President Donald Trump has attempted to slash other climate efforts approved during the administration of former president Joe Biden, including a $20 billion funding program for projects that reduce greenhouse gases.
Environmentalists and Newsom administration on defense, but pledge to use state laws and lawsuits to fight rollbacks
The US president signed an executive order to speed up permits for ocean mining to boost the supply of critical resources largely controlled by China.
Donald Trump's government looks somewhat isolated in its attacks on clean power, as Europe, China and the UK double down. But the UK and Europe still need America.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration’s drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency’s independent scientific research.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration's drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency's independent scientific
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would gut health and environmental initiatives and is “laced” with “cruel language.”
The race for seabed riches is being driven in part by China’s dominance of the global critical minerals trade. Read more at straitstimes.com.
New York Times reports Elon Musk’s Doge agency has created spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts
A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump's efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat
PFOA and PFOS have been found in the drinking water of 200 million Americans, including 6 out of 10 Illinoisans.
Environmentalists are contesting President Trump's order, which allows commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. They argue it removes vital protections, harming marine biodiversity. The lawsuit, supported by Earthjustice, highlights negative impacts on Native Hawaiian interests and the potential for ecological damage via longline fishing.
A wildlife inspector said the destruction of sand dunes at a beach beside Donald Trump's luxury Irish hotel was unlikely to be halted by a simple fencing project.
The Trump Administration is initiating the process of selling leases for deep-sea mining. While deep-sea mining is expected to…
Department of Energy announced $3.7 billion worth of funding cuts for clean-energy and climate projects on Friday—in latest blow to green sector.
Doug Burgum says Biden order that banned drilling in 23m-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska will be reversed
The Trump administration is targeting still more federal science funding, this time more than $30 billion at the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation and other agencies
"The EPA is trying to get out of the climate change business,” says one expert.
The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.
A Justice Department legal opinion released Tuesday disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked.
The EPA has contradicted itself—and legal precedent—in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power-plant climate pollution
Odorless and colorless, methane is a gas that is easy to miss — but it’s one of the most important contributors to global warming. It can trap up to 84 times as much heat as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, though it breaks down much faster. Measured over 10…
The US president signed resolutions to roll back California laws designed to promote the use of electric vehicles.
President Trump will attend the G7 summit on Sunday in a nation he threatened to annex. He will also be an outlier on climate issues
Environmental groups have praised government's progress made on marine protection at the UN meeting
A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown when nations meet to negotiate rules for deep-sea mining next month.
Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.
A longtime critic of U.S. biofuels says an expansion of biofuels policy under President Donald Trump would lead to more greenhouse gas emissions and fewer food crops.
Norway’s crusade to eliminate gasoline powered cars was years in the making. Can that achievement be replicated?
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja were due to visit on Monday the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of...
Experts predict this summer might be hotter than average—and the U.S. is not prepared to meet the challenge.
Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) are already known to be toxic to aquatic life—now we're finding them in the air.
Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But President Trump's proposed budget would slash key programs.
Solar energy stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday as the market digested cuts to renewable power tax credits in the Senate's version of the budget bill.
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
The collapse of the world’s second-largest ice sheet would drown cities worldwide. Is that ice more vulnerable than we know?
President Donald Trump has supported use of asbestos in the past and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.
Trump says he backs the MAHA agenda which includes eliminating toxins linked to human health problems. But his administration continues to cuts funds, grants and regulations that support that goal.
Health specialists were put on leave, and a report on how to protect 20 million workers from wildfire smoke has stalled
Who needs regulations on things with clear ties to mesothelioma?
Buried in the Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget is the near elimination of something called the Ecosystems Mission Area. It's a program that monitors living things and the health of the land and water they inhabit. NPR's Ari Daniel reports that care…
One morning in the middle of March, a slow-moving spring blizzard stalled above eastern Nebraska, pounding the state capital of Lincoln with 60-mile-per-hour winds, driving sleet, and up to eight inches of snow. Lincoln Electric System, the local electric uti…
Coal power is on life support in the US. It used to carry the grid with cheap electricity, but now plants are closing left and right. There are a lot of potential reasons to let coal continue its journey to the grave. Carbon emissions from coal plants are a m…
I. A Parliament of Billionaires Donald Trump is America’s first billionaire president. He entered the White House in 2017 with a net worth of $3.7 billion, according to Forbes, and in 2025 with a net worth of $5.2 billion. Trump’s habitat, unlike yours or m…
For all the panic in Washington about inflation, the federal deficit, and the mounting cost of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the United States has been quietly racking up exorbitant costs that the administration would prefer nobody tally. In the 12-mont…
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, but President Trump’s proposed budget cuts jeopardize the data-gathering efforts and other forecasting tools
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s budget reconciliation bill could wreak havoc on every corner of the outdoor industry.
As London Climate Week nears, it highlights the growing disconnect between public demand for bold climate action and global leaders' inaction.
New strains of misinformation about climate change are spreading, meant to slow the growth of renewable energy needed to fix the problem. Rather than flat-out denying the mountains of evidence that show that humans are causing climate change, more recent talk…
Experts say California is primed for a brutal fire season. Sweeping changes to federal emergency management agencies could make matters worse.
Speaking in New Mexico, President Trump's Secretary of Agriculture announced her intention to roll back a landmark 2001 conservation rule passed in the late hour of the Clinton administration.
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Power-hungry AI and associated data centers could make the grid cleaner, eventually cutting more climate-change-causing emissions than they produce
A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at tracking wildfires—and using AI to process all the data being collected.
The Trump administration wants to open up tens of millions of acres of national forest to development. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday that it’s rescinding a landmark rule that prevents road construction and timber harvesting in th…
Florida's attorney general says the facility is on track to open in early July, at a little-used airfield in the Everglades. Environmental activists hope they can repeat history and stop the project.
Summer has officially begun with a blast of scorching temperatures across much of the United States. The National Weather Service is warning of “extremely dangerous heat” baking 160 million people under a heat dome stretching from the Midwest to the East Coas…
"It's not good for our environment, it's not good for our quality of life," said one protester.
In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like…
It may sound bluntly obvious, but energy is power. Those who can produce it, especially lots of it, get to exert authority in all sorts of ways. It brings revenue and enables manufacturing, data processing, transportation, and military might. Energy resources…
European EV and hybrid sales are booming. Yet, Tesla's market share is shrinking, falling 45% in the first five months of this year.
Google’s carbon emissions jumped yet again as the company continues to push ahead in AI. The company’s 2025 sustainability report emphasizes that its “ambition-based emissions” grew 11 percent last year to reach 11.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide poll…
Climate tech founders in the US say they're pivoting to new markets in light of Trump's tax credit cuts.
Gov. Hochul unveiled New York's nuclear power plant project to power a million homes, which faces permit challenges while promising jobs and a cleaner energy future.
The government hopes the legislation will reduce dependence on the US, but has drawn criticism from environmental groups.
Smucker joins a growing number of big food companies that have announced plans to eliminate artificial dyes.
Senators might want to read a new Yale-George Mason survey of registered voters before they vote on the huge bill cutting clean energy, climate funding & tax incentives.
Are small social impact acts like recycling, donating to food banks or driving an EV meaningful in light of the shutdown of many social and environmental programs?
By Thomas English, Daily Caller News Foundation | June 23, 2025 As California braces for another wildfire season, forestry experts warn that decades of regulatory mismanagement — not climate change or Trump-era budget cuts — have left forests dangerously over…
WIRED loves Fairphone and everything it stands for—but people just aren’t buying its devices, and the few who have don’t need to upgrade.
Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their ...
They know better but they’d rather fight than switch
The future of sustainability reporting is being reevaluated. With so many moving pieces in jurisdictions around the world, it is difficult to know what to watch.
The Global South did not create the climate crisis. But it is counting on the rest of us to help solve it.
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 300 current and recently terminated employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a declaration of dissent on ...
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) has announced that he is withdrawing his latest public lands sell-off plan from the Senate budget reconciliation bill, one which would have mandated the sale of millions of acres of public land throughout the Western United Stat…
Senate Republicans today passed a sweeping spending bill that narrowly avoided punitive tax measures on renewable energy but still threatens to stall its growth in the US. After wrangling over hundreds of amendments for more than 24 hours in a so-called “vot…
Florida's Miccosukee tribe challenges new Everglades detention facility over environmental and safety concerns, as Trump tours the 5,000-person "Alligator Alcatraz."
Links to the U.S.’s most comprehensive climate reports—the National Climate Assessments—disappeared from the Internet on Monday, along with the official government website that houses them
The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.
With summer in full swing and temperatures on the rise, Whit Johnson shares how zoos are helping animals across America beat the heat.
The first solar cell ever made was built in the United States. Tesla, based in the US, was once the largest EV manufacturer in the world. The lithium ion battery was codeveloped in the US. But today, China — not the US — is the largest manufacturer of solar c…
The A.I. industry seems set for growing pains as Big Tech companies scramble for solutions to the medium's unprecedented strain on the power grid.
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
Four research firms project that the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and likely put U.S. and global climate goals out of reach
Across Louisiana, communities are bracing for the tax bill’s massive cuts to critical funding for local community organizing and resilience
What we conserve and why—art, heirlooms, animals, even the planet—are increasingly urgent questions.
The Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito’s proposal for "degrowth communism" as a solution to the climate crisis has inspired fierce debate, including among other Marxists.
The greenhouse effect was discovered more than 150 years ago and the first scientific paper linking carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere with climate change was published in 1896.
The clock is ticking on the Colorado River. The seven states that use its water are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing its shrinking supplies. After more than a year of deadlock, there are rumblings of a new plan, but it’s far from …
(Bloomberg) -- The vast tract of land off Route 85 was meant to be a symbol of Made-in-America manufacturing. A billion-dollar battery factory was going to...
Called “traitors” at the docks, over 100 East Coast fishermen are also working for wind developers. Many voted for a president who wants to tear it all down.
A climate change activist was arrested after spray-painting Apple’s 5th Avenue store as part of a protest against Big Tech’s “climate hypocrisy.” Protestors from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group staged a demonstration at the New York City storefro…
The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly plugging away at research they hope will help us all adapt to the Biosphere 1 — that is Earth, and the climate change we are causing to it.
Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations addressed the shared challenges of global warming on Monday, the final day of their summit in Rio de Janeiro, demanding that wealthy nations fund mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in poorer nations. From a…
In May, Honda announced that it would be scaling back its EV investment plans, partly because of an unstable international trade environment and also due to ...
Climate activists and Trump advisors are on the same page on one thing: they hate Apple.
New York’s flagship Fifth Avenue Apple Store was spray-painted by climate change protesters, calling for a boycott of the company. Three slogans were sprayed onto the glass frontage of the store, with Extinction Rebellion accusing Apple of hypocrisy on env…
The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue was the target of a small protest by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion, with slogans spray painted on the famous glass box. Spray paint on the Fifth Avenue Apple Store - Image Credit: Extinction Rebellion NYCOn Sunda…
The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them
Microsoft's pledge to go carbon neutral by 2030 has hit an AI-shaped snag, as the firm's hunger for cloud growth impacts emissions targets.
Kerr County applied for federal grants to build a warning system to protect residents from flash floods. Under the Trump Administration, that kind of funding is drying up.
As the Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the U.S., China continues huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide.
A new analysis warns that AI facilities could be forced to stop operating because of water shortages and blackouts
Six Republican Congress members callously urged Canada to take “proper action” to mitigate smoke wafting into the U.S.
If NASA must pull back, Europe is ready to step up — and do so with open arms.
Proposed budget cuts in the US will lead to the loss of vital carbon dioxide measurements, but no other countries are preparing to step in so far, researchers warn
Under the second Trump administration, it’s becoming increasingly harder to access information about the climate crisis.
Federal tax credits for rooftop solar, heat pumps and other energy-efficient technologies are going away at the end of the year. Here's what consumers should know.
Over at the Atlantic, Alan Taylor has collected a bunch of photos showing just how hard China is pushing on solar energy. As
NASA will not host the U.S. government's primary climate assessment reports on its website after all, despite a White House claim that they would be available via the space agency.
Donald Trump has championed the mining industry. But workers worry fewer regulations could endanger their safety.
The birds could provide important scientific insights, according to Kennedy.
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The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.
For anyone concerned that the world is hurtling toward three degrees of warming by the end of the century—a future described as “hellish” by the UN secretary general—there is one useful byproduct of the budget reconciliation bill the Republican Party scramble…
At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.
Energy infrastructure is the 21st century’s Marshall Plan—a systems-level investment that could transform economies, reduce emissions, and provide universal electricity.
The U.S. DOJ urged Maryland's highest court last week to dismiss a series of lawsuits targeting big oil companies over climate change-related claims.
Changes in federal policy and consumer demand are complicating automakers' decisions. Staying flexible can help manage through it.
The luxury carmaker is hitting the brakes on its EQ line, a move that could be seen as the beginning of the industry's troubles as federal tax breaks are set to expire.
A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.
Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. For decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has driven many of the biggest …
Sweat covers Isaac Barnes's face under his beekeeper's veil as he hauls boxes of honeycomb from his hives to his truck. It's a workout in what feels like a sauna as the late-morning June temperatures rise.
Data from NISAR will map changes to Earth’s surface, helping improve crop management, natural hazard monitoring, and tracking of sea ice and glaciers. A new U.S.-India satellite called NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) will provide high-resolution da…
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk Collaboration. Stories of struggle flow unceasingly from our public lands — here, a senior botanist pulled from invasive species removal to check campg…
The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.
Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation have signed public letters to leadership opposing the direction in which the agencies are headed
Officials and scientists say the state has had a mild season thus far, but fires are expected to surge in drier months.
DOGE cuts to the National Park Service spawned fears of widespread problems for park visitors during peak summer season, as parks continue to see record visit numbers. The cuts are real, but mostly invisible.
When researchers discovered evidence of “dark oxygen” last year, the news spread around the world, but the biggest challenge to the science comes from its funders
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President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to upend a foundational scientific determination about the harms of greenhouse gases that underpins the US government's ability to curb climate change.
The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A concern raised by Trump as early as 2017.
On a Friday evening this July, the Trump administration announced it would lay off all of the health research scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency. Hundreds of investigators who try to understand how toxic pollution affects the human body would b…
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate...
From drought-stricken farms to rising trade barriers, the global coffee industry is facing unprecedented strain.
A critical examination of climate science risk assessments and the growing challenge from global actuaries
The Trump administration is releasing its proposal to undo the “endangerment finding,” the long-standing rationale and legal imperative for regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
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A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
The Trump administration’s latest and greatest assault on climate change mitigation would eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions regulations for motor vehicles and engines.
The Trump EPA wants to reverse the “endangerment finding” that’s allowed the government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
The Trump administration is attempting to argue that greenhouses gases don’t endanger people to reverse regulations limiting these harmful emissions – climate scientists are pushing back
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The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
Elizabeth Kolbert on the Trump Administration’s plan to revoke the “endangerment finding,” which has long formed the basis of federal limits on carbon pollution.
The Orbiting Carbon Observatories have been a game-changer for agriculture and climate science. Now, NASA is under pressure to terminate them.
The Trump administration has reportedly directed NASA to draw up plans to shut down its Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite missions, which provide vital climate and agricultural data for scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed infor…
A federal judge will hold a hearing Wednesday on whether to block operations at the controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" facility due to environmental concerns.
If the EPA abdicates its responsibility to address climate change, it will harm health and the planet in exchange for pandering to fossil fuel interests
Proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act would cut down protections to whales, dolphins, polar bears and other species
Reports indicate that newly appointed officials are going ahead with plans to end two orbital carbon tracking missions.
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on wind and solar power from the rhetorical to the tangible, mounting a rapid-fire campaign...
The 14-day stoppage comes as a federal judge considers whether additional construction of the immigration detention facility in south Florida's Everglades is detrimental to the environment.
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Now that we're about halfway into the first year of President Donald Trump's second term, we can take stock of his administration's destruction of online environmental resources. It's worse than last time. It's also, seemingly, just the beginning - paving the…
The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.
American has almost no domestic mineral smelters, compromising economic and military security. A nickel smelter proposed for a former North Dakota coal mine site could turn that around.
Dozens of climate scientists responsible for authoring or contributing research to hundreds of peer-reviewed studies are launching a coordinated response to ...
Environmental groups allege that officials broke federal law by rushing construction without attaining public input or an environmental impact statement.
On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”
Representative Eric Sorensen of Illinois shares how his meteorology roots drive his fight to protect climate science and push back against political interference.
Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again, after a judge in Hawaii sided this week with...
It is the state’s largest ever settlement for “forever chemicals,” holding DuPont and its spin-offs accountable for contamination at four major sites and ensures taxpayers won't be left with the cleanup bill.
A looming deadline to claim the $7,500 federal EV tax credit has sparked a buying frenzy, and Tesla is already reaping the benefits.
Over 3.5 million acres of federal waters are no longer eligible for offshore wind development following an order from the Interior Department.
A proposed bill to amend a key marine mammal protection law has drawn widely opposing views from an array of key stakeholders.
PARAMOUNT, California (Reuters) -In 2019, Scott Kirby, the chief executive of United Airlines, hailed its new contract with green jet fuel producer World...
On Monday, Ford introduced an innovative new manufacturing process that it says will help make its EVs more sustainable, more desirable, and more importantly, more affordable. The timing couldn't have been worse. EV tax credits were set to expire at the end o…
The Trump administration is worried, it would seem, about eagles — like, the big birds of prey with sharp talons and famously good eyesight. Earlier this month, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who oversees endangered species, wrote on X that wind-energy proj…
Almost a quarter of Indiana's greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation — a sector EPA wants to deregulate. Here's how you can have a say.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two major environmental groups announced on Tuesday they have sued the Trump administration for secretly convening a group of climate...
A new executive order calls for the drastic curtailment of environmental reviews for launch and reentry permits, making it easier for companies like SpaceX to do as they please.
(Reuters) -The Trump administration is expected as soon as Monday to take another step toward curbing the growth of renewable energy in the United States by ...
GENEVA (Reuters) -The collapse on Friday of a sixth round of U.N. talks aimed at curbing plastic output has dimmed hopes of tackling a key source of...
Climate change and funding cuts are putting our drinking water, ecosystems and lives in danger
In small town Washington — where hydropower is plentiful — data centers are creating jobs and funding amenities. But water and energy aren't unlimited — and some worry about long-term sustainability.
The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research
A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments.
The second Trump administration is proving to be more disastrous for the climate and the clean energy economy than many had feared. Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed most of the clean energy incentives in former president Joe Biden’s Inflati…
An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste
The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN’s requirement for unanimity holds back environmental policy, but there are better ways to make progress
An anonymous reader shares a report: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is narrowing the capabilities and reducing the number of next-generation weather and climate satellites it plans to build and launch in the coming decades, two people fam…
The River Thames is supposed to be the beautiful heartbeat of London. Instead, there are an estimated 400,000 pounds of wet wipes clogging up one 820-foot stretch along the riverbed.
The protections that made its balance possible are disappearing.
There’s enough lithium in one year of U.S. mine waste to power 10 million electric vehicles.
If you have been planning to buy a clean vehicle, please act soon. Federal tax credits credits for both individuals and businesses are ending over seven years early!
The Regime ordered Friday that all construction stop on Revolution Wind, a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that is already mostly built. Via the New York Times: The 65-turbine project had obtained all necessary permits from the Biden admini…
The Revolution Wind farm was already 80 percent complete before the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management sent it a letter Friday to “halt all ongoing activities” to address purported national security concerns and “interference” with other potential uses for …
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said that the reprioritization of capital toward internal combustion engines would thin the EV market —offering an opportunity.
Revolution Wind, Rhode Island’s first large-scale offshore wind project, was put on ice by the Trump administration Friday, which ordered developers to...
Some species almost certainly won’t, if planned changes to environmental protections go through.
The Geological Survey, a branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior, released the draft list in the Federal Register and it will be open for public...
Bill McKibben writes that the Trump Administration’s irrational dislike of solar and wind energy imperils both the environment and the economy.
President Trump has suggested this week that wind power is the reason for rising energy bills in the UK. BBC Verify's Ben Chu takes a look at the data.
Deep-sea rocks packed with valuable metals may also be making oxygen in the deep, dark ocean—raising new questions about the cost of mining them.
Governments' failure to agree a treaty on curbing plastics pollution draws attention to how reliant on the material we have become but there may be a silver lining, writes Smith Mordak. Devastating news this month that we did not get the plastics treaty we de…
The Trump administration argues that rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule will help wildland firefighters. Fire researchers warn that more roads could exacerbate the problem.
The cancellation is Trump's latest move against renewable energy, which the US president has dismissed a 'scam'.
In Texas and across the nation, scores of coal-fired plants and petrochemical facilities are allowed to bypass toxic emissions rules.
The Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a stop-work order on Aug. 22 for the Revolution Wind project, being developed by Denmark’s Ørsted.
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch pension fund PFZW has ended its relationship with wealth manager BlackRock in an overhaul of its investment portfolio aimed at...
The United Nations on Wednesday urged nations late in turning in their climate plans to do so quickly, with major polluters among dozens of countries still to unveil new commitments.
New research shows that filtration systems that remove PFAS can also get rid of other harmful substances. Whether they'll actually be introduced is a different matter entirely.
On a spring day in 1954, Bell Labs researchers showed off the first practical solar panels at a press conference in Murray Hill, New Jersey, using sunlight to spin a toy Ferris wheel before a stunned crowd. The solar future looked bright. But in the race to c…
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Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.
EPA wants to allow construction for manufacturing facilities and power plants before obtaining Clean Air Act permits.
Tankers taking water for US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman have been told to stop by Southern Water.
A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has disbanded a controversial Climate Working Group (CWG), which wrote a report that scientists say was full of errors and misrepresented climate science.
The 1.6-megawatt pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.
Here in the pine-covered mountains known as the Sierra Gorda – one of the most biodiverse stretches of Mexico – a “mercury boom” is underway. While the...
Plans for an upcoming Google datacenter in the UK show a bleak look at the impact AI is having on the environment, with the same CO2 emissions as hundreds of flights to Europe every day.
MAHA influencers have been smacked in the face with reality.
World's first-ever pact aims to fight threats like climate change, over-fishing and deep-sea mining.
The looming reopening of Idaho's Stibnite mining operations signals a major step in the reshoring of supply chains for the critical mineral antimony.
For winemakers seeking regenerative, biodynamic practices and enhanced fruit flavor, sheep grazing is where the ancient and the innovative converge.
Ten years after countries promised to cut climate pollution in the Paris Agreement, countries plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels that would be consistent with that deal.
A federal judge has ruled that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the Trump administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry. Work on the Revolution Wind proje…
It is China's first firm goal to reduce emissions but falls well short of what is needed to meet global targets.
In other words, more fire is coming, more often.
US officials have blamed Canada for not doing enough to stop its wildfire smoke from wafting south. Climate experts say it’s not so simple.
“A million people in China had to evacuate because of a typhoon.”
Study finds microgrids with wind, solar, and batteries can be built years sooner and at lower cost than SMRs Renewable energy sources could power datacenters at a lower cost than relying on nuclear generation from small modular reactors (SMRs), claims a recen…
Talks over the 83-year-old base come as the Trump administration looks to raise money from public lands and roll back open-space protections.
Major U.S. utilities earn an “F” on a new report card because they’re planning to build far too little clean energy and far too many gas-fired power plants.
In his September swing through Europe, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright talked about an American-European consensus on energy policy. Europe didn’t sign onto it.
Last week's UNGA and Climate Week was a tale of two cities. Here are six key points from my Climate Week 2025 journey with business & nonprofit leaders and scientists.
The banned words list applies to all work done at the largest federal funder of clean energy technology.
A new book argues that simply replacing fossil-fuel extraction with critical-mineral mining is no way out of the climate crisis.
In her own words, "I'd have been much better as a mate for Tarzan myself—which is true. I would have been."
U.S. officials in the coming days are set to hold the government's biggest coal sales in more than a decade, offering 600 million tons from publicly owned...
A Navajo tribe-owned company bid $186,000 to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in southeastern Montana on Monday in the biggest U.S. coal sale ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Dozens of countries have yet to secure accommodation at next month's COP30 climate summit in Brazil and some delegates are considering...
The surge in new AI data centers has sparked concern among environmentalists and public health experts alike.
The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.
Last week, the administration nixed more than $7.5 billion in clean energy project funding. New reports suggest that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Global emissions are expected to drop 63% by 2060, according to a new report.
The U.S. government is considering cancelling billions of dollars in funding for clean energy programs, including awards for auto manufacturing and carbon...
Trump’s approval of the 211-mile Ambler Road Project through Gates of the Arctic National Park hinges on winning an “AI arms race.” The post Trump Sacrifices Alaska Wilderness to Help AI Companies appeared first on The Intercept.
High gas prices and surging AI demand send operators back to the dirtiest fuel in the stack US datacenters are experiencing a significant shift toward coal-powered energy due to elevated natural gas prices and rapidly growing electricity demand.…
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. A final report was allegedly ready in mid-April.
By investing more in clean and efficient infrastructure to meet its sharply higher electricity demands, India can chart a “very different kind of growth” path on its way to becoming a developed nation, according to Nicholas Stern of the London School of Econo…
Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 43 fossil-fuel industry insiders among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.
Steelmaker Algoma says U.S. tariffs on steel are pushing it to more quickly transition to electric steelmaking. Here's why decarbonizing steel is such a big deal, how it's being done in Canada and what's needed for a successful transition in challenging times.
Britain's flagship polar research vessel heads to Antarctica next week to help advance dozens of climate change-linked science projects, as Western nations spearhead studies there while the United States withdraws.
Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.
How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.
An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on those supporting it.
A U.S. Department of the Interior spokesperson said the agency canceled a broad environmental review grouping together seven individual projects that make up the 6.2-GW Esmeralda 7 project, but could review each one individually.
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
The International Maritime Organization delays vote on reducing pollution in shipping after Trump threatens sanctions.
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree inquired about a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA.
A small Canadian mining company, Canagold, is seeking permits and approvals to renew gold mining operations at a remote site in northwestern British Columbia (B.C.). Called the New Polaris Mine, it faces opposition from First Nations, environmental nonprofits…
GM CFO Paul Jacobson said clean-air regulations had encouraged some of the automaker's rivals to unload their EVs at bargain-basement prices.
As the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental...
Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to power the planet on sunshine
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.
The Trump administration is telling Colorado to stop importing gray wolves from Canada as part of the state’s efforts to restore the predators, a shift that ...
The Trump administration plans to offer parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil and gas drilling. It's part of a larger effort to advance controversial projects in the state that were blocked by the Biden administration.
It said the 'sweeping package' would 'boost energy development, modernise land and resource management' in Alaska.
On an evening 10 years ago, Porter Ranch resident Matt Pakucko stepped out of his music studio and was walloped by the smell of gas—like sticking your head in an oven, he recalled.
California wildlife officials have been working to mitigate the impact of the state's rebounding wolf population on its ranchers. The Northern California wolves that were euthanized had become dependent on cattle for food.
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A new round of furlough notices were issued to EPA employees last week, while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut positions affecting national parks, endangered species, and toxic contamination research.
(Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
The UN's review of national climate plans shows the world is well off track to limit warming
The UN estimated Tuesday that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10% emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it was unable to provide a robust global overview after most countries failed to submit their plans on time.
World leaders will soon gather for the annual UN meeting on how to tackle climate change.
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.
Expectations are low for the UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil, but the host’s pragmatic approach could help make progress on implementation
Despite Paris Agreement pledges, countries 'have landed off target' on climate goals multiple times, the UN warns.
A federal court judge is allowing the Trump administration to reconsider a major federal permit that was granted to a Massachusetts offshore wind farm days...
The race to mine battery minerals from the ocean floor would create a new stream of waste that could rob sea life of a critical food source, according to new research published today in the journal Nature Communications. That could have far-reaching effects a…
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday said leaders must confront the "moral failure and deadly negligence" of missing the 1.5C climate target and urgently correct course at the COP30 summit.
Seven in 10 climate researchers expect China's carbon emissions to peak by the end of the decade, survey shows.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday condemned the COP30 environmental summit as harmful and misguided — defying the global scientific consensus and ...
A controversial conservation strategy that has sparked division among both lawmakers and environmentalists will move forward.
A once-dead pipeline has been given new life. The move reverses an environmental policy victory won by the Cuomo administration. [ more › ]
As countries meet at COP30 in the Amazon, a new Oxford University study gives the most detailed view yet of how different nations' laws and regulations are aligning—or not—to climate goals. The survey of climate policies across 37 countries (including the who…
There are growing calls for developed nations that produce the most gas emissions to take more responsibility.
Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web—and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our plates, according to a new study.
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Under President Trump, the U.S. has taken steps to roll back climate policies. Here are six significant changes.
Several Senate Democrats break ranks to join Republicans in a deal to reopen the government. And, world leaders gather in Brazil for a major climate conference, but the U.S. is not expected to attend.
The Democratic governor accused President Trump of having 'abandoned any sense of duty' by not showing up to COP30.
Donald Trump's assault on climate innovation is also affecting scientists researching geoengineering methods like carbon dioxide removal.
US withdrawal from monitoring projects has sent the world scrambling for alternatives.
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Efforts to expand deep-sea mining are alarming scientists and Indigenous leaders, who worry mining risks fisheries and food security.
These valuable but difficult-to-extract metals are increasingly important to modern life
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
The tech giant aims to offset its carbon emissions by bringing back a nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania.
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.
The plan would include six new offshore sales between 2027 and 2030.
Arizona's economy was once dominated by the "five C's": cotton, cattle, citrus, copper, and climate. But a new C has emerged that could grow to overshadow the rest: chips. New semiconductor manufacturing facilities are springing up across the greater Phoenix …
A fire broke out at the venue hosting U.N. climate talks in Brazil, prompting evacuations as firefighters rushed to control the flames.
Students played the roles of different countries, made speeches, and "negotiated" to strike deals.
India says it has met a key target of its previous climate action plan, but many say it needs to do more.
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy: It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an …
Brazil's new draft proposal does not contain a roadmap for a transition, nor mention 'fossil fuels' at all.
The 2015 Paris Agreement forged a path for the world to stave off the worst climate change scenarios. Here’s where we stand 10 years later
Cop30, the U.N.’s annual climate summit that the U.S. failed to send a delegate to this year, nonetheless achieved something President Donald Trump would celebrate.Delegates in Brazil reported that they had reached a tentative deal on Saturday, and while some…
What did we learn from a climate summit that ended in a deal with no new mention of fossil fuels?
Unionize workers are fighting Donald Trump's attacks on wind energy. In Baltimore, they're preparing for the “Green Workforce of the Future."
The Belem summit has restored some trust in the fraying global climate negotiation process. The challenge now is to take on the tougher challenge of expediting climate action
"It's a wrap … Don't forget to buy an 'i survived Belém' shirt," reads the opening line of an email I got Saturday, the final day of highly anticipated United Nations climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil. The email was sent from Shravya Jain-Conti, the US cl…
The 194 countries still taking part in UN climate negotiations reaffirmed the Paris Agreement following the US withdrawal, even if they agreed on little else
There are widespread concerns that deep-sea mining for metals will damage fragile ecosystems. But if mining ever goes ahead, hydrogen plasma could shrink the carbon footprint of smelting the metal ores
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will allow some new oil and gas production on or near existing fields, the government said on Wednesday, easing its stance on new...
Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for plants and wildlife.
Trump's Environmental Protection Agency says strict air quality standards were introduced without sufficient review.
The spike in fees for non-US residents comes as the National Park Service budget faces potential cuts next year.
In late 2024, an operative for the right-wing gotcha group Project Veritas clandestinely filmed his Tinder date with a 29-year-old EPA employee. The employee, who talked freely about his work distributing grant funds allocated by the Inflation Reduction Act, …
It was just several days ago that I wrote an article about Tesla launching a huge EV charging hub that runs on solar power. Today I found another one. Though, it actually launched a little before the Tesla one. It’s a new hub with 18 fast chargers for fleet v…
"Today, we're taking one more step to kill the 'Green New Scam,'" Trump said.
The proposal would would significantly reduce fuel economy requirements, encouraging vehicles that burn more fuel.
Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a report from Car and Driver: [T]he Trump administration announced less stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in an effort to bring down the price of new vehicles. The administration says that rules pu…
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
The government has spent more than $3 billion on beach replenishment over the last four decades. But with worsening climate change, experts say more dramatic change is in order
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals — with limited oversight.
The EPA has revised its assessment of the health risks posed by the carcinogen, less than a year after the Biden administration issued its own verdict.
The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say. China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy.
The "AI and crypto frenzy" is threatening American lives, the organizations say.
The Environmental Protection Agency has removed any mention of fossil fuels — the main driver of global warming — from its popular online page explaining the...
The US and other governments derailed agreement on a global environment study, it's co-chair says.
Bad for consumers, bad for the environment, 230+ groups say More than 230 organizations across America have signed a letter calling for a moratorium on the construction of datacenters, claiming the current building boom represents a huge environmental and soc…
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said EV adoption in the US was hampered by a "shocking lack of choice," compared to Europe or China.
If the White House hoped to these changes would go unnoticed or unchallenged, those hopes have been dashed.
Trump 2.0 has been hard on EV adoption. Uber is just one more example.
An environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the government’s decision to replace a photography competition winner with an image of President Donald Trump on the National Parks' America the Beautiful pass. [Read More]
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The Trump administration has long opposed wind power, most often citing cost and reliability concerns.
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On Wednesday, President Trump announced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the principal treaty for international cooperation on climate change.
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A decades-old Pacific organisation for environmental protection said the United States must go through a formal...
A new 9.1-megawatt solar array will help residents of Waukegan, Illinois, reduce energy bills. State incentives for low-income solar made the project possible.
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana jury last April determined oil giant Chevron owed $744 million for environmental damage to the state's coastline. Chevron, ...
Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend hydrogen with...
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down.
A win for advocacy!
The stunning reversal goes against the agency’s own mission statement.
The skyrocketing electricity demands of AI data centers—and a cold snap—are driving up America’s emissions after years of declines, a new report finds
US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years.
Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people: It’s going to stop tallying up the dollar value of lives saved and hospital visits avoided by air pollution regulations. Instead, the agency w…
U.S. emissions rose last year, new research says: The country spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before.
A break down of why Venezuela’s oil boom is clashing with a hotter, more fragile planet
World-first pact aims to protect 10 million species from threats like climate change, overfishing and deep-sea mining.
A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.
The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation. Affected organizations tell Nature that their work continues.
The Trump administration took the next step toward unilaterally jumpstarting deep-sea mining this week, announcing a "consolidated" permitting process for both searching for and commercially extracting minerals that have so far remained relatively untouched. …
Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile—and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.
For the first time, the new wind farms will be connected to more than one country through undersea cables.
Once upon a time, Microsoft pledged to replenish more water than it consumes by 2030. Those efforts seem to have gone up in smoke.
Redmond has pledged to be carbon-negative by 2030 It's no secret that datacenters use a ton of water for cooling, a demand that can strain local supplies. Despite reported internal forecasts showing sharply higher water use by 2030, Microsoft continues to spl…
Wildfire smoke, spore-spread fungal diseases and microplastic are all on the rise, even as the US government slashes support for respiratory research and policy.
Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary.
This year in America, renewables and battery storage "will account for 99.2% of net new capacity — and even higher if small-scale solar were included," reports Electrek, citing EIA data reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign: EIA's latest monthly "Electric Power M…
This year in America, renewables and battery storage "will account for 99.2% of net new capacity — and even higher if small-scale solar were included," reports Electrek, citing EIA data reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign: EIA's latest monthly "Electric Power M…
A bill in the legislature would increase the state’s hotel and lodging taxes by 1.25 percent.
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advanced American farmers and equipment owners’ lawful right to repair their farm and other nonroad diesel equipment.
Researchers analyzed samples of Utahns' hair going back a century to document a 100-fold decrease in lead concentrations.
The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of President Trump's second term in office.
President Trump has legalized commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which has been federally protected for a decade.
The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.
Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin posted on Twitter, aka X, hinting that the government may work to get rid of...
Some countries have to choose between development and the environment. We don't.
President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the repeal of the endangerment finding, the legal bedrock for the agency's actions against planet-warming pollution.
The Trump administration is expected to rescind the 2009 “endangerment finding,” ending regulation of greenhouse gases from cars and trucks
The EPA has scrapped a rule stating that climate change harms human health. Here’s what that could mean
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's repeal of the foundation for federal climate regulation will immediately free...
Trump administration rescinds 'endangerment finding' that serves as the legal bases to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
The EPA just delivered news that millions of fed-up American drivers have been waiting for: Automatic start-stop technology is no longer being propped up by federal regulation.On February 12, 2026, President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin annou…
President Trump is blaming Maryland Governor Wes Moore for sewage pollution in the Potomac River, something Moore has no control over. “There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democ…
An environmental scientist’s analysis reveals who will win and who will lose in the push to put federal land into private hands
Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America's national parks.
Medical and environmental groups are challenging the EPA’s decision to break with the long-standing scientific evidence that climate change endangers human health
The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that visitors to three of the most popular national parks in the United States will no longer need to make reservations to enter in 2026. The move is a dramatic shift in how the NPS handles over-visitation and ove…
For decades, America's auto industry was the envy of the world, driven by mass production, the rise of Detroit's Big Three automakers, and the iconic stylings of the 1950s and '60s. Then, through a series of blunders and missteps, things started to unravel. T…
Drinking water around the District of Columbia hasn't been contaminated. But scientists say the environmental damage could be severe.
Mercury pollution from coal plants has been tied to serious neurological problems, especially in children and babies
Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.
You might be chilly right now, but that doesn't mean the world is getting colder.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior announced today it would revoke two public land orders to open more than two million acres of public lands in Alaska to drilling and mining. In an announcement late Friday afternoon, Interior Secretary Doug Bu…
As politicians can't ignore data centers anymore, everyone from Bernie Sanders to Ron DeSantis is turning against them.
Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land… into solar farms.
The Trump administration wants to boost manufacturing of glyphosate, the world’s most common weed killer. Here’s what that could mean for health
Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers based on their efforts to eliminate carbon emissions, environmental harms, and human rights violations from their supply chains. Toyota, meanwhile, lurks near the botto…
Experience from past conflicts shows that pollution, contamination and ecological stress can persist long after the missiles stop flying
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
The spat over glyphosphates shows how much work is to be done in securing a healthier America. The post The Trump Administration Risks Losing Its MAHA Credentials appeared first on The American Conservative.
A proposed $1.3-billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers port expansion in North Carolina threatens to unearth decades of “forever chemicals.” The government’s initial plan: don’t test the mud
The Trump administration wants to allow deep-sea mining for critical minerals near the American territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Residents are worried about environmental impacts.
Climate change fears grip Nuuk as winter temperatures reach record highs.
With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental review for mining the fragile ecosystem.
A class-action lawsuit has been filed after part of a decades-old sewer line in Maryland collapsed in January, sending raw sewage into the Potomac River. After weather delays, repair work has resumed.
The EPA's sole function is to protect Americans from environmental health threats, and yet again and again it backs carcinogens instead.
“We probably will see an uptick in EV adoption if gas prices stay high” - buyers turn to EVs amid rising gas prices
Revolution Wind and Vineyard Wind are two of several wind farm projects that have come under fire from the Trump administration in recent months
A mass transition to green energy could help to quell future international conflicts that stem from the control of oil, energy and climate change experts told ABC News.
Vineyard Wind is the first offshore wind farm to finish construction under Trump. The administration is now weighing a billion-dollar deal to stop the next one.
Chilean Environment Ministry suspends 43 measures touching on issues such as pollution, emissions and national parks.
The lawsuit seeks to overturn the Trump administration's reversal last month of the 2009 ruling that underpins all US policies aimed at lowering emissions.
Environment advocacy groups are suing the US government over climate change policy rollback.
Even as the race to mine the ocean floor for important minerals intensifies, a UN-body tasked with establishing regulations for the emerging industry ended a key global meeting this week without a new mining code.
The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Gasoline prices continue ticking higher as the United States and Israel’s war with Iran continues. As of March 23, the national average stands at $3…
Climate scientist Kate Marvel talked to Scientific American about her decision to leave NASA amid federal government turmoil and funding challenges
In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers.
A first-of-its-kind deal killed two offshore wind projects and reinvested the funds in fossil fuels. The next day, the nation’s largest offshore wind farm started delivering power.
On Tuesday morning, a group of federal officials will gather at 18th and C Streets in Washington, D.C., to perform a task usually reserved for the divine. They will sit in a conference room and decide which species are permitted to continue existing on Earth,…
National security has never been used to call a meeting of the "God Squad." But other federal agencies have been citing the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect endangered animals.
In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lives one of the world’s rarest and most elusive marine mammals: Rice’s whale. There are just 51 of them left, according to the most recent scientific estimates, meaning they are quite literally on the knife’s edge of …
The Trump administration says protections would diminish US energy competitiveness amid the ongoing war on Iran.
The “God Squad” just cleared the way for unfettered oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico—after Pete Hegseth claimed sacrificing endangered species was necessary for “national security.”
There's been a lot of public is concerned about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first ...
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a joint effort to track microplastics in drinking water—but experts say doing so will be difficult
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation's drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on a draft list of contaminants maintained b…
The EPA proposed to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to limits on those substances for water utilities.
This particular piping plover, photographed in 2021, was nicknamed Clark Kent and beloved by birders. The piping plover is the only threatened shorebird that breeds on New York City beaches [ more › ]
A new study deploys computational fluid dynamic models to describe how the solar panels in agrivoltaic systems can reduce wind damage and soil loss, outperforming natural windbreaks. The post Agrivoltaics Can Save US Farmers In More Ways Than One appeared fir…
An update on NASA’s historic moon mission, alarm over the low snowpack in the western U.S. and a move that could endanger wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico
The tech bro's lawyers are essentially arguing that the Florida scrub jay is TOO ENDANGERED to be federally protected.
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy s…
The value of forest ecosystems is hard to overstate. Blanketing roughly a third of the US, they supply clean water and air, absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide, and provide homes for imperiled wildlife and a tranquil place for Americans to hunt and fish. It’…
Strikes to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant could release long-lasting radioactive cesium 137 into the Persian Gulf, causing environmental calamity and threatening drinking-water supplies for millions
Scientists say we have reached an ‘irreversible tipping point’ that will see fossil fuels phased out
Biologists are racing to save America’s freshwater mussels—the water-filtering keystone species that once filled the country’s rivers and streams—from extinction
Global agriculture is highly exposed to the blockage of waterways, risking higher commodity prices and food inflation.
Energy firm Williams held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline. Environmentalists fought the natural gas pipeline that will run 17 miles under the ocean floor near Staten Island and the Rockaways, with approximately 10 mi…
Renewable energy is gaining ground in the U.S. power mix.
The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The...
Mexico is building the Coatlicue supercomputer to deliver sharper weather forecasts, earlier storm warnings and support artificial intelligence research.
Two experts unpack how trends in climate and geopolitics might unfold to shape the far north.
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This Earth Day three environmental experts share stories about times when environmental action succeeded in saving the planet—and explain why this can be done again
The environmental crises of the past often seem to disappear—have problems like acid rain and smog been solved?
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New York City's energy sources are 90% dependent on fossil fuels. The downstate grid is roughly 90% dependent on fossil fuels and facing rising demand from increasing use of electricity for heat, transportation and more. [ more › ]
Utah's Great Salt Lake has been labeled an "environmental nuclear bomb" and it has the attention of the president of the United States.
Some 60 countries are meeting in Colombia as frustration grows with lack of progress in tackling climate change
Some people in the MAHA movement are angry with the Trump administration's stance on environmental toxins — including its current support for the maker of the pesticide glyphosate.
Massive lithium reserves in eastern states could replace 328 years of U.S. imports, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey.
New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump calls Zeldin "our secret weapon."
My morning train WFH reads: • Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak Coal’s century at the top of the world’s power mix is over. (Vox) • I Just Drove a $10,000 Chinese EV and It Didn’t Suck: Geely’s EX2 is the hottest car in the Chinese market, and…
India wants to the border with Bangladesh badly — even if it takes venomous snakes or crocodiles.
DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the ancient site to make sure it was protected, a local archeologist said. The post Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall appeared first on The Intercept.
The Trump administration has authorized the Bridger Pipeline Expansion (also known as "Keystone Light") to transport crude oil from Canada to Wyoming.
Smack dab between Australia and South America, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Rainier is currently on a mission to map more than 8,000 square nautical miles of the Pacific seafloor in search of critical mineral d…
Anglers in Florida, Georgia, and Carolinas gain more fishing control with Trump's red snapper permit approval.
The Finnish startup Solar Foods leverages a natural microorganism, renewable energy, and green hydrogen to produce Solein, a protein-rich food supplement produced through gas fermentation. The post EU Green Hydrogen Scheme Embraces High-Tech Solar Foods appea…
Many of the nation's overgrown forests are at high risk of burning. Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.
Internal memo shows Trump appointee targeting EPA program that assesses toxic chemicals.
When beekeepers saw honeybee die-offs last year, experts at a USDA research center stepped in to help. The Trump administration plans to close the facility, and beekeepers and scientists are worried.
The Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off all kinds of scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted …
Labor organizers, environmental advocates, and economists all agree: This is a bad idea.
Admin set up an EPA address where companies could get compliance pause simply by sending an email.
This controversial predation control tactic has been banned since 2023, but now, the Bureau of Land Management will be allowed to use it on a "case-by-case" basis.
At least 4,000 sea lions call the Columbia River their home.
Elementary school students are holding lemonade stands and bake sales to help save an eagle habitat from being developed into luxury homes.
Data centers are driving up bills, soaking up water, and harming the environment, but at leas the GDP is going up.
One of the reasons why the impact of higher gasoline prices might be muted relative to the past is the increased fuel efficiency of US autos, in small part due to a higher share of electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles in the US fleet. It could’ve been larger…
The EPA’s new plan would repeal federal drinking water limits for four PFAS compounds and delay “compliance deadlines” for two of the most studied and dangerous ones, PFOA and PFOS, until 2031.
Methane's part in the climate crisis remains largely overlooked, even though it is responsible for 30 percent of all global warming to date, and despite the fact that it's still possible to purge it from our skies.
In an effort to reduce prices at the pump, an EPA wavier allows the sale of fuel with 15 percent ethanol content
By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co. can sidestep rules years in the making.
When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.
A near-miss incident and a deadly chemical accident in a single week have affected thousands and drawn scrutiny to federal rules around risk management at chemical plants
From Utah to Georgia, communities are demanding data center moratoriums as concerns move from local zoning fights into national politics. The post The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest appeared first on The Intercept.
Is the country's food supply being destroyed intentionally?
Resolution Copper, a major brownfield mining project in Arizona, promises to give a big boost to America's ability to reshore its domestic copper needs.
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The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade
Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant.
Wind is often touted as a cleaner alternative to nuclear power, but how many wind turbines would it take to match the output of a nuclear plant?
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Science Foundation's $368 million Ocean Observatories Initiative, a network of more than 900 deep-sea instruments used to monitor ocean currents, marine ecosystems, carbon absorption, heat waves, fi…
The Trump administration plans to scrap a $368-million investment in deep-sea ocean monitoring that is critical to monitoring extreme weather.
President Donald Trump is expected to announce the allocation of over $700 million federal dollars to upgrade coal power plants and U.S. exports.
'Make America Healthy Again' activists see legislative wins, White House disappointments and questions for the midterms.
Environmental organisations have called for the project's suspension, citing threats to biodiversity.
Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in the state’s biggest public land sale in modern history.
The administration opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil extraction, but only two companies bought in.
President Trump is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.
There’s no such a thing as a truly pristine landscape — humans have, over millennia, shaped every environment on Earth — but the Boundary Waters wilderness of northeastern Minnesota comes pretty darn close. Stretching across more than a million acres near th…
While Donald Trump spends millions of our taxpayer dollars gold-plaiting the White House and monuments, he’s still plotting ways to cut vital services for the rest of us. At first blush, wildfire and smoke research may seem a distant second to such programs a…
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi
The National Park Service filed an appeal to dismiss a judge's ruling that the federal government must restore historical sites and materials at national parks.
National Park Service continues push to eradicate algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as tourists and locals gathered to view the green-tinged water.
US Department of Justice claims NAACP lawsuit threatens 'national, economic, and energy security'.
"The Reflecting Pool water is crystal clear," the Department of the Interior insists.
The effort to pull some 900 ocean-monitoring buoys and sensors from the water drew backlash from scientists and lawmakers
Scientists are warning about an invasive jellyfish with a painful sting appearing in waterways ahead of the busy summer season.
The Trump administration wanted the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be “American flag blue.” A water-treatment expert explains why the pool is still algal green and why the bloom could keep coming back
The flow has been stop and go for the first few months, but the line shows plenty of potential to boost Massachusetts’ renewable energy supply.
The president's unilateral moves on coal are exposing more Americans to toxic mercury pollution
Demonstrators chant "Albania is not for sale," challenging coastal projects tied to Kushner amid environmental concerns.
Can second-life EV batteries save the grid from AI? Explore how data centers are repurposing electric vehicle batteries to solve exploding power demands.
The Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC has emerged as a high profile showcase for the US algae biofuel industry, demonstrating the rapid growth cycle of a sustainable, oil-rich domestic energy resource. The post US President Donald Trump Makes Surprise Move In…
A California appeals court has delivered a major setback to efforts to bring more domestic oil production back online, siding with state regulators in a high-stakes fight over a key pipeline network that connects offshore platforms in Santa Barbara County to …
New research suggests high-severity wildfires are overtaking California's forests and killing some of the world's oldest trees.
Ranchers are waiting for hundreds of millions of sterile flies to be produced, or for a technological breakthrough.
The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.
Will the EPA make regulations more restrictive than they are now, or will it regulate CARB's standards out of existence? Only time will tell.
Scallop fishing had been banned in the New England waters since 1994 on account of overfishing.
The town of Estancia and the ICE facility are trucking in water until a new well is drilled.
The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar, and batteries, experts say.
The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species on Friday, opening up sensitive habitats of those p...
Record-breaking crowds are gridlocking America’s top wilderness destinations, sparking an unexpected peak-season crisis after budget cuts and staffing shorta...
The figures come months before Brazil’s presidential election, with Lula promising to end illegal deforestation by 2030.
The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act. The administration narrowed the definition of "harm" under the landmark law.
Legislation introduced in Congress would designate U.S. Highway 287 as future Interstate 47, but the bill hasn't passed.