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POLITICO Pro: Trump allies take aim at Europe's green reporting rules
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As the GOP trifecta takes hold at home, Republicans and business groups look to seize on growing resistance to the EU climate agenda.
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POLITICO Pro: AI data centers face scrutiny for water and energy use as LA fires rage
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Sacramento lawmakers have penned several bills aiming to restrict the resource-hungry technology.
on Jan 12
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E&E News: It will be a busy year for carbon markets. Here’s what to expect.
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Likely in 2025: A new United Nations-led venture, the marriage of markets in California and Washington, and the extension of California's market.
on Jan 9
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E&E News: Meta invites climate disinformation by tossing fact-checkers
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The tech giant instead will rely on users to combat falsehoods about global warming and other issues.
on Jan 9
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E&E News: ‘Hidden’ killers from floods include heart attacks, infections
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A new study found that flood deaths can rise 25 percent three months after a disaster.
on Jan 9
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E&E News: Cold-related deaths may be linked to global warming
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Rising temperatures might be altering the atmosphere in ways that cause more extreme winter weather, scientists say.
on Jan 8
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E&E News: Biden awards medals to climate scientists
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Richard Alley, Lawrence Edwards and David Tilman were among the two dozen honorees recognized Friday.
on Jan 7
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E&E News: EPA proposes ‘forever chemicals’ target levels for water
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The recommendations for PFAS in rivers, streams and lakes could be used to crack down on polluters, though the Trump administration is not expected to do so.
on Dec 21
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E&E News: Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover
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The president strengthened America’s commitment to slashing climate pollution under the Paris Agreement knowing that it could be abandoned when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
on Dec 20
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E&E News: United Airlines to help federal scientists monitor US emissions
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The airline's partnership with NOAA is part of a wider federal strategy to better keep tabs on the country’s greenhouse gases.
on Dec 18
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E&E News: Atmospheric rivers are tough to predict. This project could help.
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Better forecasting would help communities prepare for the extreme weather that causes an average of $1 billion in damages a year on the West Coast.
on Dec 14
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E&E News: Rapidly warming Arctic has entered a ‘new regime’
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Rising temperatures, increasing precipitation, thawing permafrost and melting ice are pushing the Arctic outside its historical norms.
on Dec 12
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E&E News: Climate ‘tipping points’ are major threats. But is the messaging wrong?
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A new paper warns the concept doesn’t do much to encourage climate action from citizens and policymakers.
on Dec 7
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E&E News: Meta joins Big Tech push for nuclear-powered data centers
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The Facebook parent company is soliciting bids to secure 1 to 4 gigawatts of electricity.
on Dec 6
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E&E News: US to global court: You can’t make us tackle climate change
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The United States argued that its pollution is not subject to international law at a hearing in The Hague.
on Dec 6
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E&E News: What Trump’s ‘moderate’ NASA pick means for climate science
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Jared Isaacman has argued that we “can attempt to unlock the mysteries of the universe and improve the climate here at home.”
on Dec 6
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E&E News: PJM boosts gas in contentious grid plan
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The eastern grid manager would push natural gas generation into action ahead of wind and solar as tech companies ratchet up demand.
on Dec 5
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E&E News: Arctic could see its first ice-free day within 3 years
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That's the worst-case scenario. But humanity is likely to pass the grim milestone by midcentury unless much more is done to combat climate change.
on Dec 4
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E&E News: UN plastic treaty talks end without a deal
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It was a disappointing conclusion to a summit that many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a worsening global plastic pollution crisis.
on Dec 2
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E&E News: Scientists scramble to save climate data from Trump — again
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Federal databases remained largely intact during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. Scientists say the threats are bigger this time.
on Nov 22
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POLITICO Pro: Trudeau suggests Canada could sacrifice Mexico to save trade with US
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He suggested seeking a separate trade deal with the United States, something a growing number of Canadian officials have been calling for.
on Nov 22
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E&E News: Climate change boosted the wind speed of every 2024 hurricane
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Two hurricanes, Debby and Oscar, likely would have remained tropical storms in a world without global warming.
on Nov 21
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E&E News: Trump’s DOE pick cements fossil fuel focus
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Chris Wright is a passionate proselytizer for fossil fuels who has said "there is no climate crisis."
on Nov 19
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E&E News: Kristi Noem rejected climate change and money to fight it
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security and its disaster agency said people aren’t driving temperature increases.
on Nov 14
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E&E News: Supreme Court nixes bid to revive Juliana. Youth say they'll try again.
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Environmental lawyers have warned the young climate activists to keep their case out of the conservative-dominated high court.
on Nov 14
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E&E News: Biden released methane fee imperiled by the Trump presidency
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The fee was created by the 2022 climate law to raise money and lower pollution from oil and gas operations. It might be rescinded.
on Nov 13
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POLITICO Pro: California’s top privacy enforcer is leaving
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Ashkan Soltani spent a portion of his tenure battling legal challenges from the California Chamber of Commerce.
on Nov 9
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E&E News: Trump victory a ‘gut punch’ to US climate action
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The president-elect vowed to promote fossil fuels, weaken pollution regulations and reverse Biden climate efforts.
on Nov 7
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POLITICO Pro: Chinese hackers gained access to huge trove of Americans’ cell records
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Investigators aren’t sure how much data Salt Typhoon might have taken, and are still struggling to evict the elite Chinese hacking crew from companies’ networks.
on Nov 7
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E&E News: How Biden is bringing green power to tribal lands
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Thousands of reservation homes don’t have access to electricity. A $200 million effort aims to fix that problem with clean energy.
on Nov 5
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E&E News: Fact-checking Trump’s claims about rabbits ‘caught in’ solar projects
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The former president says he prefers rooftop installations over utility projects.
on Oct 31
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E&E News: One in three tree species at risk of extinction, assessment says
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The review by the International Union for Conservation of Nature examined 47,282 species of trees.
on Oct 31
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E&E News: First, it was hurricanes. Now, wildfires are moving faster, causing more damage.
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A small number of fast-moving wildfires cause almost all the property damage by forcing firefighters to focus on saving lives.
on Oct 29
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E&E News: UN tells world: Keep it up, and 1.5 degrees ‘will be dead’
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Countries use that target to craft climate plans. To hit that mark, all nations and sectors would need to take swift acton to cut planet-warming emissions.
on Oct 25
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E&E News: Trump victory would threaten new US effort to track emissions
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Ending the White House initiative could make it harder for researchers to assess the efficacy of carbon-cutting strategies.
on Oct 22
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POLITICO Pro: Senate Democrats release scathing report on Medicare Advantage denials
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The Senate report is the latest example of increased scrutiny being applied to Medicare Advantage after years of complaints about care denials.
on Oct 18
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E&E News: There are no climate havens. There are ‘receiving zones.’
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Experts say the effects of global warming are playing a greater role in where people decide to move.
on Oct 5
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E&E News: Duke plans to delay shutdown of its largest coal plant
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The utility is eyeing keeping the Gibson station in Indiana online three years longer than planned.
on Oct 4
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E&E News: The next disaster: Few in Helene’s wake are insured for flood damage
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Only 2 percent of households in flooded parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina can get insurance payments.
on Oct 4
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E&E News: Dangerous rescue: Helene nearly turned a hospital into a death trap
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The devastating storm forced dozens of medical facilities across the southern U.S. to evacuate patients. The human cost is coming into focus.
on Oct 3
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E&E News: How Project 2025 would treat Helene survivors
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The conservative playbook for a possible Trump presidency calls for cutting disaster aid.
on Oct 2
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E&E News: Helene’s historic rampage shows no region immune from climate-fueled disaster
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The storm fueled catastrophic flooding from Florida to Appalachia, leaving millions without power.
on Oct 1
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POLITICO Pro: EXCLUSIVE: How China plans to get more backers for its Ukraine peace plan at the UN
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A Ukrainian government document says Beijing is trying to rally support this week for its peace talks aimed at “preventing Russia from losing” the war.
on Sep 25
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E&E News: First US CO2 injection well violates permit — EPA
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Corrosion in a deep monitoring well allowed CO2 to leak into an unauthorized formation but did not threaten water sources, according to agribusiness company ADM.
on Sep 14
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POLITICO Pro: Harris says she favors ban on fracking
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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said she's favors a ban on fracking and offshore drilling, adding she would enact a ban on fossil fuel leases on public lands her first day in office. “There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking," she said at a CNN forum on clima…
on Aug 30
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E&E News: Antarctica threatened by far-flung pollution, invasive species
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New research suggests the remote continent is more vulnerable to long-distance trouble than previously thought.
on Aug 23
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E&E News: US wind and solar on track to overtake coal this year
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The two renewable resources together have produced more power than coal through July — a first for the United States.
on Aug 14
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E&E News: ‘This is *the* climate pick’: How Walz could reshape the race
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Climate hawks think the Minnesota governor will elevate the issue. Some Republicans do, too.
on Aug 14
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E&E News: Walz was once a climate bill holdout
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Kamala Harris’ new running mate was the target of a pressure campaign to back the Waxman-Markey measure.
on Aug 10
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POLITICO Pro: Major state agencies fail to comply with climate law, report finds
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Advocacy group finds four agencies did not abide by landmark 2019 environmental law
on Aug 9