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The UK has been warned that cutting climate financing for poorer countries would be an “act of self-harm” that would hinder its global influence and damage food security.

Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it.

States and financial bodies using modeling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points.

The court ruled that it was unconstitutional to bar state agencies from investing with firms that the state had accused of boycotting the oil industry.
Dozens of public comments opposing the $98 million Crossroads Solar project appear to be fabricated. Ohio’s siting board may block the project anyway.
As the climate crisis intensifies, interest in solar engineering is increasing, including among private companies and investors. But the technique is controversial and lacks regulation.
Analysis of federal data by a nonprofit watchdog group found that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has drastically pulled back on holding polluters accountable.

Experts say the U.S. is underestimating the difficulties of mining in a rapidly changing Arctic region that is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth.

Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.

Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growth.

Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.

Trump officials are moving against renewables on several fronts.

The DeSantis administration, seeking to curtail local spending, cited a Department of Energy report to question the "so-called climate crisis."

Concerns about electricity bills and local impacts are fueling bipartisan opposition to the massive data centers that power the digital economy, from cloud services to AI chatbots.

Wyoming is seeking public comment on three proposed grants, including $6 million to coal giant Peabody Energy to sift critical minerals from the state's coal.

Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’
With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states have begun talking about whether they are prepared for litigation.
Lawyers who served under Republican and Democratic presidents — including Donald Trump during his first term — exited the division in droves last year.
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