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California sues Trump over order to open coastal oil pipeline

California argues the Trump administration invented an energy emergency to justify forcing the restart of a shuttered offshore oil operation.

calmatters.org
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This $400 billion Biden climate program is surviving Donald Trump

Trump’s Energy Secretary says he's canceled billions of dollars in clean energy loans. A Biden official says the number is “fake.”
grist.org
A small Black child riding on his father's back in a beautiful garden setting

Atlanta's Black Mecca’s climate plan is costing Black residents their homes

Flood “fixes” are erasing Black homes and fueling a new wave of climate gentrification in Atlanta.
capitalbnews.org
An aerial view of business industrial buildings

Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts

A proposed data center in Imperial County has triggered fierce community opposition, with residents fearing impacts on air quality and rising utility bills.

www.latimes.com
Offshore wind farm against a setting sun

Interior Department and TotalEnergies announce end of US offshore wind projects

The announcement marks the latest blow by the administration against the U.S. offshore wind industry.
www.politico.com
3D rendering of a house in a life preserver

Panel takes new look at beach erosion-control structures

Special report: As beach erosion alarms sound up and down the North Carolina coast and Outer Banks houses continue to fall into the ocean, policymakers are once again eyeing the science behind the state's longstanding hardened structures ban.
coastalreview.org
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign at the headquarters building in Washington, DC.

Lee Zeldin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief, to headline Heartland Institute forum

Lee Zeldin, the EPA agency administrator, will address a Heartland Institute forum in April. The organization says speakers will challenge the climate crisis “narrative.”

www.nytimes.com
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Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands. The only way to avoid the worst is to urgently ditch fossil fuels.
www.dw.com
An illustration of a lasso catching harmful smoke coming from an industrial building

Carbon removal hubs languish as U.S. Department of Energy audits drag on

Two megaprojects that were awarded more than $1 billion in federal subsidies have stalled under President Donald Trump.
www.eenews.net
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The first U.S. coal plant in a decade is on shaky ground

Trump officials are heralding a potential new coal plant in Alaska, but the project faces mounting opposition and tricky data center politics.
www.eenews.net
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Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days

Residents reported headaches, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties as Israeli bombings blanketed Tehran with pollutants
www.theguardian.com
Haze over Canyonlands National Park

Trump's EPA is paving the way for hazier national parks, activists say

Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks.
apnews.com
An image of the earth sitting on top of a gas stove burner

How climate change is redrawing the world’s political map

Climate change is altering geopolitical relationships, as nations compete for resources, redraw strategic priorities, and face new risks tied to energy, food, and water.

atmos.earth
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China has been preparing for a global energy crisis for years. It is paying off now

As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solar.

www.theguardian.com
Industrial landscape, oil derricks in desert valley.

Senator launches investigation into methane pollution in the Permian Basin

Recent satellite monitoring revealed that actual emissions from the West Texas and southeast New Mexico basin are four times higher than official estimates.
insideclimatenews.org
Large scale dairy operation: Open stall barn with dairy cows being fed from a tractor.

Manure-to-energy project touted as climate fix emits thousands of tons of methane

A Wisconsin project dubbed the “world’s largest manure biogas project” emits nearly 5,000 metric tons of climate-warming methane annually, roughly equivalent to emissions from 30,000 gasoline-powered vehicles, according to state data that adds to concerns about the impacts of large-scale manure digesters. 
www.thenewlede.org
A coal plant viewed from above with smoke emitting from towers

Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions

In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open.
stateline.org
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign at the headquarters building in Washington, DC.

States challenge EPA repeal of endangerment finding in climate fight

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

apnews.com
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