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Conservationists worry a Trump re-do will imperil Wyoming's climate-stressed Red Desert

Conservationists warn that a pending amendment to the Bureau of Land Management’s Rock Springs plan could open previously protected stretches of Wyoming’s Red Desert to drilling, placing an already climate-stressed ecosystem and critical wildlife habitat at further risk.

wyofile.com
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Exxon seeks US political help in call to quash EU climate law

Exxon Mobil is stepping up attacks against a European Union corporate sustainability law and has taken its concerns directly to U.S. President Donald Trump, warning that the regulation will lead to more businesses leaving Europe.
www.reuters.com
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Climate change ‘beyond scientific dispute,’ National Academies report says

The report is a sharp rebuttal to a recent Trump administration's report, and Republicans have already targeted the report as “a blatant partisan act.”
www.politico.com
several rows of solar panels on a roof

Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine

Speaking in the heart of the oil industry, climate activist Bill McKibben said solar power has become the cheapest and fastest-growing energy source, offering Texas a path to lead the clean energy transition.

www.houstonchronicle.com
Outer Banks home built on stilts

Watch the sea claim yet another house in N.C.’s Outer Banks

Erosion, rising seas and churning storms have caused the collapse of a dozen homes on that stretch of seashore over the past five years.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Dominion’s proposed peaker plant flouts environmental justice, community says

The utility’s environmental justice analysis lacks community health data, according to attorneys representing affected residents.
insideclimatenews.org
Marching for climate with sign: "There Is No Planet B"

It isn’t just the U.S. The whole world has soured on climate politics.

How do we think about the climate future, now that the era marked by the Paris Agreement has so utterly disappeared?
www.nytimes.com
Vermont statehouse in Montpelier, Vermont

Trump administration asks judge to rule against Vermont’s climate superfund law

In a new motion for summary judgment, the U.S. Department of Justice insists Vermont cannot make polluters pay for harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
vtdigger.org
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US senator calls on big oil to disclose suspected lobbying over Trump plan to axe key climate rule

Senate committee investigates suspected push that led administration to overturn EPA’s endangerment finding.

www.theguardian.com
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The solar industry threw a party in Vegas, and it actually wasn’t sad

After relentless setbacks from the Trump administration, solar and storage pros are finding solace in booming demand for electricity.
www.canarymedia.com
A row of solar panels against a snowy background

Utah clean energy advocates urge PacifiCorp to fast-track renewables for major cost savings

Utah Clean Energy is asking state regulators to direct PacifiCorp to speed up development of solar, wind, and storage projects, arguing that early action could save ratepayers billions through federal tax credits.

utahnewsdispatch.com
SpaceX rocket blasting off

Elon Musk has criticized environmental regulations. His companies have been accused of sidestepping them.

Musk considers environmental regulation a barrier to innovation. As he eyes a new project in Houston, here’s what to know about some of his companies’ past projects that have faced scrutiny from regulators and environmental advocates.
www.propublica.org
Gas stove lit burner

Appliance makers erase gas pollution warnings amid stove label fight

Manufacturers fighting a Colorado health warning law argue gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites have suggested otherwise.
grist.org
A row of solar panels in a farm field

As federal backing wanes, states turn to community agrivoltaics to keep farms solar-powered

The Trump administration’s move to scale back support for on-farm solar threatens farmers’ access to grants and loans, but many states and farm groups are turning to community solar and agrivoltaics as resilient alternatives.

civileats.com
A small home with boarded windows and flood-damaged personal effects piled on the sidewalk

Trump’s killing of climate grants has recipients second-guessing federal help

"The risk is way too high and the effort is way too large," said one environmental group founder about federal grants.
www.politico.com
People watching remotely Montana youth climate lawsuit

Young climate activists who won landmark trial are challenging Trump's energy orders

Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are challenging President Donald Trump's energy agenda.
apnews.com
An installation of solar modules at the Christuskirche in Greven, Germany

Houses of worship could help fuel the energy transition. Solar evangelists are hard at work on that

Some faith-based nonprofits are helping congregations fund energy alternatives, an effort that complements a national Sun Day event this weekend to promote solar use.
insideclimatenews.org
Helicopter wildfire flyover

California advances climate action with new legislation

California state lawmakers gave their stamp of approval over the weekend to a slate of sweeping energy and climate-related bills, which will now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk.

thehill.com
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