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Donald Trump exempts coal in steelmaking from Clean Air Act

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Republican split widens as Texas regulator bashes carbon capture

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UN's COP30 in Brazil has ended. Experts eye the path forward on climate

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How to make data centers less thirsty

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Unplugged: Abandoned oil and gas wells leave the ocean floor spewing methane

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Is ‘imagination activism’ the antidote to climate doom we’ve been looking for?

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Two ways of knowing: How merging science and Indigenous wisdom fuels new discoveries

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This former oil worker is now exposing dirty methane emissions

After fracking fouled her air and water, Sharon Wilson devoted her life to documenting the emissions fueling the climate crisis.
Read the Full Article on atmos.earth
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The secret to tackling the climate crisis could be right under our feet. Here’s why

Despite being one of the largest natural carbon sinks, most nations exclude soil from their climate plans.
Read the Full Article on www.euronews.com
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How batteries, not natural gas, can power the data center boom

Tech companies are turning to natural gas to help power the growing number of A.I. data centers in the U.S. Jigar Shah, a former Energy Department official, explains how installing batteries instead can help balance the grid, lower electricity bills, and support renewable energy.
Read the Full Article on e360.yale.edu
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Vietnam’s year of floods, mud and death

Scientists suggested that climate change could make central Vietnam a global hot spot for destructive storms. This year has seemed to prove the point.
Read the Full Article on www.nytimes.com
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‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacenters keep the city hooked on coal

As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants.

Read the Full Article on www.theguardian.com
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US companies hold the line at climate talks despite Trump

Despite the U.S. government souring on the global climate agenda ahead of the COP30 summit, American companies did not shy away.
Read the Full Article on www.reuters.com
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The lives that Hurricane Melissa upturned in Cuba

The natural disaster has deepened the precarious situation in the eastern part of the island. Those who lost everything are unsure how to rebuild their lives amid the various crises affecting them.

Read the Full Article on english.elpais.com
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Deadly floods and landslides continue to plague Southeast Asia

More rainfall is expected in the region over the coming days as thousands lose homes and crops.
Read the Full Article on www.aljazeera.com
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The head of BC Hydro on wind power, dam megaprojects and more

Glen Clark sat down for a wide-ranging interview with The Tyee.
Read the Full Article on thetyee.ca
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Webinar: Corporate influence on science in a shifting political landscape

This Dec. 11 webinar features Dr. Nicholas Chartres, Dr. Lisa Bero, Wendy Wagner, and Dr. Kristi Pullen Fedinick, who will explore the influence of financial conflicts of interest on science and regulatory decision-making, the laws that minimize harm, and efforts by the current Administration to enable corporate capture of EPA and dismantle environmental regulation altogether. Info/registration here.

Read the Full Article on www.ehn.org
Indigenous protesters take part on a demonstration at COP30 in Belém, Brazil

Oil producers, but maybe not the planet, get a win as climate talks end

The final agreement, with no direct mention of the fossil fuels dangerously heating Earth, was a victory for countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, diplomats said.
Read the Full Article on www.nytimes.com
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Trump faces rare rift with Florida Republicans over offshore drilling plan

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Takeaways from the COP30 climate summit in Brazil

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Our almost-apocalyptic climate future

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Causes

The world is fractured. The climate talks reflected that.

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In one week, Trump moves to reshape U.S. environmental policy

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Is it possible to stop greenwashing in the meat industry?

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Noem at odds with Trump-appointed panel over future of FEMA

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Germany pledges €1 billion to Brazil's rainforest fund

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‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind

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New England kicks off $450M plan to supercharge heat pump adoption

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Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says

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Double down on push to abandon fossil fuels, 82 countries urge at climate summit

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Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap

www.theguardian.com
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US is (officially) gone, but not forgotten, at COP30

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Turkey to host 2026 climate summit, in defeat for Australia

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Gavin Newsom is a star of COP30 — but his climate receipts are messy

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‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

www.theguardian.com
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