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A bobblehead of President Donald Trump on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives

‘Trump is against humankind’: World leaders at climate summit take swipes at absent president

Some of Thursday's speeches reflected anger and dismay at U.S. policies but could not hide the ambivalence that many countries feel about this year's climate talks.
www.politico.com
Large crowd gathered at the Place de la République, Paris, France for climate protest

10 years after the Paris Climate Agreement, here's where we are

Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
Huge solar array in Dunhuang, China

China, world’s top carbon polluter, likely to overdeliver on climate goals. Will that be enough?

Experts say China is likely to exceed its modest climate goals, but question if it will be enough to help the world curb warming.
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Abigail Spansberger speaking at TEDx MidAtlantic

Elections set up national battleground over electricity

Republicans got hammered in Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, but Democrats still need to find their message on energy policy.
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A burning smoke-filled rainforest with some trees standing

Making forest protection more lucrative than destruction

From the Amazon to the Congo, rain forests are vital ecosystems that have long been plundered to make way for mining or agriculture. But a new global forest fund aims to reward conservation.
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Miner in reflective orange jacket working underground alongside boring machine

Coal miners with black lung fight Trump on rollback of health, safety protections

Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
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Climate change panel fielding questions at California conference on climate change

The U.S. is skipping this year’s climate summit. For many, that’s OK.

World leaders, gathering in Brazil, will try to agree on new, more ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gases.
www.nytimes.com
CAFO pigs confined in a factory farm

Intensive livestock farms fail to declare climate impacts in ‘emissions scandal’

Local councils are giving the green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data.

www.theguardian.com
A semi truck hauling a large gas container

Industrial gas giants quietly outpace tech and oil companies in power use and emissions

Companies producing everyday gases like nitrogen and oxygen are among the world’s largest electricity consumers, responsible for 2% of carbon emissions in China and the U.S. Despite their massive climate footprint, firms such as Linde, Air Liquide, and Air Products have largely escaped public scrutiny.

www.latimes.com
Canadian parliament building with a Canadian flag waving above it on a dark night

How Carney’s first budget impacts the environment

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget scales back rules around greenwashing, and hints an oil and gas emissions cap is unlikely. But it introduces a youth climate corps and renews efforts to lift boil-water advisories

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Coal plant emitting smokestack pollution

Ohio scrapped a key tool to fight air pollution. Advocates want it back.

The air nuisance rule has helped advocates rein in pollution from coal-burning plants and other facilities. Without it, air quality could worsen.
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaking with attendees at the Energy Freedom Tour stop at MIT

White House pressured EPA for broad rollback of tailpipe rules

The budge office wanted to weaken curbs on cars' soot- and smog-forming air pollutants as it unraveled a key climate policy.
www.eenews.net
Toy cars lined up on a paved surface

Trump says cutting climate rules will save you money. It’s actually costing you more

The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive too.
www.vox.com
A view of smokestacks spewing smoke into a blue sky

How Alabama Power kept bills up and opposition out to become one of the most powerful utilities in the country

In one of the poorest states in America, the local utility earns massive profits producing dirty energy with almost no pushback from state regulators.
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Marching for science in Washington DC to fight for science funding and scientific analysis in politics

Push to counter disinformation at COP30 climate summit

As a majority of global citizens call for bold climate change action, a new push for information integrity aims to neutralize the climate denial that has thwarted ambitious action.
www.dw.com
A court room gavel sitting on a wooden surface

Federal courts divided, so far, on Trump’s environmental retreat

Judges curbed rollbacks during Trump’s first term. But the courts and the law have changed thanks to Trump’s own appointments. Those votes will be critical as his team seeks to erase the legal basis for climate action in his second term.
insideclimatenews.org
Hand covered in and dripping oil

Amazon oil drilling undermines Brazil’s climate credibility before COP30

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
www.nytimes.com
President Donald Trump speaking into a microphone

Trump’s energy moves rattle electric utilities

The administration's push for data centers to source their own power is seen by some as a threat to utilities' business model.
www.eenews.net
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