The work that more than a dozen local governments have undertaken over the past 15 years to combat climate change could be eliminated if legislation making its way to the floor of the Florida House gets passed into law later this year.
Causes
Amid a lengthy State of the Union speech, President Trump pledged to shield Americans from higher electricity costs driven by energy-thirsty AI data centers.
Though the companies weren't granted exemptions, their requests illustrate the data center industry's desperate quest for energy.
Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the petition, despite significant financial conflicts of interest in implicated cases.
Experts warn that climate change and Russia’s war on Ukraine have created a “vicious cycle” with devastating consequences.
Steve Pearce, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, is set to face a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
Computer simulations reveal that spraying sea salt aerosols may keep global temperatures near 2020 levels as air pollution falls—but may also redraw regional weather patterns.
Five farmers in South Korea are plaintiffs in a landmark civil suit against state-owned utility KEPCO for climate-related agricultural damages.
On Feb. 26, Dr. Leo Trasande and Rosemary Ahtuangaruak will explore the deep interconnections between plastics, health, and climate change, with a specific focus on the Arctic. Sponsored by CHE-Alaska.
Jeffrey Epstein and his vast network of elite figures routinely traded in myths that undermine climate progress. Experts say it's not an accident.
The nation’s highest court has agreed to hear a case that raises questions about climate lawsuits across the country and amplifies concerns about the participation of Justice Samuel Alito, who holds significant fossil fuel investments.
Plastic Inc. author Beth Gardiner on how plastics became central to fossil-fuel profits—and how new laws could cut the flow at the source.

Opinion: Trump’s EPA wants us to cover our eyes
24 February
On climate policy, the Trump administration is willfully burying its head in the sand. It’s crucial newsrooms don’t follow.
While the Trump administration rolls back climate policies and revives coal, China is rapidly expanding wind, solar and electric vehicle production, cementing its dominance in clean energy industries.
A year after the Trump administration blocked money that had been awarded by Congress for clean energy projects, the legal fight over the funds rages on.

Interior claws back NEPA regs
24 February
The Department of the Interior issued a final rule that curbs and streamlines its environmental reviews. Critics say the move is illegal.
A U.K.-based developer is pitching “a different kind of data center” in Michigan’s capital city — but residents remain skeptical.
Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed.
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