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Indonesian coal mining operation featuring multiple excavators and rock trucks

Zeldin vows to fulfill coal industry’s ‘wish list’

The EPA administrator and other Trump officials on Tuesday celebrated coal's comeback under President Donald Trump and called for more industry support.
www.eenews.net
Woman riding in "muscle car" convertible, either standing or sitting on seat rest with arms upraised implying freedom of the road

The U.S. is pulling back on energy efficiency

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers, and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

www.nytimes.com
Four gas pipelines stretching toward a gas facility

How Big Oil spent decades selling the myth of ‘clean’ natural gas

A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
www.desmog.com
Smoky skies in NYC showing the Empire State Building in the center

How wildfire smoke travels from Ontario to New York City — and turns distant city skies orange

Wildfires that have torched huge areas of forest and devastated communities are also sending smoke far and wide, prompting air quality warnings in distant cities and heated political rhetoric from the U.S.

www.cbc.ca
Workers finishing a concrete floor in an under-construction industrial space

The Kansas community fighting data centers before they arrive

A group of residents in Lawrence, Kansas, believe they have everything a data center developer could want: ample farmland, energy, and the Kansas River. As nearby towns face massive data center proposals, they’ve formed a well-organized opposition, learning from fellow advocates to discourage developers from bringing projects to their town.
www.thenewlede.org
SEPTEMBER 28 2015: Businessman and presidential candidate Donald Trump holding a press conference at Trump Tower, NYC

Trump threatens National Academies with debarment. Here's what it is

The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."
www.eenews.net
Statue of Liberty against a smoky, smoggy, sky and backdrop

EPA violated key soot standard in Clean Air Act, court rules

The agency now has until early 2027 to implement the strengthened particulate matter standard and designate the areas with air pollution violating it.
insideclimatenews.org
A long road stretching into a desert landscape with a speed limit sign showing 25 mph

Obeying speed limits would save 57,000 tons of carbon a day

A study of more than 120 million trips finds that Americans' rush to save time on the road comes at an outsize environmental cost.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
Wind turbine towers awaiting assembly

States join fight against Trump administration’s wind farm blockade

The Department of Defense has essentially frozen permitting for new wind installations over the last year, preventing more than 155 projects from moving forward.

www.canarymedia.com
A blue electric vehicle with a charging cable attached to it

America built the EV dream. Now China is driving it

As the world races toward electric vehicles, the United States risks becoming the Cuba of gas cars — left behind with outdated guzzlers.

atmos.earth
Two men installing residential solar panels

Why states are making it harder to save money with solar panels

The changes are costing homeowners money. But they also reflect a changing grid — and the need for home batteries.
www.nytimes.com
SEPTEMBER 28 2015: Businessman and presidential candidate Donald Trump held a press conference at Trump Tower to unveil his comprehensive tax reform plan.

Trump lashes out at National Academies of Sciences over climate guide for judges

Trump claimed without evidence that the manual was “fraudulent, biased, and misleading.”
insideclimatenews.org
A woman lying on a couch under a wall mounted air conditioning unit

Why did energy-saving tips disappear from the Energy Department website?

As the United States sizzled through heat waves, the government removed some of its most actionable advice about how to conserve energy.

grist.org
A person holding a sign that says Planet Over Profit

Big Tech joins Big Oil in ruining summer

The energy industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.

www.desmog.com
Computer generated 3D illustration with oil pumps, solar panels and wind turbines.

Data centers want to build their own gas turbines. Would that skirt state renewable energy laws?

As connection queues grow, data center companies propose to build out their own power, with many of them eyeing natural gas turbines.
virginiamercury.com
Discarded clothing amongst trees and brush in a rural setting

EU ban on destroying unsold clothes takes effect

Under new rules to reduce waste, large companies across the European Union can no longer dispose of unsold clothes, accessories and footwear.
www.dw.com
Mixed pile of plastic beverage containers

Why plastics have overtaken the planet

And what people just like you are doing about it.
insideclimatenews.org
Cement plant flanked by three massive cranes

Waste burning trial at Adbri cement site prompts backlash from council

A major cement manufacturer has been allowed to burn more plastic waste for fuel at its Adelaide site in a decision a local council is seeking to challenge in court.
www.abc.net.au
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