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Oil pump jacks drilling for oil in a field

Carbon captured

How the fossil fuel industry turned the plan to solve climate change into a plan to save itself.

projects.propublica.org
TransAlta head office building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The tab to keep a Pacific Northwest coal plant on standby keeps rising. Who will pay?

Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power.The messy dispute stems from the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to sustain the American coal industry.
washingtonstatestandard.com
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EU countries are bailing out fossil fuels instead of funding the green transition, Greenpeace warns

Spain leads EU energy crisis spending, but Greenpeace says blanket fuel subsidies are propping up fossil fuels at the planet's expense.
www.euronews.com
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Europe’s largest data center hub leaves town sweltering

Emerging research suggests data centers create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C.

www.theguardian.com
A view of a forest looking up from beneath

Fragmented forests sequester less carbon

New research has revealed that larger, unified forests store more carbon than the same area of fragmented patches.
eos.org
A thermostat with a green thumbs up and the word air quality

After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built an extensive air-monitoring network

As extreme heat reshapes air quality, the network of 227 monitors is expected to help identify localized pollution hot spots.
grist.org
A closeup view of a gas tower flaring flames into the sky

Gas flaring rose for a third straight year, World Bank reports

A World Bank report found global flaring rose for a third straight year in 2025, spewing air pollution linked to preterm births and respiratory diseases.
www.theexamination.org
Oil pump silhouette against Colombia flag.

Colombian election result may reshape the Amazon rainforest’s future

Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon.
apnews.com
Pipeline comprised of three separate lines stretching through tree-lined forest corridor

A pipeline company says it will protect the environment in North Carolina. Its record in Tennessee says otherwise

Damaged wetlands and streams, spills of drilling mud and a federal stop-work order have plagued the Ridgeline Expansion Project in Tennessee.
insideclimatenews.org
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AI is an energy and water hog. Here’s what you can do to counter that

As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem.
apnews.com
An illustration with a cube with the letters AI on it

How bad is AI for the environment?

The data center boom is slowing the clean energy transition in the U.S.
yaleclimateconnections.org
Satellite map of the continental US taken at night showing lights from major metropolitan areas

Lawmakers, companies tread carefully on data center energy bill

A House panel will vote on the bipartisan legislation Wednesday, but major developers and top lawmakers are stopping short of a full endorsement.
www.eenews.net
A man wearing a brown coat with his cell phone in his hands

I cold-called President Trump. Here’s what he told me about an oil tycoon and major donor

I was hoping the president would give me some color about his relationship with billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand. I walked away with a clearer picture of what matters in Washington right now.
www.propublica.org
An Asian worker kneeling in front of a server with a laptop

China's push for green power use in AI projects faces hurdles, experts say

Ensuring reliable electricity for AI-focused data centers has become a strategic priority, underscored in China's 2026 government work report.

www.reuters.com
Smoky rainforest fire

A missing piece in climate models: nature’s own emissions

Rising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, fermenting wetlands, and melting permafrost, but these feedback loops are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead.
e360.yale.edu
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The White House’s energy policies are costing Americans dearly

Our wallets are taking the hit from an outdated focus on fossil fuels.
atmos.earth
Coal price investment trading crash arrow representing a falling industry.

Trump administration’s coal investments breathe new life into plants with repeated violations

At least three of the 12 coal plants the Trump administration funded have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations, amplifying public-health concerns.
insideclimatenews.org
A coal drill hovering over piles of coal

Why coal will lead to more deaths in Colorado

Across the nation, one of the dirtiest sources of power gets a lifeline from the Trump administration and state officials.
capitalandmain.com
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