Trump’s energy chief had threatened to leave the International Energy Agency if it continued to focus on climate.
Causes
Can the government simply decide emissions aren’t its problem?
The Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most.
The lawsuit challenges the oil major’s expansion plans and could set a significant precedent on climate responsibilities for fossil fuel companies if successful, advocates say.
The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy.
Widely anticipated legal challenges question the agency’s reversal of the 2009 endangerment finding. The decision is “reckless, illogical and ignores the vast majority of public comments,” plaintiffs say.
Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.
State attorneys have also petitioned the administrative court, asking that federal land managers be given the chance to fix a "discrete error" in planning documents.
President Trump signed an executive order last week, requiring military installations to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants – some of which were slated to be retired.
Donald Trump’s energy chief Chris Wright told other ministers in Paris that a net zero world was fantasy, officials familiar with the discussions told POLITICO.
The Congo River basin is one of the planet’s most biodiverse ecosystems. But it is also home to a growing population and relentless trade in timber and charcoal.
A small clutch of Democratic legislators once again sinks a plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The legislation would make oil and gas firms pay for climate damages from burning their products. Trump has referred to such laws as “extortion.”
An AI-powered platform generated at least 20,000 emails that helped defeat a proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances in Southern California, records show.
The use of data centers' diesel generators have become a flashpoint in communities concerned about the health impacts of the emissions.
According to a comprehensive modeling study, the climate benefits of contrail avoidance depend on speed, not perfection.
Singapore is piloting the world’s first sustainable aviation fuel levy. It will slightly raise prices for airline passengers and cargo carriers flying to and from the city-state of 6 million people, home to Southeast Asia’s busiest airport.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's climate rollback comes just as Wisconsin communities, farms and businesses invest in clean energy and resilient infrastructure.
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