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A rocket being launched into space with smoke and flames

Scientists warn of emissions risks from the surge in satellites

With hundreds of satellites launched each year and tens of thousands more planned, scientists are increasingly concerned about an emerging problem: emissions from the fuels burned in launches and from the pollutants released when satellites and rocket stages flame out on reentry.
e360.yale.edu
The capitol building in Harrisburg PA

Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans

Governor Josh Shapiro pulled of the the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in exchange for a budget. Critics say he “got rolled.”
grist.org
A pipeline stretching across a snowy landscape

A new oilsands pipeline? What politicians won’t admit

A revived plan to build a massive bitumen pipeline from Alberta to BC’s northwest coast faces stark warnings from veteran energy analyst David Hughes, who says the project defies physical limits, climate goals and basic economic sense.

thetyee.ca
A fracking tower flaring flames into the sky

Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show

The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased.

www.reuters.com
Canada's former culture minister Steven Guilbeault at lectern COP26 UN climate change conference 2021

Alberta energy deal was 'the last straw,' says Guilbeault after cabinet resignation

In his first interview since resigning from cabinet last week, former culture minister Steven Guilbeault says recent decisions by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government will make it impossible for Canada to meet its climate change targets.
www.cbc.ca
Aerial photo of coal-fired power plant

Can the war on coal still be won?

Ten years ago, the U.S. was on track to phase out coal by 2030, thanks to the Sierra Club. Now Trump and AI are delaying the fuel’s decline.
www.canarymedia.com
A warehouse or data center sited in the middle of green fields.

Litigators build toolkit to fight AI data centers

The Trump administration’s plans to advance data centers and the energy to support them are sparking a legal backlash.
www.eenews.net
An oil drilling pump jack at night against a starry sky

The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained

From lease payments owed to landowners to mounting municipal tax bills and more, The Narwhal breaks down the ways Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills.

thenarwhal.ca
Former President of the United States Joe Biden with American flag backdrop

The quick and shameful death of Biden’s biggest policy

It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
Cow manure on pile on the farmland

These pink microbes could help reduce planet-warming methane emissions

Microscopic organisms are being deployed to capture methane from sources such as farms and landfills, with the potential for reuse as fertilizer and fish food.
www.washingtonpost.com
protester holding signs outside government building

Many fighting climate change worry they are losing the information war

Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
www.nytimes.com
Herd of cattle on sparse grassland

BLM renews grazing permits with little environmental oversight

With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and worsening wildfire risk.
www.propublica.org
Illustration of diesel cars emitting toxic exhaust fumes that have a skull and cross bones in the pollution.

Real-world testing shows which vehicle models emit more of the deadly pollutant NOx

New rules around NOx, the most deadly form of vehicle pollution, come into force today, as testing reveals which popular models are pumping out more than others.   
www.abc.net.au
A petrochemical plant on the edge of a river

Petrochemical expansion in Texas will fall heavily on communities of color, study finds

Nearly 90% of proposed Texas petrochemical projects are placed in counties with high poverty and people-of-color populations, worsening pollution burdens.

insideclimatenews.org
offshore drilling platform

Interior skips NEPA analysis for offshore drilling expansion

All prior five-year drilling plans — dating back to 1980 — reference National Environmental Policy Act analyses.
www.eenews.net
Depiction of Planet Earth half-engulfed by raging inferno.

Opinion: To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids

As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about
www.theguardian.com
Sunset over the Cromarty Firth and North Sea oil platforms

EU's first full-scale offshore carbon storage facility eyes 2026 start

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site. The company aims to inject liquefied CO2 into depleted oil reservoirs beneath the seabed.
apnews.com
Coal plant emitting smokestack pollution

EPA to scrap lifesaving soot pollution limit

The move could offer an early test of the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory agenda.
www.eenews.net
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