California Sues Trump Administration Over Right to Clean Air
Thu 6:14pm By By Liza Gross
The state’s latest lawsuit charges the administration with illegally targeting its authority to set tougher vehicle-emission standards. Ten attorneys general from states that follow those rules joined the suit. By Liza Gross President Donald Trump signed…Study Says Clean Energy Rollbacks Will Cost Economy $1.1 Trillion by 2035
Thu 5:59pm By By Marianne Lavelle
As the Trump administration makes the economic case for the repeal of climate policies, sobering numbers emerge on health and energy costs. By Marianne Lavelle In a week when the Trump administration moved forward on multiple fronts to repeal U.S. climate…As Wildfire Smoke Increases Bad-Air Days, Are Government Agencies Doing Enough?
Thu 1:32pm By By Leigh Giangreco
Toxic air spreads hundreds or even thousands of miles from where wildfires burn. Last week, Chicago felt the sting—and warnings weren’t enough to protect health. By Leigh Giangreco CHICAGO—As Canadian wildfire smoke moved south into the American Midwest…How Did the Housing Crisis Revitalize Efforts by Western Republicans to Sell Off Public Lands?
Thu 9:56am By By Zoë Rom
Republicans tout public lands sales they’ve pushed in the budget reconciliation bill as a solution to the housing crisis. Critics say the homes would be unaffordable, dangerous and environmentally degrading. By Zoë Rom A years-long effort to sell public…Tax Cuts in the “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Kill Solar Power Progress
Thu 9:00am By By Carrie Klein
Solar has been the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S. Proposed federal cuts to tax credits could halt that progress. By Carrie Klein The loss of federal tax credits for rooftop solar could wreck the business that Allan O’Shea has built in…In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water
Thu 5:00am By By Lee Hedgepeth
An Alabama town is at risk of losing water access after it disputed rate rises and recent charges by a neighboring water board. The mayor says customers are being “bamboozled.” By Lee Hedgepeth CAMP HILL, Ala.—A dispute over soaring water bills for this…‘We’ve Treated it as a Global Waste Dump’: Costa Rica’s President Calls for Action on the Ocean
Thu 4:55am By By Teresa Tomassoni
Costa Rica has protected 30 percent of its marine territory, and the small Central American country wants more care for the ocean, including a moratorium on deep sea mining. By Teresa Tomassoni Costa Rica is helping to shape the global agenda on marine…Bills That Could Have Hurt Renewable Energy Die in Texas Legislature
Thu 4:50am By By Arcelia Martin
The debate over the failed bills showed how business interests beat out some conservative lawmakers’ efforts to limit the wind and solar industries now seen as pivotal to the state’s energy landscape. By Arcelia Martin Four bills aimed at limiting…Phase-Out of FEMA On Course, Trump Says, Raising Worries About a Weakened National Disaster Response
Wed 6:10pm By By Dylan Baddour
President Trump said he will begin dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year: “We want to bring it down to the state level.” By Dylan Baddour The Trump administration will begin dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency…Department of Justice Gives Trump Go-Ahead to Eliminate National Monuments
Wed 1:06pm By By Wyatt Myskow
The Trump administration has long touted the downsizing and elimination of national monuments, and a legal opinion from the Department of Justice argues that the president has the power to do that. By Wyatt Myskow The Department of Justice, in an opinion…Developers Propose More Than 100 New Gas Power Plants in Texas
Wed 5:00am By By Dylan Baddour
New research reveals a massive planned expansion of gas-fired electrical generation to power artificial intelligence and other heavy industries. By Dylan Baddour Companies plan to build more than 100 new gas-fired power plants in Texas in the next few years…Virginia Vulnerable to Trump’s Proposed Cuts in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief
Wed 4:55am By By Charles Paullin
Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s Republican governor, thinks the state can shoulder the burden, but Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner warns of “bankrupting” states that suffer heavy hurricane damage. By Charles Paullin CHESTERFIELD, Va.—Virginia was one of…Tonga Poised to Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales
Tue 5:55pm By By Katie Surma
At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several rights of nature initiatives happening at the conference. By Katie Surma Tonga, a Pacific Island nation with deep connections to the…Why a Fan Can’t Always Cool You Down, and Other Unexpected Challenges in Heat Waves
Tue 4:54pm By By Kiley Price
Strategies to combat heat stress have trade-offs, so context is key when trying them, experts say. By Kiley Price People across the United States are in for another scorcher of a summer, according to an outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…Inside Climate News Selects 11 Summer Fellows to Report on Environmental Issues Around the Country
Tue 1:29pm By By ICN Editors
Dozens of students and recent graduates have deepened their understanding of climate change reporting since the fellowship program began. By ICN Editors Eleven young journalists are joining Inside Climate News as reporting fellows this summer.As an Eastern Iowa Quarry Seeks to Quadruple Its Water Use, Residents Urge the State to Intervene
Tue 5:00am By By Anika Jane Beamer
Neighbors of the Pattison Co. quarry say the Department of Natural Resources is failing to meaningfully investigate the potential consequences on aquifers as it considers granting a mammoth water withdrawal permit. By Anika Jane Beamer The Pattison Co. quarry…Across the Country, Locals Rally to Protect National Monuments Threatened by the Trump Administration
Tue 4:55am By By Wyatt Myskow
On the anniversary of the Antiquities Act, the law that allows presidents to create monuments, locals gathered at sites across the nation to urge for their protection. By Wyatt Myskow IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz.—Standing in front of a crowd of…US District Court Ruling Keeps Fight Against Mining of Site Sacred to Western Apache Alive
Tue 4:50am By By Wyatt Myskow
The Supreme Court declined to hear a religious freedom case against the Resolution Copper mine proposed for Oak Flat, but two more lawsuits against the project aim to prevent the federal government from transferring the land to the company. By Wyatt Myskow…The World’s Oceans Are a ‘Ticking Time Bomb,’ Reaching Dangerous Acidification Levels Earlier Than Scientists Thought
Mon 8:07pm By By Georgina Gustin
Ocean acidification has crossed “planetary boundaries” in some parts of the ocean, deepening a crisis facing the planet’s marine ecosystems. By Georgina Gustin A critical measure of the ocean’s health suggests that the world’s marine systems are in…UN Ocean Conference Opens With a Call to Defend the Deep Sea
Mon 4:55pm By By Teresa Tomassoni
Marine experts say governments must protect fragile ecosystems from destructive practices such as bottom trawling and deep sea mining to combat the climate crisis. By Teresa Tomassoni NICE, France—The deep sea—Earth’s largest and least-explored…
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