Groups Sue E.P.A. Over $7 Billion in ‘Solar for All’ Grants
The lawsuit accused the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally revoking the money without congressional approval.
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At $4.5bn each year extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say
‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs’ CEO of insurance peak body warns Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The costs of extreme weather events such as floods, bushfires and storms have…
Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’
Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment In 1999, Bill Clinton ascended one of the highest summits in Virginia to announce that “the last, best unprotected wild lands…
Brazil soy deal that curbs Amazon deforestation to be suspended in 2026
Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, on Sept. 30 decided to suspend the Amazon soy moratorium from Jan. 1, 2026. Depending on the probe’s course of action, this could dismantle one of the nation’s most important private sector pacts credited with slowing…
Undersea Bacteria Feast on Methane. Can They Help Cool the Planet?
They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change?
Fade to grey: as forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours
The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down Photographs by Roberto García-Roa The world is…
The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.
The planet would be a whole lot hotter if it weren’t for fecal pellets. Across the world’s oceans, tiny organisms known as phytoplankton harvest the sun’s energy, gobbling up carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. They’re eaten by little animals called…
New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires
Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy. By Aidan Hughes, Martha Pskowski The Trump administration wasted no time in tapping…
Detroit Is the Nation’s Most Challenging City for People with Asthma, a New Report Suggests
Already plagued by industrial pollution and health care access issues, experts say climate change is making things even more difficult for people with asthma in Detroit. By K.R. Callaway In the Motor City, it’s more than just vehicle exhaust causing…
Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse’s toxic emissions are to blame
When Cardinal Health, one of the largest medical device manufacturers in the country, hired Maria as an accountant in 2014, she was thrilled. It was her first job out of school, and she was excited about landing a coveted position…