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U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather

6 hours 4 min ago
It would be harder for insurers and scientists to study wildfires, storms and other “billion dollar disasters,” which are growing more frequent as the planet warms.
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At the Biennale in Venice, A Fantasy Island Imported from Mexico

8 hours 19 sec ago
The floating farms known as “chinampas” may have something to teach Venetians and the world.
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Sewage Sludge Fertilizer From Maryland? Virginians Say No Thanks.

8 hours 2 min ago
Maryland has restricted use of the toxic fertilizer. A plan to send more to Virginia has sparked fears of contaminated farms and fisheries.
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States Sue Over Freeze on Funding for Electric-Vehicle Charging

May 7, 2025 - 18:29
A lawsuit led by Washington, Colorado and California accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding funds for new charging stations.
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Trump Administration Is Said to Target Park Service Grants

May 7, 2025 - 15:03
Dozens of programs, many linked to climate change and diversity, have been designated for elimination by DOGE, according to people with knowledge of the plan.
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E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program

May 6, 2025 - 20:46
Employees were told that the popular energy efficiency certification program would be “de-prioritized and eliminated,” according to documents and a recording.
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Why Democrats Joined Republicans to Block a California Climate Policy

May 6, 2025 - 14:22
Some said they worried that California’s planned ban on gas-powered vehicles would raise the price of cars. Another cited “intense and misleading lobbying” by the oil industry.
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Trump Is Picking New Climate Fights With States. Here’s Why.

May 6, 2025 - 12:03
The White House has begun a new effort to sue individual states over their climate initiatives and to stop lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.
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A Climate Warning From the Fertile Crescent

May 6, 2025 - 06:00
In Iraq, the landscape that cradled civilization is enduring a water crisis with profound implications.
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18 States Sue Over Trump’s Halting of Wind Power Projects

May 5, 2025 - 18:09
The halt threatens jobs and holds back energy production at a time the president has claimed an “energy emergency,” state attorneys general said.
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India Sees a Future Making Solar Panels for Itself, and Maybe the World

May 5, 2025 - 10:44
Global wariness of Chinese solar and E.V. domination offers India an opening. The government is spending money to try to catch up, but it has a long way to go.
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How to Make Spring Safer for Wildlife

May 5, 2025 - 09:50
I wish everyone would slow down. The least we can do is to give our wild neighbors time to cross the roads we have built through the middle of their homes.
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Democrats Have Been at War With Oil Barons for Far Too Long

May 4, 2025 - 08:13
Energy turmoil is no accident — it’s the direct result of President Trump’s economic vandalism.
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Extinct Species Are Honored in a New York Art Show

May 3, 2025 - 05:01
In an East Village gallery, K Allado-McDowell has created an audiovisual tribute to species we have lost as a rehearsal for a proposed physical monument.
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Weed Manager of the Year: One Man’s Quest to Save the Sonoran Desert

May 3, 2025 - 05:00
As official research positions are lost to budget cuts, the work of citizen scientists to preserve federal forests is becoming more valuable.
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Former Weather Service Leaders Warn Staffing Cuts Could Lead to ‘Loss of Life’

May 2, 2025 - 18:30
The former agency directors say current employees will face an “impossible task” to maintain service just as hurricane season begins.
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New ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Face Widening Legal Challenges

May 2, 2025 - 14:54
The Trump administration sued to block two state laws designed to force oil companies to pay the costs of climate change. Several other states are joining the fight, too.
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Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment

May 2, 2025 - 13:57
The organizations said they would publish researchers’ work even after the Trump administration decision to dismiss all authors on the project.
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What Australia’s Vote Means for Climate in a Major Coal Economy

May 2, 2025 - 00:01
The leading candidates in Saturday’s national election have starkly different policies on energy and global warming.
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Hawaii Announced a Climate Lawsuit. So the Government Sued Hawaii First.

May 1, 2025 - 20:42
In an unusual move, the Trump administration pre-emptively sued Hawaii and Michigan to try to stop them from suing oil companies over global warming.
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