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