Trump officials decimate climate protections and consider axeing key greenhouse gas finding
14 Mar 2025
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EPA takes aim at almost every major pollution rule in what environmentalists call act of ‘malice toward the planet.’
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Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas
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Debunking some of Chris Wright's most egregious lies.
US warns nations to reject ship fuel emissions deal or face tariffs
5 Sep 2025
The United States has warned countries to reject a United Nations plan aimed at cutting fuel emissions from ships or face retaliation in the form of tariffs, port levies, and visa restrictions, according to U.S. and European officials.
Scores of climate experts condemn Trump climate report as ‘junk science'
5 Sep 2025
A 435-page review found the authors used standard climate denier tropes to produce a report riddled with errors.
The merchants of doubt are back
3 Sep 2025
OPINION: If you don’t follow climate policy closely, you might not know that the Trump administration is launching an effort to overturn one of the most fundamental pillars of American climate policy.
Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalised communities
3 Sep 2025
Environmentalists say one solution to beating the heat in sprawling cities is planting more trees, creating green spaces like parks and meadows and covering rooftops with plants.
We used to stash gold in Fort Knox. What if we did the same with carbon?
29 Aug 2025
If we could convince the masses that waste carbon dioxide is sacred and worth hoarding — like gold — one of our most existential problems might solve itself.
Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding
29 Aug 2025
Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press.
Ørsted shares at all-time low after Trump halts work on US windfarm
27 Aug 2025
Shares drop by 17% after stop-work order on $1.5bn project off Rhode Island, which was 80% complete.
California is backsliding on climate progress. It’s (mostly) Gavin Newsom’s fault
26 Aug 2025
The California Supreme Court just gave state officials a golden opportunity to revitalize the rooftop solar industry, helping millions of homes and businesses lower their electric bills and fight the climate crisis.
A coal-fired plant in Michigan was to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1m a day
25 Aug 2025
Donald Trump has made several unusual moves to elongate the era of coal, such as giving the industry exemptions from pollution rules. But the gambit to keep one Michigan coal-fired power station running has been extraordinary – by forcing it to remain open even against the wishes of its operator.
