Trump vows to immediately ramp up US production of 'beautiful, clean coal'
20 Mar 2025
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President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the United States in an effort to advance competition against China.
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Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report says
Fri 3 Jul 2026
Dozens of planned gas plants to directly power data centers in the United States could emit as much greenhouse gas annually as Australia or France, according to a report by an environmental group published on Wednesday.
Trump administration can remove history and climate info from US parks, court says
Fri 3 Jul 2026
The Trump administration does not have to reinstate materials related to climate change, immigration and slavery that it has removed from national parks, a US appeals court ruled on Thursday.
The weather in 1776? Mild with no chance of climate change
Fri 3 Jul 2026
The striking backdrop for the country’s milestone birthday showcases the realities of climate change as President Donald Trump, who’s presiding over the nation’s semiquincentennial, dismisses the dangers of global warming and doubles down on his vision for expanding fossil fuel production.
Tens of millions swelter as heatwave blasts US
Thu 2 Jul 2026
Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.
US drives rise in global emissions as utilities turn back to coal, report shows
Wed 1 Jul 2026
The United States accounted for about a third of the rise in global carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers back to coal, an Energy Institute report showed on Tuesday.
I cold-called President Trump. Here's what he told me about an oil tycoon and major donor.
Mon 29 Jun 2026
I was hoping the president would give me some color about his relationship with billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand. I walked away with a clearer picture of what matters in Washington right now.
US defence spending on critical minerals surges in the last decade
22 Jun 2026
Members of communities affected by some of these projects said that U.S. state backing has meant projects are being fast-tracked without the necessary social and environmental checks or meaningful consultation.
Trump administration ditches plan to close a critical ocean monitoring system after furious bipartisan backlash
22 Jun 2026
The Trump administration is U-turning on its controversial decision to dismantle a critical ocean monitoring system that provides vital information on the health of the world’s oceans, after a bipartisan backlash in Congress.
Microsoft's clean energy reversal collides with Virginia's climate goals
19 Jun 2026
Amid a data center boom in the state, the tech giant backpedals on a key climate promise.
Trump wants to put a $75m coal terminal in this liberal California city. Residents aren’t having it
17 Jun 2026
Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, is rallying against a coal export facility.
