How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter
6 Jun 2025
As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark-roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules.
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Clean energy hurt but resilient one year after Trump winding back climate policy
Today 11:45am
The GOP budget law that President Trump signed a year ago has darkened the outlook for several clean energy sources, but stopped far short of strangling low-carbon tech.
California's first carbon capture project is up and running. Environmentalists are still trying to stop it.
Tue 7 Jul 2026
As the state drafts pipeline rules for projects injecting CO2 underground, environmental groups are pressing for a more thorough assessment of the newly launched operation.
‘Extremely high’ rates of heat-related ER visits in US due to extreme heat
Mon 6 Jul 2026
A deadly, multiday heat wave tightened its grip on the eastern United States on Friday, breaking records, sending people to the emergency room and raising the risk for millions of people.
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
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.
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.
