US official: No hope for global carbon tax
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A U.S. negotiator warned other countries in a closed-door meeting that efforts to rein in climate pollution from ships has "no prospect" of success.
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Prospects for global green shipping deal boosted by US tariff ruling, analysts say
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While divisions remain over the international shipping’s Net Zero Framework, the US’s main threat may now have been partly neutered
Republican lawmakers attempt to shield big oil from climate lawsuits in ‘alarming’ bills
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Climate experts and advocates warn House and Senate bills will protect polluters at the cost of the climate.
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thinktank at Columbia University is engaging in deceptive trade practices by hiding the extent of its financial ties to the fossil fuel industry, according to a first-of-its-kind administrative complaint filed by student activists and shared with the Guardian.
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Seven years ago, New York lawmakers set ambitious goals for slashing greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about saving the future. Now, with slow progress made and political realities shifting, Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a delay, saying she wants to save consumers money.
Gun manufacturers won the ultimate legal shield. Big Oil wants that, too
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Backed by the Trump administration, the industry is seeking to block all climate lawsuits that seek compensation from fossil fuel producers for damages.
Is the Keystone XL pipeline back?
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A company has proposed to build a crude oil pipeline crossing the Canadian border near where the long-contested project would have entered the United States.
US EPA head gives keynote address at climate sceptic conference
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin gave the keynote speech Wednesday at a conference hosted by a climate denial group.
