Trump administration in 'active dialogue' on strategic petroleum reserve in California
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The Trump administration is in “active dialogue” on creating a petroleum reserve in California, a move that would boost oil infrastructure in the state and undermine Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bid to shrink the state’s fossil fuel footprint.
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Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back
Mon 8 Jun 2026
Scientists across multiple disciplines are sounding the alarm after the White House proposed taking greater control over how scientific research gets funded and allowing political appointees to decide whether to approve scientific grants.
Appeals Court affirms dismissal of youth climate case against Trump
Fri 5 Jun 2026
The lead attorney for the 22 plaintiffs said the court has “slammed the courthouse doors on children fighting for their lives.”
AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China
2 Jun 2026
The “data-centre boom” is driving a surge in gas investment in the US, pushing its fossil-power spending ahead of China, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
US to ‘kill’ climate disclosure rule
2 Jun 2026
In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed repealing a rule that requires some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks they face from global warming.
Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights
28 May 2026
US immigration enforcement flights are producing hundreds of thousands of metric tonnes of climate-damaging carbon emissions as officials shuttle unprecedented numbers of people to detention centers far from home and deport them to countries across the world.
Climate change alarms are flashing. Washington isn’t paying attention
27 May 2026
The Trump administration has swept away climate change policies, Democrats are focused on energy costs, and environmental groups have gone quiet.
Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America’s public lands
26 May 2026
A controversial land swap orchestrated by the megarich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.
Sorry, climate change is still dangerous, no matter what nonsense Trump emits
25 May 2026
As the climate-change landscape evolves, new forms of scientific disinformation emerge.
Trump distorts recent revisions of scientific projections of global warming
21 May 2026
President Donald Trump recently blasted the accuracy of global warming projections in a Truth Social post that itself painted a distorted view of the science, projections and how the international community discusses climate policy.
