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.
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Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar
Fri 17 Jul 2026
As millions of Americans prepare for another brutal heatwave, it’s now harder to find information about ways to stay cool while saving energy and keeping utility costs down.
National Academies finds growing evidence linking climate change to disasters
Fri 17 Jul 2026
The United States' preeminent science institution released an anticipated report Thursday indicating that research into the connections between climate change and individual weather disasters have grown stronger over the last decade.
No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won’t provide much relief.
The rise and fall of the fracking phenomenon
Wed 15 Jul 2026
The fracking boom remade the U.S. economy and global energy markets. It also left behind a complicated legacy of winners, losers and lasting political fights.
‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks.
Trump administration opens endangered species’ habitats to development, reversing 50 years of environmental law
Tue 14 Jul 2026
The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species on Friday, opening up sensitive habitats of those protected species to drilling, mining, farming and real estate development.
'Like putting a flat earther in charge of NASA': Trump appoints climate denier to key climate post
Mon 13 Jul 2026
Putting an “utterly unqualified” person like Matthew Wielicki in charge of the National Climate Assessment, said one critic, “would jeopardise the integrity of one of the nation’s most important climate science resources.”
Clean energy hurt but resilient one year after Trump winding back climate policy
8 Jul 2026
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.
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
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.
