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Hottest Month, Highest Costs: How Climate Extremes in July 2025 Shook the Global Economy

July 2025 will be remembered as a month when climate change’s economic consequences hit home around the world. From record-smashing heat waves to catastrophic floods and wildfires, extreme weather...

🔥 Coal Over Clean: Trump’s Team Adds New Hurdles for Green Energy Projects on Federal Land

In a major shift, the Trump administration has made it harder for renewable energy...

⚡ China Shocks the World with 260m Blade Giant—Biggest Wind Turbine Ever Built

With regard to renewable energy, China has made significant progress. Its wind turbine is...

3°C of Warming = No Breakfast for Billions — Scientists Issue Grim Food Forecast

Climate change may shape a future where children born today grow up in a...

Weekend in Las Vegas brings mix of sun, heat, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms

Southern Nevada is holding onto unsettled skies as pop-up showers and isolated thunderstorms stay in the forecast through Saturday. The weather is unpredictable, with...

Governor’s Ultimatum: Speed wildfire smoke payouts now, FAIR Plan accused of “unscrupulous” delays

California’s governor has stepped in to push for quicker and fairer handling of wildfire smoke damage claims. On Friday, he sent a letter to...

Race Against Time: Newsom fast-tracks permits to save billions in tax credits

California’s governor has signed an executive order to speed up clean energy projects that could lose billions of dollars in federal support. A race against...

Lorena soaks northwestern Mexico as U.S. Southwest rain chances diminish

Heavy rainfall drenches the Baja Peninsula and western Mexico Just off the northwest coast of Mexico, Tropical Storm Lorena has been causing bands of intense...

Google downplays net-zero target on sustainability site as AI power use grows

A bold climate promise in 2020 In September 2020, Google’s chief proudly announced that the company would take on its most ambitious climate challenge yet....

Ørsted sues Trump administration over halted $6.2 billion wind farm project

Ørsted, a Danish renewable energy company, has taken the Trump administration to court after the government abruptly ordered a halt to its nearly finished...

Imperial Irrigation District endorses Newsom’s controversial California delta tunnel plan

Nation’s largest irrigation district steps in with support California’s long-debated Delta Conveyance Project received a strong boost this week. The largest irrigation system in the...

Heavy rain and wind gusts up to 60 mph impact Phoenix metro communities

Heavy rainfall and sudden flooding hit parts of the Valley Residents across metro Phoenix faced a powerful weather event on Wednesday evening as dust storms...

Clean Energy, Dirty Rules? Banks flunk social and environmental test at 22%

The competition for minerals required for clean energy is intensifying. Metals like copper, lithium, nickel, and cobalt are critical for making electric vehicles, batteries,...

JD Vance’s hometown steel mill drops green project after Trump’s clean energy cuts

Middletown, Ohio, has long been known for its giant steel mill. For generations, the mill provided steady work and was the heart of the...

Petro politicians reject carbon levies despite evidence they reduce pollution and promote clean energy

Coal, oil, and gas are causing a catastrophe that is bad for the environment and humanity. Our land, air, and water are contaminated by...

Newsom delays oil profit penalties until 2030 drawing fire from consumer watchdogs

California has announced that it will delay its ability to punish oil companies for making what the state may consider “excessive profits.” This pause...

Darwin methane leak traced to tank design fault dating back to 2006

A tank built as an engineering marvel turns into a problem Darwin, the first significant liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in northern Australia, was established...

China helps SCO nations cut emissions with advanced renewable energy projects

China is becoming a central force in helping many countries shift to clean energy. Across the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes countries like...
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