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Offshore oil drilling platform

An oil company running into rough waters off the California coast is looking to Trump for help

A vote to deny Sable Offshore permits to restart production builds on a series of lawsuits and an accusation of insider trading, but the CEO wants the president to help it overcome its setbacks.
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A machine digging a trench for a pipeline alongside an agricultural field.

Property battles could slow Trump’s pipeline ‘tsunami’

Resistance from landowners is visible across the country as companies pursue new oil, gas and carbon projects.
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Oil fields at sunset (or sunrise)

There’s a new forecast for peak oil demand. It’s increasingly cloudy.

The International Energy Agency once projected that oil and gas demand could level off by 2030. Now it’s backing off, sort of.
www.nytimes.com
21st session of the UN Conference on Climate Change Paris 2015

Paris Agreement 10 years on: More wins than you may realize

Global emissions continue to rise a decade after the Paris Agreement. However, solar, wind and EV growth demonstrate that climate action can work. Here's what has been achieved and what remains urgent.
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A river flowing between dry rocky bluffs

States that rely on the Colorado River miss deadline to agree on cuts

A plan to sustainably manage the shrinking waterway could soon be up to the Trump administration — or eventually the Supreme Court.
www.nytimes.com
data center construction

If the US has to build data centers, here’s where they should go

A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
www.wired.com
US capitol building against blue sky.

Environment takeaways from the spending deal

The Senate approved a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026. Lawmakers also passed a stopgap for the rest of the government.
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Two hands clasping with money in their hands

Philippines climate protests spotlight whether money is reaching the most vulnerable

As world leaders meet for COP30 in Brazil, protests in the Philippines highlight how corruption and mismanagement can undermine efforts to fund climate resilience.

www.csmonitor.com
A view of the city of Belem in Brazil with huts by the ocean and skyscrapers in teh background

Newsom presents California as reliable partner at U.N. climate talks

Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading a California delegation to the U.N. climate conference in Brazil, positioning the state as a global climate leader despite lacking federal authority to negotiate international agreements.

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Refugees wading through floodwaters

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30.

www.theguardian.com
Flags of various nations fly on building

As U.S. and E.U. retreat on climate, China takes the leadership role

As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving force in climate diplomacy and filling a vacuum left by the world’s rich nations. 
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaking at CPAC

One year after Trump’s election, this group is celebrating their sway over U.S. energy policy

At the America First Policy Institute’s Global Energy Summit, speakers derided climate action and heralded their efforts to reverse key environmental initiatives.
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An illustration of a healthy earth on the left and a warming earth on the right

Governments and billionaires retreat ahead of COP30 climate talks

With the U.S. under Trump reversing clean-energy efforts and Brazil allowing new oil exploration, the sense of urgency around a warming planet has given way to weary resignation.

www.newyorker.com
visualization of big data digital data streams in a data center

Inside the data-center energy race with Google and Microsoft

Hyperscalers are investing in new clean-energy tech and rethinking how they run data centers.

www.canarymedia.com
Offshore drilling platform off foggy California coast

Trump officials consider opening California to offshore oil drilling

A draft five-year plan for offshore oil development proposes selling leases on the West Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.
www.washingtonpost.com
Fracking well pad in Marcellus shale formation rural Pennsylvania

Pipeline project breaks through in once-resistant Northeast

A gas pipeline championed by President Donald Trump cleared permitting hurdles in New York and New Jersey, reflecting a political shift.
www.eenews.net
Lagos Nigeria waterfront and oil storage and shipping terminal

Ogonis wary of more oil drilling in Niger Delta

Whispers of renewed oil drilling in the Niger Delta may promise prospects for much-needed infrastructure and job creation. But oil extraction is also blamed for impoverishing the area through environmental devastation.
www.dw.com
Empty chairs in rows inside a capitol building.

Feds flustered by shutdown compromise

The deal was “a total capitulation and slap in the face to federal workers,” said one EPA employee.
www.eenews.net
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