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Push to counter disinformation at COP30 climate summit

As a majority of global citizens call for bold climate change action, a new push for information integrity aims to neutralize the climate denial that has thwarted ambitious action.
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Federal courts divided, so far, on Trump’s environmental retreat

Judges curbed rollbacks during Trump’s first term. But the courts and the law have changed thanks to Trump’s own appointments. Those votes will be critical as his team seeks to erase the legal basis for climate action in his second term.
insideclimatenews.org
The devastating effects of Super Typhoon Odette (International name "Rai) in Lapu-Lap City, Cebu, Philippines.

Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’

New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected.

www.theguardian.com
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, appears before the London Assembly in the chamber of City Hall

Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil

Three hundred mayors have gathered in Rio de Janeiro to pledge coordinated climate action in their cities.
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Amazon oil drilling undermines Brazil’s climate credibility before COP30

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
www.nytimes.com
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Trump’s energy moves rattle electric utilities

The administration's push for data centers to source their own power is seen by some as a threat to utilities' business model.
www.eenews.net
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Slow rollout throttled Biden’s big clean energy ambitions, former staffers say

An “executive branch machinery that defaulted to caution, process, and reactive strategies” undercut the ex-president’s massive energy and infrastructure programs, a report by his former staffers details.
www.politico.com
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A tribe in Nevada finally had funding for climate resilience. Then a grant was ripped away

The Walker River Paiute Tribe was poised to strengthen its water, energy, and housing infrastructure with a $20 million federal grant — until the Trump Administration abruptly revoked the funding, halting projects designed to protect the community from worsening wildfires, floods, and extreme heat.

nevadacurrent.com
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NM lawmakers say oil and gas wastewater rulemaking ‘tainted’ by politics

Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico are questioning the integrity of the state’s proposed rules for reusing oil and gas wastewater, alleging that political pressure from the governor’s office has undermined public trust in the process.

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Pennsylvania gas producer sues Capital & Main over its reporting on health risks

A lawsuit by CNX Resources Corporation accuses the news organization of defamation for quoting sources critical of an industry-written study. Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
capitalandmain.com
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Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal

Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process.

www.theguardian.com
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CBS News just gutted its climate team

Following its acquisition by Skydance Media and the appointment of Bari Weiss as editor in chief, CBS News has laid off most of its climate reporters, a move critics say undermines one of broadcast journalism’s strongest voices on global warming.

www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
Abandoned pumpjack at orphaned oil well

The only National Parks employee who tracks leaky oil wells is out of a job

Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced.
www.nytimes.com
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EV charging networks are expanding, but drivers still worry about range

A new poll finds that many Americans remain hesitant to buy electric vehicles. The AP-NORC/EPIC poll found only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be highly likely to buy one the next time they purchase a new vehicle.
apnews.com
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Western states brace for a uranium boom as the nation looks to recharge its nuclear power industry

After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ones line up for permitting expedited by a Trump executive order.
insideclimatenews.org
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The water war Trump hasn’t blown up

The fight over the Colorado River’s dwindling resources is made for MAGA — but so far the Trump administration has been playing it straight.
www.politico.com
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Alito’s oil investments pollute contractor accountability case

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not recused himself from a case that could stop states from holding federal contractors accountable for climate damage and other malfeasance.
www.levernews.com
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Growth and climate action can coexist, says data scientist Hannah Ritchie

Oxford data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that the world is decarbonizing faster than most realize — and that belief, not technology, is now the biggest barrier to a cleaner, more prosperous future.

www.vox.com
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