Politics

The new rules, which will take effect in 2028, aim to cut emissions by 75% by 2035.

A new study finds that repression of environmental protest is rising worldwide and Indigenous land defenders face the greatest risk.
A court filing by a group with deep ties to the pipeline company Energy Transfer raises questions about the growing use of amicus briefs in litigation.

India’s Parliament has approved new legislation to open the civil nuclear power sector to private companies.

In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under President Trump. But what even are they?

The lifeblood of the West is drying up — and scrambling state and local politics.
Since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump has directed the Energy Department to clear the way for new nuclear development. 
Chinese companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy manufacturing investments overseas. The projects could help lower emissions, but they are having significant social, environmental and human rights impacts.
Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the blast, but residents say the case won’t bring relief to their town.

Guelph, Waterloo Region and other Ontario municipalities argue the gas giant shouldn’t be able to build pipelines on public land for free.

“It’s not politics. That’s what the data say,” said the study’s author, who examined 70 tide gauges around the country.

From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made.

Interior officials are losing their patience with states as the West’s most important river teeters on the brink of crisis.
Diets around the world dependent on ultra-processed foods and animal-based agriculture are driving obesity rates and climate change, but solutions exist that would bolster health, and save money and the planet, according to a new review. 

Residents of Gloster, Mississippi, are suing plant that exports wood pellets to UK and Europe. Company says it is reducing emissions.

Justice Department lawyers argue in court documents that it is legal for the administration to withhold funding based on partisan politics.

European producers of steel and aluminium will face higher CO2 emissions costs, but the European Commission wants to channel part of the revenues of the EU's carbon border tax to help heavy industries decarbonize.

The Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “climate alarmism.”
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