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Our plan is radical – but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains, says Thomas Piketty and researchers from the World Inequality Lab.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research is the latest example of how the Trump administration’s efforts to chainsaw the federal government can happen too fast for the courts or Congress to counter.

Legislation that would make Louisiana the fifth state this year to buffer oil and gas companies from climate lawsuits is awaiting the governor’s signature.

According to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries.
The lead attorney for the 22 plaintiffs said the court has “slammed the courthouse doors on children fighting for their lives.”
A mining company sent an advanced ship to try to pluck valuable minerals from the deep ocean. Here’s how it worked.
Do you know where a data center is due to be constructed in your area? An increasing number of US citizens can answer "yes" — thanks to a map created by Erin Brockovich. DW explains why people need to know.

B.C. natural gas would replace Russian gas, not coal, which experts say weakens arguments that liquefied natural gas lowers global emissions

Led by New York, the attorneys general argue that the administration’s agreement to reimburse the energy giant for abandoning its offshore wind leases is illegal.

The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.
The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York.

Novel forms of CO2 removal must expand at ‘highly ambitious rates’ if the world is to limit global heating to 1.5C, says study.

Investigation reveals regulator let firms off the hook on cleanup bonds despite backlog that will take decades to clear.

Gov. Bob Ferguson is rejecting a lead Republican’s proposal to temporarily suspend Washington’s cap-and-trade program to decrease prices at the pump. 
New rules for the $8.8 billion in program funding no longer promote electric home heating.
The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.
A rare hybrid population faces an oil frontier with a rescue plan that experts call insufficient.
A report found that the world's largest meat and dairy companies, including some with Wisconsin ties, have made exaggerated climate claims.
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