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Brussels says EU countries partly to blame for failure on key climate rule

There’s a circular blame game going on over who’s responsible for failures in EU methane law.
www.politico.eu
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Opinion: ‘Digger,’ Tom Cruise’s big flop, is a secret masterpiece

The film has been panned by critics and shunned by audiences, but its message about the climate crisis is one we need to hear.
www.nytimes.com
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Alberta’s fracking boom, in photos

Here's what life is like in a fracking hot spot, where locals say the creeks are dry and the roads are ruined.

thenarwhal.ca
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Inside Big Beef’s ‘90s campaign to rewrite its climate story

Documents show how the National Cattlemen’s Association launched a long-term misinformation campaign to downplay livestock’s environmental impacts.
sentientmedia.org
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Data center opposition giving environmental groups momentum

Environmental groups are gaining momentum as concerns over rising electricity bills, pollution and AI fuel bipartisan opposition across the U.S.
qz.com
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The EPA is about to hand oil and gas companies a huge methane-related gift

Rolling back regulations will give industry players “exactly what they’ve long wanted.”
www.motherjones.com
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New data centers in Texas and New Mexico could upend climate goals

Officials in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, made plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Neither plan took into account how the construction of three new data centers could upend climate goals in both places.
www.propublica.org
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Trump goes after an offshore wind farm that’s already up and running

The administration is seeking to reevaluate a key permit for Revolution Wind, a $6.2B project that is already generating power.

www.canarymedia.com
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Amit Forlit, the Israeli private eye at the heart of a climate hacking scandal

For decades, an Israeli private investigator has operated on the edges of international intrigue while rubbing elbows with powerful figures.

www.nytimes.com
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How AI chatbots may be talking people out of climate action

Across 28,800 prompts, models were 7.5 times more likely to advise “stay the course” than “change,” even when the status quo is anti-climate.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
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Climate activists protest African Energy Week in South Africa

Activists challenged efforts to position Africa as a new frontier for fossil fuel, arguing that further investment would worsen climate change.

apnews.com
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What happened to Pennsylvania’s hydrogen hubs?

Backed by bipartisan leadership, Pennsylvania’s hydrogen projects were supposed to create jobs and slash emissions. Now, they’re in limbo.

insideclimatenews.org
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Opinion: Wisconsin doesn’t have to accept new gas plants as inevitable

We Energies says Wisconsin needs a new methane gas plant to meet growing electricity demand. Citizens deserve more information.

wisconsinexaminer.com
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IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report

AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it.

www.theguardian.com
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Coal and gas avoiding stricter laws by expanding existing mines, Australian Climate Council warns

The Climate Council says coal and gas mines are using a "loophole" to expand operations and add new emissions.

www.abc.net.au
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Tens of thousands urge EU for climate action at Brussels demonstration

Ahead of a major UN summit, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Brussels demanding greater action to combat climate change.

www.euronews.com
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With scaled-back plans, green banks navigate Trump’s funding freeze

Green banks enabled $12.4 billion in hard-to-finance clean energy and climate projects in 2024 and 2025.

www.canarymedia.com
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe files lawsuit to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday filed a new lawsuit to try to shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline, continuing a decade-long battle over the project.

northdakotamonitor.com
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