Politics
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Hungary's carbon tax violates EU rules, top court says

The European Union's top court says Hungary's tax on CO2 emission allowances, introduced in 2023, is against EU law, as it removes the operators' incentive to invest in measures to cut emissions.

www.reuters.com
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How ‘national security’ became the new justification for drilling

What’s happening to the public lands and oceans we thought were protected?
atmos.earth
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World's first fossil fuel phase-out conference puts ocean in its sights

Across 11 frontier regions, 19% of Marine Protected Areas are already overlapped by active fossil fuel oil and gas blocks.
oceanographicmagazine.com
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Two Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars in Russia

The UN’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing.
grist.org
A row of solar panels in the snow with the setting sun in the background

‘A ray of hope’: EU governments gathering to plan way out of fossil fuel reliance

Energy crises could be a thing of the past if reliable, cheap, and abundant clean energy is given precedence over fossil fuels.

www.euronews.com
Elevated Outer Banks beach house threatened by rising sea levels

Analysis: Despite Trump's actions, the most dangerous climate argument today isn’t denial — it’s delay

Belief in climate change is rising, but action stalls. New research reveals how subtle narratives are slowing policy — and how to fight back.

www.desmog.com
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Farmers sue US EPA over dismantling of climate policy

New York farmers say the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of greenhouse gas regulations will make it harder for them to grow food.

civileats.com
An ethanol plant with green fields in the foreground

Iowa moves to shield farmers, ethanol plants, from lawsuits over emissions

Climate lawsuits are a largely nonexistent threat to farmers in the state of Iowa, but ethanol producers could benefit from the law.

insideclimatenews.org
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Carbon removal industry reels as Microsoft retreats

Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.
www.nytimes.com
Renewable energy in the Cuban countryside with small white domicile and an oxcart

Cuba could beat US energy blockade with $8B investment in renewables, says think tank

Report by Common Wealth argues rest of the world should pay for country’s transition as reparative climate finance.

www.theguardian.com
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Texas sharpens attacks on solar power

From the state Capitol to utility commission dockets, Texas officials are moving to derail solar plans as they brace for a surge in electricity demand.
www.eenews.net
Boat traveling on a NYC waterway with Manhatten skyline in background

Trump officials pledge swift completion of controversial NYC gas pipeline

The $1 billion project will run for about 23 miles under Raritan Bay in New Jersey and New York Harbor. Environmental groups oppose it.
www.nytimes.com
Mural on a building in Memphis painted during the Civil Rights movement, depicting black men holding signs that read "I am a man."

NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis

Suit alleges the billionaire’s AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenters in the Memphis area.

www.theguardian.com
A row of wind turbines on dry hills

Wyoming electric utility dumps wind and solar in long-term planning

PacifiCorp’s previous upward trajectory for renewable energy will flatline beyond 2027 while its forecasted greenhouse emissions will rise.

wyofile.com
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This Ohio county put a ban on wind and solar. Will voters reverse it?

Richland County blocked large-scale renewables in most townships. Voters now have a rare opportunity to overturn that policy at the ballot box.
www.canarymedia.com
A red, white and green Hungarian flag waving in the wind

Hungary election promises renewable energy investment and foreign factory crackdowns

Orbán, who once described EU climate ambitions as a 'utopian fantasy,' has been replaced by Péter Magyar.

www.euronews.com
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‘Can’t make a squeak’: Trump’s fossil fuel push puts IMF, World Bank on defensive

International financial institutions want to help countries achieve goals to move off imported oil and gas. The Trump administration would rather they don't.
www.politico.com
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Montana youth argue for 9th Circuit court to allow climate change case to proceed

Montana youth argue for 9th Circuit court to allow climate change case, Lighthiser v. Trump, to proceed.

dailymontanan.com
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