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Emissions gap report identifies US as outlier among G20 nations

The scientific report, identifies the United States as an outlier among the nations responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions.
www.nytimes.com
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US extreme weather survivors are a growing group — now they want to be a political force

At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent action
www.theguardian.com
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Massachusetts withholds climate and energy studies costing taxpayers $1.2 million

Massachusetts officials have delayed or withheld the release of three taxpayer-funded studies examining the costs of transitioning to clean energy.

commonwealthbeacon.org
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Trump vowed to stop an 'energy emergency.' Then he created a real one

The president used executive powers to boost oil and coal, but he can't fix the shortages caused by the Iran war.
grist.org
An illustration of a red skull melting into a teal background

Life-size statue of Ron DeSantis intentionally melting in clap back to climate change deniers

The life-size statue’s face has melted away to reveal a skull underneath.

www.the-independent.com
A view of a digger removing trees from a tropical forest

Amazon deforestation hits record low in Brazil, but El Niño and a tight election threaten progress

Deforestation fell almost 42% in a year, but a possible change in president could reverse the trend.
www.euronews.com
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Scientists plow ahead with research needed for a key climate report scrapped under Trump

Some of the ousted climate scientists have just published their own research paper, identifying changes in the research field.
www.washingtonpost.com
A woman talking to a voting representative at a polling station

How candidates are (quietly) talking about climate change

Voters have a lot of weighty issues on their minds, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worried about climate change.
theconversation.com
An illustration of a power plant emitting smoke into the air with water in the foreground

Most major carbon emitters barely mention health in their climate plans

Low- and middle-income countries that contribute little to global warming have done the most to plan for its toll on health, while the major economies behind more than half the world’s emissions barely consider it in their latest climate commitments.

healthpolicy-watch.news
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‘Subsidizing suicide’: UN chief urges governments to stop propping up polluting fossil fuels

Fossil fuels are 'boiling our planet', says Guterres. Yet COP31 hosts Türkiye and Australia are expanding them, a new report shows.
www.euronews.com
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US clean energy jobs fell in 2025 for the first time in years

Employment in the sector dipped in Donald Trump’s first year back in office — and many more expected jobs won’t materialize thanks to canceled clean energy projects.

www.canarymedia.com
A row of offshore wind turbines viewed from a beach

Trump administration asks to reconsider Ocean City offshore wind permit

The Trump administration has officially filed a request to reconsider the construction permit it issued to an offshore wind project proposed off the coast of Ocean City.
marylandmatters.org
An aerial view of Lake Mead with lower water levels showing

Arizona moves to join lawsuit against federal Colorado River plan

Officials warn the framework could dry up the Central Arizona Project, which serves nearly 6 million people.

azmirror.com
A French sign restricting cars from a street with Parisian buildings in the background

How the climate crisis fueled the youth protests roiling France

Youth protests for better school conditions have prompted a national political crisis; lack of adaptation to a hotter world is part of the story.

insideclimatenews.org
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Opinion: Climate policies can bring relief on affordability and beyond

Americans are suffering under an affordability crisis, while the climate crisis is making life more expensive. Both require urgent action — and both can be addressed simultaneously.

jacobin.com
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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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Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger tout California’s role as a climate leader

Policies that are good for the environment and the economy aren’t mutually exclusive — and California is proof that advancing such goals doesn’t have to be a red or blue issue.

www.dailynews.com
A white Arctic fox walking in a snowy landscape

Arctic wildlife research suffers as geopolitical competition grows

Scientists say the loss of support for wildlife research in the Arctic is unprecedented and comes as climate change dramatically reshapes life in the Far North.

e360.yale.edu
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