Politics
NEW YORK CITY - SEPTEMBER 3 2015: Republican candidate for president Donald Trump announced he had signed a pledge not to run as an independent candidate should he fail to win the party's nomination in 2016.

Trump calls climate change a hoax. Americans aren’t buying it

New polling finds broad agreement that the climate crisis is worsening heat, floods, and wildfires.
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Construction workers move bricks on a tropical beach shoreline job site.

OSHA proposed heat protections for workers. Two years later, they’re still not final

In Florida, where the state has banned adoption of local laws intended to protect outdoor workers, the lack of federal rules leaves individuals particularly vulnerable.
insideclimatenews.org
Free standing solar panels on green grass

Solar is booming in Indiana. Not everyone is happy about it

The state was No. 3 in solar installations last year — but with more solar has come more local opposition. Experts say genuine community engagement is needed.

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Four cyclists on a curvy mountain road

The Tour de France has reached a climate tipping point

Record heat, a wildfire, and an unprecedented stage modification highlighted the growing challenge global warming poses to endurance sports.
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A lit gas stove burner.

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite the study being scaled back by Trump cuts.

www.theguardian.com
A person standing in a park with a sign saying 'picnics not pipelines'

A proposed Eastern Kentucky gas pipeline to serve a power plant is stirring local opposition

Kentuckians living along the route of the proposed natural gas pipeline don't believe enough is being done to address safety and enviornmental concerns.
kentuckylantern.com
A yellow drilling tower against a cloudy sky

Gov. Shapiro walks a fine line on climate; his opponent just wants to drill.

As cash flows into Pennsylvania governor's race, ethical questions over Stacy Garrity's fracking income loom.
capitalandmain.com
Solar panels installed on a city balcony, generating solar energy.

Balcony solar is sweeping the US, but who’s actually selling it?

As consumer interest surges and state legislators get on board, a few businesses have jumped into the domestic market.
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Electrical transmission lines silhouetted against setting sun

Texas transmission policy sharpens US competition fight

Electric utilities in other states are asking federal regulators to allow monopoly control over projects, while some critics want Texas to have more.

www.eenews.net
Solar panels with wind turbines and high voltage powerlines overhead

Texas’ grid operator prepares for more demand than ever this week

Amid triple-digit temperatures, solar and storage have created far more breathing room than in the last stretch of record energy demand.
insideclimatenews.org
A view of the rooftops of the Canadian parliament building

For 20 years, Canada’s leaders have promised a carbon capture fix

From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered.

thenarwhal.ca
Nuclear power cooling towers

Nuclear energy revival puts Westinghouse in prime position

The company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2017, stands to benefit from growing support for nuclear power and President Trump’s deal with Saudi Arabia.
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Drone aerial view of new Microsoft data centers.

Environmental groups contest Texas data centers’ air pollution

Three environmental groups sent two San Antonio data centers a notice of intent to sue for failing to secure permits as major air polluters.
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Indonesian coal mining operation featuring multiple excavators and rock trucks

Zeldin vows to fulfill coal industry’s ‘wish list’

The EPA administrator and other Trump officials on Tuesday celebrated coal's comeback under President Donald Trump and called for more industry support.
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Woman riding in "muscle car" convertible, either standing or sitting on seat rest with arms upraised implying freedom of the road

The U.S. is pulling back on energy efficiency

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers, and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

www.nytimes.com
Smoky skies in NYC showing the Empire State Building in the center

How wildfire smoke travels from Ontario to New York City — and turns distant city skies orange

Wildfires that have torched huge areas of forest and devastated communities are also sending smoke far and wide, prompting air quality warnings in distant cities and heated political rhetoric from the U.S.

www.cbc.ca
Workers finishing a concrete floor in an under-construction industrial space

The Kansas community fighting data centers before they arrive

A group of residents in Lawrence, Kansas, believe they have everything a data center developer could want: ample farmland, energy, and the Kansas River. As nearby towns face massive data center proposals, they’ve formed a well-organized opposition, learning from fellow advocates to discourage developers from bringing projects to their town.
www.thenewlede.org
SEPTEMBER 28 2015: Businessman and presidential candidate Donald Trump holding a press conference at Trump Tower, NYC

Trump threatens National Academies with debarment. Here's what it is

The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."
www.eenews.net
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