EPA enforcement actions hit 10-year low in 2017

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The number of new enforcement actions initiated by the EPA has fallen significantly over the past year.

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Wildfire mitigation in New Mexico down 53% since Trump took office

A new analysis by a wildland firefighter advocacy group finds that wildfire mitigation in New Mexico, including prescribed burns and forest thinning, has plunged by more than half since Donald Trump took office, raising alarms amid an already severe backlog in forest management and a predicted dry winter.

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Disasters like Hurricane Melissa put pressure on immigrants

After Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, Canada’s Caribbean communities are mobilizing to send money and supplies back home — a reminder that those least responsible for climate change often shoulder its heaviest costs.

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It was a very good election for the climate

In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.

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Planet in peril: 30 years of climate talks in six charts

As leaders gather for the U.N. climate summit in Brazil this month - three decades after the world's first annual climate conference - the data charting progress in the fight against global warming tells a sobering story.

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Karen community fighting corn and coal for clean air in northern Thailand

Northern Thailand’s annual haze crisis is fueled by maize field burning tied to the animal feed industry, compounded by looming coal projects. In Omkoi, Karen villagers have banned maize and rotated crops to cut smoke, only to face a proposed lignite mine that threatens to undo hard-won gains.

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High stakes and hopes as leaders gather ahead of COP30

Ahead of the UN climate conference in Brazil, international leaders including Germany's Merz and Brazil's Lula are meeting to discuss climate action. Experts say they should reaffirm their ambition to curb emissions.

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Democrats show early signs of winning energy messaging war

Democrats won gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, where candidates made affordability concerns and skyrocketing electricity bills central to their campaigns.

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