Living on Earth: Climate at the nallot box

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Federal Judicial Center pulls climate change chapter from official manual for U.S. judges

The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts.

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Trump EPA to take its biggest swing yet against climate change rules

With its plans to revoke the endangerment finding, the administration is gambling that the U.S. Supreme Court will allow it to completely avoid regulating the nation’s top greenhouse gas sources.

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See how climate change is accelerating

The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.

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As the planet heats, insurance premiums rise

Climate-related disasters are causing more and more damage, resulting in higher insurance claims and payouts and, ultimately, higher premiums.

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Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power

Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, carbon-free power source deep within the Earth.

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Trump will order Defense Department to buy coal power

Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage.

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Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost

Louisiana is betting billions on proposed “blue ammonia” plants that promise lower carbon emissions through carbon capture, but evidence shows the technology has fallen far short.

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