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A man in an orange vest looking up at an oil pump jack

Climate activists protest African Energy Week in South Africa

Activists challenged efforts to position Africa as a new frontier for fossil fuel development, arguing that further investment would worsen climate change.

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An illustration of a pipeline heading towards an energy plant

Opinion: Wisconsin doesn’t have to accept new gas plants as inevitable

WE Energies says Wisconsin needs a new methane gas plant to meet growing electricity demand. Citizens deserve more information.
wisconsinexaminer.com
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Australia's climate change officials face drastic cuts and AI efficiencies

Review recommends department cuts budget and pools money for urgent priorities.

www.politico.com
Henry Waxman explaining his global warming bill H.R. 2454 at UCLA Los Angeles

IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report

AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it.

www.theguardian.com
Yellow mining trucks moving along a dusty quarry road while working an open pit coal mine.

Coal and gas avoiding stricter laws by expanding existing mines, Australian Climate Council warns

The Climate Council says coal and gas mines are using a "loophole" to expand operations and add new emissions.

www.abc.net.au
People with signs at a climate protest

Tens of thousands urge EU for climate action at Brussels demonstration

Ahead of a major UN summit, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Brussels demanding greater action to combat climate change.

www.euronews.com
Solar panels juxtaposed against transmission lines and wind turbines

With scaled-back plans, green banks navigate Trump’s funding freeze

Green banks enabled $12.4 billion in hard-to-finance clean energy and climate projects in 2024 and 2025.

www.canarymedia.com
A green-colored electric bus in downtown Minneapolis advertising "Go GREENER"

Europe's public transport: A data-driven green reality check

Greener buses and cleaner fleets are reshaping public transport. But are cities moving fast enough to meet their zero-emission goals?

www.dw.com
Yellow excavator digging deep trench making way for pipeline construction

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe files lawsuit to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday filed a new lawsuit to try to shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline, continuing a decade-long battle over the project.

northdakotamonitor.com
A table with scales of justice and a wooden gavel on top of legal books

Climate lawsuits gain ground as governments scale back climate action

Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, South Korea, and others.

www.rfi.fr
Construction of a new gas pipeline

The real winners from a new Canadian oil pipeline are private investors

Financiers with short-term incentives can profit big even if the west coast pipeline pushed by Mark Carney and Alberta costs taxpayers billions.
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Woman putting her ballot in a voting box

Climate change is on the ballot —even if Democrats aren’t saying those words

The Democrats have been accused, fairly, of “climate hushing.” But they’re finding subtle ways to connect environmental issues with voters’ pocketbook concerns.
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Woman bathing in a river

In Mexico, polluted rivers, dried-up wells are reshaping a once-fertile valley

Water in central Mexico’s Cholula valley has transformed from a shared resource into a costly and unevenly-distributed commodity.

www.washingtonpost.com
Great Lakes of North America, political map. Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Lake Ontario.

Great Lakes lab hit by DOGE is hanging on — for now

If the Trump administration had its way, an Ann Arbor-based research lab that studies the Great Lakes and its coastal ecosystems would be gone. 
michiganadvance.com
An aerial view of the city of Toronto with Lake Ontario in the background

Lake Ontario: Donald Trump and the great distraction

This expert says Donald Trump’s environmental science cutbacks are the real threat to Lake Ontario and other Great Lakes.

thenarwhal.ca
Woman wearing an orange sweatshirt holding a sign saying "There is no planet B"

US EPA head announces oil and gas emission rules rollbacks during visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico

Lee Zeldin announced plans for further cancellations of oil and gas regulations aimed at reducing emissions of climate-warming gasses.

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An LNG tanker ship and tugs are maneuvering for docking at a gas terminal

Inside the web of pro-oil and gas groups shaping Canada’s climate change narrative

New research by Greenpeace Canada lays out connections between pro-fossil fuel groups working together to influence public opinion.

thenarwhal.ca
A herd of cattle walking across a field during sunrise

The American livestock industry’s main lobbying group treated climate change as a PR problem

More examples of the National Cattlemen’s Association’s efforts to downplay and deny the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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