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An uncertain funding landscape threatens the longevity of an ocean observation system critical to projecting tropical storms, sea level rise, and more.

Sunrise Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay discusses why she thinks fighting authoritarianism and climate change go hand in hand.

Europe ranks first in the latest Environmental Performance Index, partly due to the boom in renewables. But experts warn that more progress is needed.

The administration touts breakthroughs for the industry as it cites AI’s enormous energy appetite. So why aren't commercial reactors getting built?
The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries have changed what it means to "harm" threatened or endangered wildlife.

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks.

While New York pushed back a near-term climate goal, the Democratic governor touted the state’s solar deployment, a major new transmission line, and plans to boost nuclear power to achieve its 2050 net-zero target.

Household water costs could nearly double in some American cities as climate change further stresses municipal water systems.

The Salton Sea is drying up, worsening air pollution for people living near its shores. Authorities are working to stabilize the lakebed and lock down the dust. But for some families, it's too late.

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is proposing to loosen requirements for pollution controls that rein in emissions from heavy duty trucks.

The Iran War’s unexpected environmental boost: electric vehicle sales.
Advocacy groups said the order failed to establish an energy emergency. The Department of Energy partly attributed one to anticipated demand associated with data centers.
The federal government recently approved a South Dakota uranium project that moved through the FAST-41 permitting process.
Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or environmental reviews.

Poor, senior and disabled people are being left behind, and the province hasn’t divested from fossil fuels yet.

The office that produces the National Climate Assessment has been reconstituted, after the administration gutted it last year.

Estonia, Luxembourg and UK are ranked as the top three in the biennial Yale University index.

A group of scientists say record 4th of July temperatures would have been unheard of in a pre-industrial world, before the advent of fossil fuels.

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