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The ruling could define the reach of state law nationwide and determine whether local governments can put oil companies on the hook for climate costs.

Manufacturers say they are close to perfecting a new, more efficient solar panel that could help the United States reclaim ground it lost.

Prominent climate leaders have called on governments, businesses, institutions, and the public to make a push for solar power before the decade is out, re-powering the world with cheap, clean energy. Is that possible?

Sales of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks hit a high in the first half of 2026, mostly thanks to China. Diesel prices are set to keep the momentum going.

Trump’s crackdown brought offshore wind development to a near standstill. Louisiana companies are trying to keep the industry alive until the political winds change.

Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 United Nations climate summit.

Brazil’s upcoming presidential election could reshape the Amazon's future.

In a bid to cool people, not rooms, engineers made a printable fabric that turns body motion into electrical signals that switch on cooling and heating when you need it.
Even farmers who were already promised funds from the REAP program may never get them under the Trump admin’s new restrictions. Some are suing.
Dutch cattle farming dries out peatland and releases CO2. Is switching to Japanese rice-growing a solution?

The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pump.

The “plug and play” simplicity that creates balcony solar’s appeal might not yet work safely with most household electrical systems, experts and utilities say.

Senior public servant says bureaucrats will speak up about misinformation that risks policy progress.

The world’s largest producer of oat milk, Oatly, is pushing its customers and their governments to act on climate change, in a new milk carton campaign that's taking off in Europe and is expected in the United States within the next few months.

Ethiopia is trying to restore its native forests through one of the world's most ambitious and well-funded tree-planting campaigns, but experts question whether the trees will survive.

Frozen food worldwide is still kept at −18°C (0°F). Raising that by just three degrees could avoid 17 million tons of emissions a year, and an 18-month study found most foods stay safe and tasty.
Winds are stronger at higher altitudes, allowing for twice as much energy to be produced.

Government confirms it will not deploy controversial technologies designed to cool the planet.

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