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Colorado OKs update to building codes to address climate change

A bill approved by Colorado lawmakers will require local governments updating their building codes to adopt standards to make new buildings and homes more energy efficient and less polluting.

Solutions

Biden's climate agenda has a better chance with Democratic Senate control

But the paper-thin majority won't make it easy.

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Judge orders Trump’s energy agency to implement climate-change rules for appliances

A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Trump's administration on Thursday to end a one-year delay on rules developed to combat climate change by tightening energy-efficiency standards for portable air conditioners, building heaters and other appliances.

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Colorado OKs update to building codes to address climate change

Biden administration announces new Energy Star standards, plans for emissions targets

Mass. House Speaker says he'll refile climate bill If Gov. Baker vetoes

Biden's climate agenda has a better chance with Democratic Senate control

After three years and a lawsuit, Trump administration publishes efficiency standards for big equipment

Judge orders Trump’s energy agency to implement climate-change rules for appliances

Texas boosts oil-friendly courts to safeguard industry interests

Hogan and Alsobrooks square off in critical Senate race over Maryland’s clean energy future

Innovative concrete mix combats urban floods using seashell waste

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

South Korea's food waste recycling model turns leftovers into energy

Environmental journalism loses a hero

Upper-income households capture most Biden energy tax credits

Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more carbon than nearly all countries