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Texas Solar Dominates Grid Expansion While Oil Giants Deceived Public for 25 Years, Federal Agencies Face Crippling Budget Cuts — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Fri, Dec 12 2025

Texas emerges as clean energy powerhouse with massive solar installations, while new analysis exposes how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell systematically misled public on climate promises. Meanwhile, environmental agencies suffer devastating budget cuts amid mounting pollution threats. Read the full article

November 22, 2025

Groundbreaking $5.5 Billion Forest Protection Fund Launched at COP30 to Pay Communities for Preserving Trees

A revolutionary new funding mechanism worth $5.5 billion was established at the recent COP30 climate summit in Brazil, marking a significant shift in how the world…

November 22, 2025

Indigenous Leader Murdered in Brazil’s Ongoing Land Rights Violence Against Kaiowá People

Vicente Kaiowá e Guarani, a father and community spokesman, was shot dead in the early hours of November 16th near Pyelito Kue in Brazil’s Mato Grosso…

November 22, 2025

Indigenous Healers in Ecuador Fight Back After 30 Years of Industrial Pollution From Bank-Funded Meat Company

For nearly three decades, the Indigenous Tsáchila people of Peripa village in Ecuador have watched their sacred rivers transform from sources of healing into carriers of…

November 22, 2025

Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree Lives on as 49 “Trees of Hope” Take Root Across Britain

More than a year after the shocking illegal felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, its legacy is sprouting new life across the United Kingdom. The…

November 22, 2025

Africa Deserves Double Its Climate Adaptation Funding Due to Carbon Storage Role, Experts Argue at COP30

As climate negotiations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil approach their conclusion, a massive funding shortfall for climate adaptation remains unresolved. While delegates announced $135 million in…

November 22, 2025

Amazon Scientists Deliver Stark Warning at COP30: Carbon Offsets Are No Longer Viable as Forests Transform From Climate Allies to Carbon Sources

A groundbreaking moment occurred at COP30 in Belém, Brazil—the first UN climate summit ever held in the Amazon rainforest. Leading climate scientists have issued an unprecedented…

November 22, 2025

COP30 Climate Summit Runs Over Schedule as Nations Struggle to Bridge Critical Gaps on Paris Agreement

The COP30 climate summit in Brazil has extended beyond its planned conclusion as world leaders remain deadlocked on key climate commitments, raising concerns about the future…

November 21, 2025

Massachusetts Holds the Line on Climate Commitments While Other States Roll Back Environmental Policies

Massachusetts has avoided joining a troubling trend of states retreating from their climate commitments, at least for now. While Arizona, Connecticut, New York, and North Carolina…

November 21, 2025

Fire Forces Evacuation at Brazil’s COP30 Climate Summit, Disrupting Critical Negotiations

The COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, faced an unexpected emergency on Thursday when a fire broke out in the conference center’s pavilion area, forcing the…

November 21, 2025

UN Chief Tells Trump ‘We Are Waiting for You’ as Nearly 200 Countries Near Historic Fossil Fuel Agreement at COP30

At the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a pointed message to President Donald Trump and the United States as nearly…

November 21, 2025

Massive Fire Erupts Near COP30 Climate Summit Site as BBC Reports “Huge Columns of Smoke”

A large-scale fire has broken out in the vicinity of the COP30 climate summit, with BBC correspondents on the ground reporting dramatic scenes of “huge columns…

November 21, 2025

Brazil Approves Controversial Oil Drilling Near Amazon Reef as Climate Summit Wraps Up in Belém

In a move that has sparked fierce debate among environmentalists and climate advocates, Brazil has authorized offshore oil drilling operations dangerously close to the Great Amazon…

November 21, 2025

Trump Administration Proposes Offshore Drilling Expansion Along California and Florida Coasts Despite Political Opposition

The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to open new areas off the California and Florida coasts to oil and gas drilling, a move that could spark…

November 21, 2025

Fire Erupts at COP30 Climate Summit Site in Brazil as BBC Reporter Witnesses “Huge Columns of Smoke”

A fire broke out at the venue hosting the United Nations COP30 climate talks in Brazil, creating dramatic scenes as international delegates and media gathered to…

November 21, 2025

Two Major Gas Pipelines Threaten Appalachian Communities as Virginia Expansion Plans Accelerate

Community activists across Virginia and North Carolina are raising alarm as two major energy companies push forward with ambitious natural gas pipeline projects that would cut…

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