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In an exclusive interview following COP30, Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva drew a stark comparison between humanity’s current climate crisis and the extinction of dinosaurs, emphasizing that unlike the ancient creatures, we have the knowledge and capability to prevent our…
The Trump administration has officially renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to the “National Laboratory of the Rockies,” removing any reference to renewable energy from the institution that has served as America’s premier clean energy research facility for decades.…
At last month’s UN climate summit in Brazil, delegates successfully adopted a groundbreaking mechanism to coordinate global action toward a just energy transition away from fossil fuels. However, a crucial provision addressing the environmental and social risks of critical mineral…
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has withdrawn his state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a major Northeast carbon trading program, as part of a political compromise to secure passage of the state’s long-delayed budget. The decision has sparked fierce…
Peru's Interoceanic Highway devastates critical Amazon ecosystems while a new Chinese-backed mega-port threatens further destruction. Meanwhile, climate-driven wildfires reach unprecedented elevations in the American West, fundamentally altering snowpack melt patterns and threatening regional water supplies.
Australia’s ambitious clean energy targets are facing a critical challenge as investment in large-scale solar and wind projects plummets to levels not seen since the early days of the renewable energy boom. Industry experts are sounding the alarm about “deep…
Utah becomes first state to legalize plug-in balcony solar panels for apartments as health groups petition EPA to stop crop antibiotic spraying over superbug fears. Plus: blood tests reveal widespread PFAS contamination and England's water companies raise billions through questionable green bonds.
A groundbreaking wave of legislation is set to bring affordable solar power to millions of Americans through innovative plug-in panels designed for apartments and small spaces. Utah made history earlier this year as the first state to legalize small, portable…
Devastating floods and landslides claim nearly 200 lives in Sri Lanka as a powerful cyclone strikes. Meanwhile, activists successfully disrupted coal exports at Australia's Port of Newcastle, and the Trump administration withdrew billions in promised clean energy investments from Appalachian coal communities.
New England’s notoriously harsh winters are about to get a clean energy makeover. Five states—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island—have launched an unprecedented $450 million collaboration to install over 580,000 energy-efficient heat pumps across the region by 2030.…
