Federal Court Strikes Down Major Trump Climate Rollback
A federal appeals court has thrown out a rule that made one of the Trump administration’s most momentous climate rollbacks
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Oil Companies Lock in Drilling, Challenging Biden on Climate
In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years
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2020 Was One of the Hottest Years on Record, Tied With 2016
The Arctic and northern Siberia saw the largest temperature surges in 2020, and Europe had its hottest year ever as global carbon emissions continued to rise.
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State of Emergency Extended Through Inauguration Day in DC Stunned by Riot
Washington, D.C., has entered a state of emergency through Inauguration Day after a riot inside the U.S. Capitol.
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Judge Allows Oil, Gas Lease Sales in Alaska's Arctic Refuge
A U.S. judge has refused to halt an oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that was pushed by the Trump administration in its final days.
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A Final EPA Rollback Under Trump Curbs Use of Health Studies
The Environmental Protection Agency has released one of its last major rollbacks under the Trump administration
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Restoring Longleaf Pines, Keystone of Once Vast Ecosystems
Three centuries ago, much of what is now the southern United States was covered with fire-dependent savannas anchored by lofty pines
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2 Months After Hurricanes, Louisiana Residents Still Hurting
It’s been more than two months since violent weather walloped southwest Louisiana, yet the state is still far from being fully recovered.
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Congress Takes Aim at Climate Change in Massive Relief Bill
The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power.
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Air Pollution Listed as a Cause of 9-Year-Old's Death in the U.K.
A British coroner has ruled that excessive air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a 9-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack
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It's Close, But 2020 Likely to End Up Hottest Year on Record
Meteorologists say it’ll be close but it’s looking like 2020 globally will end up as the hottest year on record.
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As Leaders Set Fresh Climate Goals, Biden Pledges US Support
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the international pact aimed at curbing global warming
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Five Years On, Signs That Paris Climate Accord Is Working
Five years after the historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase efforts to fight global warming
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Power Goes Out as Fire Danger Looms in Southern California
Southern California utilities cut the power to tens of thousands of customers to avoid the threat of wildfires as the region found itself whipped by Santa Ana winds that could turn sparks into catastrophes.
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Trump Administration Denies Planned Mine Near Alaska Fishery
The Trump administration has effectively killed a proposed gold and copper mine near the headwaters of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery in southwest Alaska
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Trump Slams Global Climate Agreement Biden Intends to Rejoin
President Donald Trump is railing against the Paris climate accord and telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet
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Trump Pushes New Environmental Rollbacks on Way Out the Door
Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic drilling and hamstring future regulation of public health threats
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US Nuclear Lab Partnering With Utility to Produce Hydrogen
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Minnesota with the help of a research lab in Idaho.
