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Trump topples the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda
The Trump administration has repealed the Biden administration’s 2024 carbon emissions rule for power plants, eliminating federal regulations requiring coal plants to either shut down or install carbon capture technology.
Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?
Gray whale populations along the U.S. West Coast have plummeted by half over the past decade, with climate change reducing their Arctic food sources and causing mass strandings. Conservation groups are preparing legal action against the Trump administration for failing to relist them as endangered.
Repeat offender gold panner caught in protected Afon Wen river
A 68-year-old repeat offender has been fined over £4,700 for illegally gold panning in a protected Welsh river, damaging wildlife habitats.
‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño
Asian governments are preparing for an exceptionally severe El Niño weather event expected through 2027, which threatens extreme heat, flooding, and food shortages affecting hundreds of millions of people across the region.
The fate of the Endangered Species Act rests on 2 simple words
The Trump administration has reinterpreted the Endangered Species Act to allow killing protected animals if unintentional, narrowing legal definitions of “harm” and “take” that have guided conservation for decades.
In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
Georgia’s Public Service Commission held a public hearing in Savannah to address constituent concerns about data centers and electricity rates, with residents calling for greater transparency and consumer protection.
Michael Sheen had ‘constructive’ meeting with first minister over toxic dumping claims
Actor Michael Sheen met with Wales’ First Minister to discuss toxic dumping claims featured in his BBC documentary exploring chemical contamination across 14 sites in Wales and England.
Guest post: How extreme heat is ‘creeping’ from summer into autumn and spring
Extreme heat events are spreading into spring and autumn months unevenly across the globe, with research showing that dangerous temperatures are creeping beyond traditional summer seasons at different rates depending on location.
Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy
Reform UK has made 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy, according to Carbon Brief’s factcheck of statements by party leaders Nigel Farage and Richard Tice.
US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis
A Louisiana gas processing facility operated by Energy Transfer has been identified as the largest methane super-emitter in the US, releasing methane at rates 15 times above EPA thresholds, according to new satellite analysis.
US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to fight climate crisis
The Trump administration has eliminated EPA limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants, removing a key climate tool and allowing additional carbon pollution in coming years.
Earthshot Prize: Prince William warns world needs to move faster on climate challenges
Prince William warned that global climate action must accelerate, as this year’s Earthshot Prize nominees were announced, ranging from Barcelona to Bhutan to various community initiatives.