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New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil
Can the Polls Possibly Be Right? Democrats are now favored to take back the Senate, a prospect that seemed far-fetched a year ago.
Mind you, they won’t hold a supermajority so they won’t be able to overcome a filibuster unless they change the rules on that.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is an unnerving jolt for climate campaigners
The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared
archived copy of the article
Why Cities and States Are Fighting Climate Change in Courtrooms
Faced with a president who has called global warming a hoax, officials have filed dozens of suits against oil companies to try to cover the costs of extreme weather.
Archived copy of the article
US Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case
Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal
Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels
Texas can’t hide from climate change by stopping students from learning about it
A US Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins
The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.
archived copy of the article
US SEC Move Would Make it Harder for Shareholders to Push Companies on Climate Action | Shareholder proposals aren’t legally binding. But companies can feel pressure to take them seriously.
Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for US Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in years
Multi-breadbasket failures, climate change, and risks for crop prices and regional consumption
New Jersey’s Middlesex County Sues Big Oil Over Escalating Climate Impacts
After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
Archived copy of the article — archive.is is not a good actor, but they don’t require registration, and NYT gift links do now.
California Sues to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules | The lawsuit is the 97th the state has filed against the Trump administration over the past year and a half.
The states say that the Trump administration’s standards are less stringent than what automakers have already achieved, and that federal agencies had ignored recent advances in electric vehicle technology when setting the rules. They also contend that the administration overlooked the costs of oil price shocks and climate pollution.
Archived copy of the article — decidedly hostile archive site, but gift links require registration on the NYT now.
California gets a new eye in the sky to track planet-warming methane
archived copy of the article — click ‘continue’ and then click ‘✕’
Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
What the Senate Permitting Deal Means for US Climate Emissions
Experts say the bill, which would speed clean-energy and fossil-fuel projects alike, would probably reduce greenhouse gas emissions overall.
Exxon, Suncor Bid to Block Climate Suits at US Supreme Court
Pacific Islands get their climate moment with pre-COP meeting, but the guest list is thin
The Godzilla El Niño Is a Rehearsal for the Rest of Our Lives
Reform or Regression? A hard calculation at a hard moment [US permitting reform]
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use | The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
Exasperated by Delays, Congress Tries to Speed Up Energy Permitting | Republican and Democratic senators struck a deal to vote on the largest overhaul of federal energy and environmental rules in deca
In practice, this means lots more fossil fuels, because favorable laws don’t apply to renewables under Republican administrations.
The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians
Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
AI Was Supposed to Cut Emissions. Instead, Fossil Fuel Companies Are Using It to Find More Oil and Gas.
Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts | As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures
Climate Change Is Making These Grocery Items More Expensive This Year | A new report adds to a growing body of research that shows how extreme weather is reshaping global inflation.
Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
Climate change is reshaping marathon season in Minnesota
Did the Forestry Industry Just Get to Write Its Own Emissions Rules?
Accusations of industry capture, allegedly secret working groups, and the resignations of two researchers—a scandal is rocking the world of carbon emissions accounting.
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New polling: climate change is back in people’s top priorities [UK]
Who’s Behind the Push to Weaken NYC’s Climate Law? A “grassroots” homeowners group leading the charge against Local Law 97 has deep ties to a powerful real estate industry association.
Corporations claim their fossil fuel emissions are a drop in the ocean. But what if we could count the real cost?
A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
Only coverage of this that I’ve seen; otherwise I’d be using another source
Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case | Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies.
Archived copy of the article
Climate activists target Axa with fake adverts | ‘It is utterly incomprehensible that a major insurer such as Axa should continue to support fossil fuels,’ says campaigner
Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars | The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.
Archived copy of the article
Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line
EU to delay methane emissions rules after pushback from governments
US Guts Fuel Economy Standards in Push to Curb Biden EV Policies
Big Oil has an audacious request for the Supreme Court
Exxon and Suncor claim that their clients should be immune from this suit, not because any particular provision of the Constitution grants them immunity, but because state courts are forbidden from hearing climate change lawsuits under something called the “structure of the Constitution.” The oil companies claim that there’s a rule against many state environmental suits buried somewhere in this “structure,” even though it cannot be found in the Constitution’s text.
Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km² of Brazilian Amazon since 2022
Even the New Yorker has lost the plot | The climate silence is coming from inside the house.
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Methane spotting like this makes it possible to do rapid response to otherwise undetected leaks. I regard that as a win.
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What you see in this community is very very far from what most Americans run into.
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The key problem is that openly organizing for that kind of action lands you in prison fast. That’s why you don’t see people doing it, and the bigger groups shy far away from what you’re suggesting