Trump administration finalizes rollback of federal fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks
Critics say the rollback will increase climate-warming pollution, raise fuel costs and weaken the EV market, while the Transportation Department frames it as ea
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Data center boom strains power supply as labor, equipment shortages and local opposition mount
Utilities and developers are turning to on-site generation and alternative technologies as data center and AI load growth outpaces grid capacity, with backup ge
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Fervo Energy begins utility-scale power sales from next-generation geothermal plant in Utah
The Cape Station project is the first utility-scale enhanced geothermal facility worldwide to sell power to the grid, a milestone for firm, always-on clean gene
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Environmental groups sue federal agencies over fast-tracked South32 Hermosa critical minerals mine in Arizona
The Hermosa project was the first mine admitted to a federal program designed to accelerate permitting, a template that environmentalists argue short-circuits e
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Senate permitting reform bill stalls despite bipartisan push before midterms
Permitting overhaul is widely seen as the key bottleneck for building new transmission and clean energy projects in the US.
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US clean energy employment falls for the first time since the pandemic, losing nearly 37,000 jobs
The decline follows federal rollbacks of clean energy and EV support under the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress.
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New York state contracts 950 MW of lithium batteries and 700 MW of renewables in first bulk storage procurement
The procurement is intended to unlock the large-scale battery buildout New York needs to meet its goal of fossil-free electricity by 2040.
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EIA projects 83 GW of new US renewables and storage in 12 months while fossil fuel capacity declines
The forecast underscores how far renewables and batteries have become the default source of new American generating capacity.
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Record-breaking El Nino builds in the Pacific, departing from scientific naming conventions
Scientists say the developing event is so extreme it falls outside established categorization, raising risks of compounding heat and storm records.
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Court recusal: Justice Alito sits out Supreme Court climate case amid stock ownership questions
Legal experts said the recusal from one of the term's most consequential climate cases still leaves questions about Alito's individual corporate holdings.
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New York City reports most large buildings met emissions standard in first compliance year
Building upgrades, heat pumps and energy management systems drove the results under the city's Local Law emissions caps.
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Extreme heat in Europe killed at least 30,000 this summer, with poor and elderly hit hardest
Researchers frame the toll as an invisible injustice in which thermal risk falls disproportionately on vulnerable populations.
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GM to mass-produce prismatic LMR battery cells it says cut costs without sacrificing range
GM claims the new chemistry delivers 33% higher energy density than LFP at comparable cost, a bet on cheaper long-range EVs.
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Analysis finds Lula presidency preserved at least 20,000 square km of Brazilian Amazon since 2022
The area, roughly the size of New Jersey, remained standing amid a sharp reversal in deforestation policy.
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Coal industry sought a federal rescue and Trump delivered, New York Times reports
The reporting details how coal operators obtained federal support even as the economics of coal-fired generation remain weak.
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Tesla opens $30 billion in credit lines as profits decline and spending rises
The regulatory filing shows Tesla borrowing heavily while guiding for higher capital spending in coming quarters.
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Andy Burnham launches Great British Grid to challenge private sector transmission model
The Manchester mayor frames public ownership of grid infrastructure as central to cutting UK energy costs, drawing mixed reactions from green business groups.
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Maui wildfire survivors show elevated heavy metals in long-term health monitoring
A study tracking survivors three years after the fires suggests smoke and ash exposure carries lasting health risks beyond the immediate disaster.
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