Ranchers, conservative legal scholars, and former Republican EPA chiefs are siding against oil companies. Here's why.

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Some rivers are receiving more rain than before but have lower water flow, according to a study

The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would remove longstanding roadblocks to expanding the power grid and developing new energy infrastructure. Here’s our guide.

Developing North Sea fields does not contradict net zero goals, according to Simone Rossi

Environment Agency warns residents of 6m properties to prepare for a wet and windy three months ahead

The former vice president of the United States joined us at Heatmap House for New York Climate Week.

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New York’s climate “superfund” law has suffered two losses in court, while a U.S. Supreme Court case next week could determine the fate of similar efforts nationwide.

In Omaha, Nebraska, during the recent early September heat wave when temps hit the mid-90s Fahrenheit and lows stayed in the 70s, Pat Wilson-Johnson came to the Salvation Army’s North Corps Community Center for lunch. The location functions as a cooling center during high heat days. From growing up in Omaha, Wilson-Johnson remembers cool summer […]

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Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather

The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

Camborne, Cornwall: There will be more storms like Goretti and more fires next summer, but we can make the landscape more resilient

Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway, seem to be returning to normal.

Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses

Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive.

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Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows

A new dashboard from the Sustainable AI Group, founded by artificial intelligence alums, estimates the relative energy intensity of proprietary tools.

On solar pivots, NYPA solar, and a receding Rhine

By neutering the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, the Trump administration cements the country’s dependence on oil and liquid fuels.

Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US public

Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production

The cofounders of The Impact Project have a three-step test for voters.

The renewables developer is expanding its business to serve “our nation’s growing energy needs.”

Its trains are attracting more riders, but billions in debt and the cost of expansion show why passenger rail still needs taxpayer support.

Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered cars

A new study from energy company Foundry-Logic argues that simply replacing old solar panels could add significant new capacity to the grid.

Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue

On auto emissions, labor vs. socialists, and EU H2 flub

With Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied in the polls, the upcoming election is expected to significantly shape the level of environmental action in Brazil

More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little progress and appears poised to miss a December deadline for a required report.

All the claims on the 1.2 million acres of newly opened land appear to have been filed by small-scale miners in Utah with an interest in uranium.

A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, September 20, 2026 thru Sat, September 26, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (8 items)

Some residents oppose renewables. Others see property rights — and the chance to benefit from energy developments on their land — as fundamental. This fall, county leaders will decide.

A permitting deal seems closer than ever — but possibly delayed til after the election.

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Hurricane Nolo is the latest storm to menace the islands as sees warming ocean temperatures fuel more severe weather

Can the industry ever recover?

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions

And more of the week’s top news around project development.

A conversation with Tom Matzzie of the Investing in Tomorrow Coalition

Last week, we co-organized the WTO Public Forum for the first time, bringing a sustainability lens to the world's largest trade dialogue. Our Director of #T...

Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals.

On a biofuels boom, grid upgrades, and the Italian atom

In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet.