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The Supreme Court may not decide the case after all.

Mon, 10/05/2026 - 08:16
The justices lack jurisdiction unless the ruling under review is final, and that question is contested.
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Here’s who will be arguing the case.

Mon, 10/05/2026 - 07:58
The justices will hear from three lawyers during the oral arguments.
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The case features a legal U-turn.

Mon, 10/05/2026 - 07:47
The Trump administration flipped the Biden administration’s stance. Such reversals, once rare, have become commonplace.
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Supreme Court’s Climate Ruling Could Affect Many Kinds of Lawsuits

Mon, 10/05/2026 - 07:30
Briefs filed in the case asked the justices to consider what their decision could mean for issues as varied as gun violence and defamation.
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California Sues to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules

Fri, 10/02/2026 - 17:35
The lawsuit is the 97th the state has filed against the Trump administration over the past year and a half.
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States Sue Over Trump’s Repeal of Climate Rules for Power Plants

Fri, 10/02/2026 - 13:22
The mostly Democratic-led states say that the E.P.A. acted unlawfully when it erased Biden-era limits on carbon dioxide from coal- and gas-fired plants.
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A Climate Change Rebrand

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 23:02
More politicians have stopped talking about the climate, but the green transition is still moving forward.
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The MacArthur ‘Genius’ Studying Sea Ice Secrets

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 14:06
A climate scientist was one of 20 recipients of a “no-strings-attached” $800,000 stipend.
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Prosecutors Cannot Revive Reflecting Pool Case Against Ex-Olympian, Judge Rules

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 13:51
A charge against David Hearn was dismissed “with prejudice” because of President Trump’s attempts to influence the case.
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Swiss Glaciers Vanished by Nearly a Fifth in Recent Years, Scientists Say

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 13:24
One researcher called it a “desperately needed warning sign” that countries need to tackle human-driven climate change.
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See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 11:38
An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.
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Oil Is Flowing From the Persian Gulf, but Prices Remain High. Why?

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 03:06
Crude oil costs close to $100 a barrel because traders are worried hostilities could soon restart and the world is burning through its emergency stockpiles.
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When Data Centers Cluster Together, How Dirty Are They? One County Wants Answers.

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 03:02
An unusual study aims to estimate the pollution and health costs from a cluster of proposed data centers, instead of considering each one separately.
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Exasperated by Delays, Congress Tries to Speed Up Energy Permitting

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 16:18
Republican and Democratic senators struck a deal to vote on the largest overhaul of federal energy and environmental rules in decades.
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Inside a Data Center Industry Conference

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 15:07
At Data Center World last week, public backlash, and how to deal with it, was a popular topic.
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Tennessee Valley Authority Gets Approval to Build Small Nuclear Reactor

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 12:09
It’s only the second time that American regulators have approved a next-generation commercial reactor for construction. Big hurdles remain.
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Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 10:32
The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.
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Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case

Tue, 09/29/2026 - 06:02
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies.
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The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.

Mon, 09/28/2026 - 15:41
In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.
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Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes

Mon, 09/28/2026 - 13:47
The Trump administration had threatened to withhold some Homeland Security money unless states explored paper balloting and citizenship verification.
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