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- Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says 5 hours agoFossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
- Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call Thu, 24 Sep 26, 10:30pmSenators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters
- California and New York sue over Trump push to halt wind energy projects Wed, 23 Sep 26, 7:35amUS officials have begun to buy back wind leases as president seeks to block renewables in favor of fossil fuels
- Trump says he backs diesel export ban to curb soaring energy costs Wed, 23 Sep 26, 5:48amBut industry trade group says plan would backfire and lead to even higher prices for gasoline
- ‘Do you have to be dead?’: US coalminers plead for benefits as black-lung disease cases surge Sun, 20 Sep 26, 9:00pmTrump says he digs coal – but pneumoconiosis cases are at a 50-year high, and sick miners are mired in benefit delays
- US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to fight climate crisis Tue, 15 Sep 26, 7:17amTrump’s EPA strips itself of regulating ability, gutting Clean Air Act in what experts say is a gift to planet polluters
- World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report finds Tue, 15 Sep 26, 10:42pmFirms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters
- US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to battle climate crisis Tue, 15 Sep 26, 7:17amTrump’s EPA strips itself of regulation ability, gutting Clean Air Act in what experts say is a gift to planet polluters
- Trump’s EPA reportedly poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants Tue, 15 Sep 26, 12:34amAdvocates and experts describe the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks as gifts to polluters at expense of planet
- The American emperor’s new clothes? | Brief letters Mon, 14 Sep 26, 1:52amTrump’s toga | Reform UK donations | Ben Delo | Word watch | Andy Burnham | The name game
- We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying? Sat, 12 Sep 26, 9:00pmSilicosis sufferers are getting younger as Trump and the coal mining industry push back on protections
- Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open Sat, 12 Sep 26, 5:10amA federal court is declaring that the energy department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date
- Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds Thu, 10 Sep 26, 6:00pmEmissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says
- One of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’ Fri, 28 Aug 26, 1:00amThermal drone footage shows a Microsoft-backed AI datacenter powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
- ‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks Mon, 31 Aug 26, 5:00pmSecretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas