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- From energy prices to datacenters, climate became a cost-of-living issue – and a winning one
- ‘I never understood wind’: midterms spark hope for renewables after Trump’s hostility Thu, 5 Nov 26, 8:04pmFuture brightens for US developers in particular after election when voters rejected Trump’s war on clean energy
- Will Democrats’ midterms triumph put wind back in sails of the renewables sector? Thu, 5 Nov 26, 5:00pmFuture brightens for US developers in particular after election when voters rejected Trump’s war on clean energy
- Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says Sun, 1 Nov 26, 12:00amEnvironmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptions
- US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules Fri, 2 Oct 26, 8:24amDemocratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisis
- Trump the environmentalist? How his Iran war exposed the fragility of dirty energy Thu, 1 Oct 26, 9:30pmGavin Newsom says Trump is a ‘gift’ to the climate cause for dispelling notions of fossil fuel energy security
- Senate Democrats block datacenter energy bill, saying ‘toothless’ legislation ‘misses the mark’ Thu, 1 Oct 26, 3:48amRepublicans supported legislation although Democrats said it wouldn’t effectively address energy consumption
- Senate Democrats block datacenter energy bill Thu, 1 Oct 26, 3:48amRepublicans supported legislation although Democrats said it wouldn’t effectively address energy consumption
- Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says Mon, 28 Sep 26, 10:00pmFossil 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
- Trump uses wartime powers to dole out $700m to ‘clean, beautiful’ coal Fri, 5 Jun 26, 6:22amUS president announces plans for two new coal plants, in Alaska and West Virginia, using Defense Production Act
- Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump Sat, 30 May 26, 10:00pmGuardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it