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World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold The world may be on track to breach...

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Green energy credits phaseout divides Senate Republicans

How to phase out Biden-era green energy tax credits is emerging as a key flashpoint among Senate Republicans as they seek to advance their version of...

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1.5 degree warming threshold could be breached in about 3 years, scientists warn

The world may be on track to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming in about three years, a group of scientists warned in a new paper....

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Court blocks EPA from axing environmental justice grants

A federal judge this week barred the Trump administration from axing grants that were part of a $600 million program that aimed to tackle pollution in...

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Supreme Court rejects Texas's bid to ax nuclear waste storage site

The Supreme Court rejected Texas’s bid to ax federal approval of a nuclear waste storage facility, arguing that the state did not have the right to...

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EPA reconsidering ban on asbestos

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump EPA reconsiders Biden's asbestos ban The Trump administration will...

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Senate, House GOP poised for clash on green energy tax credits

The Senate’s more flexible approach to rolling back green energy subsidies is putting the upper chamber on a collision course with the conservative...

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Senate takes more flexible approach to green tax credits

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senate releases plans for green tax credit rollback The Senate’s version of...

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Trump fires Democratic member of nuclear energy safety commission

President Trump on Friday fired a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which the commissioner says is illegal. In a Monday...

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US proposes endangered species protections for pangolins

The Trump administration is proposing giving pangolins Endangered Species Act protections. The scaly mammals come from Asia and Africa, not the U.S.,...

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Oil prices surge amid Israel, Iran clash

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Oil prices jump amid Middle East conflict Oil prices surged as Middle East...

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Trump pulls out of Pacific Northwest salmon restoration agreement

President Trump pulled the U.S. out of a Biden-era agreement with several tribes that aimed to restore salmon in the Pacific Northwest.  Trump, in a...

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Oil prices surge after Israel attacks Iran

Oil prices jumped on Friday after Israel launched a strike on Iranian nuclear and military sites and Tehran retaliated. U.S. benchmark WTI was up...

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Trump blocks California's gas car phaseout

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump axes California's EV mandate President Trump nixed California’s phaseout...

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Schumer says 16 Republicans have 'discomfort' with green tax credit rollbacks

Democrats are working to convince some 16 of their Republican colleagues to oppose the GOP’s policy bill because of its rollbacks to...

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Trump moves to ax power plant rules

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA proposes cutting power plant climate regulations The Trump administration is...

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DOJ: Trump can abolish protected monuments set aside by past presidents

President Trump can abolish national monuments that were protected from energy development and other activities by past presidents, the Justice...

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Trump and Noem detail planned FEMA changes: 'We're going to give out less money'

President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem detailed changes they hope to make to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),...

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Trump says FEMA will 'give out less money'

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump, Noem detail changes to federal disaster agency President Trump and...

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Trump's proposed parks cuts rankle Republicans

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story GOP members find Trump's NPS cuts 'concerning' President Trump’s proposed cuts...

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3 ways Trump’s policy bill hurts Tesla

Elon Musk has been feuding with President Trump over a bill the president is championing that, among other things, cuts incentives for electric...

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Trump undercuts Biden fuel economy rules

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump goes after Biden car efficiency rules The Trump administration on Friday...

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Freedom Caucus warns it will ‘not accept’ Senate changes on green energy tax credits

The conservative House Freedom Caucus said Friday it would “not accept” changes that “water down” its cuts to green energy tax credits as the...

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Trump blames Musk’s bill opposition on EV policies

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump, Musk spar over 'big beautiful bill' Amid their growing public feud,...

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Trump blames Musk's opposition to 'big, beautiful bill' on EV policies

Amid their growing public feud, President Trump said Thursday that Tesla mogul Elon Musk’s vocal opposition to Republicans’ “big, beautiful...

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Senate panel targets Biden-era green programs

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Environment committee releases GOP policy bill text The Senate Environment and...

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Senate Environment and Public Works panel releases ‘big beautiful bill’ text

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee released text for its portion of the Trump legislative agenda policy bill that Republicans are...

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EPA workforce shrinks under Trump

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA workforce down more than 700 people under Trump The Environmental Protection...

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EPA down at least 733 staffers since January

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is down more than 700 career staffers so far this year, the agency told The Hill. An EPA spokesperson said...

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EPA, Park Service take big hits in latest Trump budget plan

The Trump administration’s more detailed budget request seeks to decimate science, staffing and other programs at multiple environment-related...

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Weather Service rehiring at offices left 'critically understaffed' by layoffs

The National Weather Service (NWS) is seeking to hire 126 people, including at least some meteorologists, after massive layoffs at the agency left...

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Trump proposes major cuts to environment agencies

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump budget brings cuts to science, staff and programs The Trump...

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Gulf policymakers detail efforts to brace for 2025 hurricanes

Gulf Coast policymakers on Monday laid out efforts to brace for what’s expected to be an active hurricane season during a Hill event titled...

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Supreme Court hands big win to fossil fuels, agency power

The Supreme Court this week reshaped how the federal government thinks about fossil fuel infrastructure. While environmental groups frequently...

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Department of Energy cancels nearly $4B in energy awards

Presented by Entergy {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump admin cancels $3.7B for decarbonizing industry The...

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Supreme Court narrows NEPA

Presented by Entergy {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Supreme Court narrows environmental reviews The Supreme...

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What could the 'big, beautiful bill' mean for power prices?

Presented by Entergy {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story GOP bill could raise power prices, analyses say The...

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Judge halts Trump efforts to ax congestion pricing

Presented by Entergy — A judge has temporarily halted a Trump administration effort to kill New York City’s congestion pricing program, which...

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Judge halts Trump administration effort to ax New York congestion pricing

A judge has temporarily halted a Trump administration effort to kill New York City's congestion pricing program, which imposes a significant toll on...

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Gorsuch, Thomas dissent as Supreme Court declines to take up Apache challenge to copper mine

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a challenge to a land swap enabling mining at a sacred Indigenous site, garnering pushback from...

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Trump seeks nuclear safety overhaul

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump signs orders looking to boost nuclear power President Trump on Friday...

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Watchdog says Trump administration illegally halted EV charger funding

The Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding funds appropriated by Congress for a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network, a...

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House moderates accept sledgehammer approach to green energy tax credits despite calls for scalpel

Despite insisting for months they wanted green energy tax credits to be handled with a scalpel in their sweeping reconciliation measure, moderate...

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House 'big beautiful bill' makes sweeping energy cuts

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story House OKs major cuts to energy tax credits The House overnight voted...

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House sends resolution giving polluters more leeway to Trump's desk

The House early Thursday morning voted to eliminate a Biden-era rule that sought to crack down on toxic air pollution, sending the resolution to...

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Zeldin, Democrats spar over grants and rollbacks

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Zeldin, Democrats spar over Trump agenda at Senate hearing EPA Administrator...

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Trump allows offshore NY wind project

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Interior allows NY wind project to move forward The Trump administration will...

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Trump administration to allow massive New York offshore wind project to continue, Hochul says

The Trump administration will allow a major offshore wind project that will deliver power to New York to continue, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) said...

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Energy Department now says gas export environmental impacts 'outside' its authority

The Energy Department said Monday that the environmental impacts of natural gas export terminals fall outside of its authority — signaling that the...

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FEMA 'not ready' for hurricane season: document

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Internal document raises concerns over FEMA readiness The Federal Emergency...

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