Activists Slam Biden Administration for Reversing Climate and Equity Guidance on Highway Expansions
Skip to content Justice Activists Slam Biden Administration for Reversing Climate and Equity Guidance on Highway Expansions The “Fix It First” memo, which was replaced last month, urged states to repair roads before expanding them and to weigh projects with global warming and equity in mind.
USARepublicans Blame the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse on ‘Woke’ Climate Financing. Economists Disagree
Republicans are blaming the collapse of two major banks over the weekend on “woke” investment practices, once again dragging the effort to address the climate crisis into America’s increasingly polarizing culture wars.
Finanzmarkt USAWashington State's inaugural carbon auction clears near $50
The first Washington State carbon allowance auction cleared at almost $50 this week, a record high for any North American carbon compliance market. Recall that what is only the second state-wide carbon trading scheme in the United States came into being on 1st January 2023.
USAU.S. and Europe Angle for New Deal to Resolve Climate Spat
WASHINGTON — American and European officials meeting in Washington this week are trying to agree on the outlines of a limited trade deal that would allow European companies to qualify for some of the benefits of the Biden administration’s new climate legislation, in a bid to assuage a major sour
EU & EU Mitgl. Handel USAKentucky Residents Angered by U.S. Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees
This story by Inside Climate News is part of Deforestation Inc., a global investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky—Brandon Bowlin learned of the U.S.
Abholzung USAHow Environmentally Conscious Investing Became a Target of Conservatives
It’s been a widely accepted trend in financial circles for nearly two decades. But suddenly, Republicans have launched an assault on a philosophy that says that companies should be concerned with not just profits but also how their businesses affect the environment and society.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Finanzmarkt USAWhat Europe showed the world about renewable energy
It’s possible to do hard things for the climate — and the US isn’t that far behind. One year ago, on the cusp of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it seemed unimaginable that renewable energy in Europe could overtake electricity from oil and gas.
Energiepolitik Energiewende EU & EU Mitgl. USAStates at impasse as Colorado River water deadline arrives; pressure builds on California
The seven states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a Jan. 31 federal deadline for reaching a regionwide consensus on how to sharply reduce water use, raising the likelihood of more friction as the West grapples with how to take less supplies from the shrinking river.
Trockenheit USAKlimawandel in den USA - Der Colorado River zeigt die Auswirkung des Klimawandels deutlich
Der Fluss ist die Wasserquelle für 40 Millionen Menschen in den USA. Doch er führt immer weniger Wasser. Der Fluss Colorado ist 2300 Kilometer lang. Er ist eine Lebensader für einen Teil der USA. Doch diese Lebensader ist durch den Klimawandel gefährdet.
Trockenheit USAHurricanes Ian and Nicole Left Devastating Flooding in Central Florida. Will it Happen Again?
ORLANDO, Fla.—Like many homes in central Florida, Janét Buford-Johnson’s is situated on a pond that in better times would be considered picturesque. During Hurricane Ian in September the pond swelled into a horrific torrent, nearly swallowing her and her daughter alive.
Extremwetter USA‘There’s No Spring Break Here’: Florida’s Gulf Coast Fights to Rebound After Hurricane Ian
On Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall on Cayo Costa, a barrier island northwest of Cape Coral and Fort Myers, Fla., as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of more than 150 miles per hour. Killing 149 people in Florida, it was the state’s deadliest hurricane since 1935.
Extremwetter USABiden Clears the Way for Alaska Oil Project
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday took a crucial step toward approving a $8 billion ConocoPhillips oil drilling project on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, drawing the anger of environmentalists who say the vast new fossil fuel development poses a dire threat to the clima
foss. Energie USAHow Native Americans Will Shape the Future of Water in the West
As a child, Stephen Lewis heard stories about a river that, for the most part, no longer flowed. “How I grew up was that it was a theft, that it was stolen from us,” he told me late last year. “There was what we used to call the Mighty Gila River, and now it was just pretty much dry.
Trockenheit Indigene USACongress’ ‘biggest fight’ over climate? It’s the farm bill.
Forget electric vehicles, wind turbines or pipelines. Congress’ most consequential climate battles this year are more likely to revolve around dirt and cows. The five-year farm bill is scheduled to expire by Oct. 1, making it one of the few must-pass legislative items under this divided Congress.
Landw. & Ernährung USAFür Republikaner ist nachhaltiges Investieren ein rotes Tuch
Solardächer in Austin (Texas): Auch viele ihrer Anhänger sind schon weiter als die Republikaner. (Foto: Bryan Roschetzky/Shutterstock) Zwischen dem Klima- und dem Finanzsystem gibt es viele Wechselwirkungen.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Finanzmarkt USAAs the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain
WASHINGTON — The seven states that rely on water from the shrinking Colorado River are unlikely to agree to voluntarily make deep reductions in their water use, negotiators say, which would force the federal government to impose cuts for the first time in the water supply for 40 million Americans.
Trockenheit USABiden Bans Roads and Logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it has banned logging and road-building on about nine million acres of the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, aiming to settle a two-decade battle over the fate of North America’s largest temperate rainforest.
foss. Energie Naturschutz USAUS Emissions of the World’s Most Potent Greenhouse Gas Are 56 Percent Higher Than EPA Estimates, a New Study Shows
While emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), the world’s most potent greenhouse gas, have fallen sharply in the U.S. in recent decades, actual emissions are significantly higher than the official government estimates, a new study concludes.
Synthetische THG USAA Copper Mine Could Advance Green Energy but Scar Sacred Land
SUPERIOR, Ariz. — As Wendsler Nosie finished his evening prayers sitting before a mesquite fire, a ceremonial yucca staff festooned with eagle feathers by his side, he gazed sternly toward a distant mesa where mining companies hope to extract more than a billion tons of copper.
Indigene Rohstoffe USARevealed: how US transition to electric cars threatens environmental havoc
The US’s transition to electric vehicles could require three times as much lithium as is currently produced for the entire global market, causing needless water shortages, Indigenous land grabs, and ecosystem destruction inside and outside its borders, new research finds.
elektr. Fahrzeuge Rohstoffe USAClean energy is taking over the Texas grid. State officials are trying to stop it.
Wind and solar are rapidly growing, but Texas Republicans want to throw a lifeline to natural gas. Clean energy is rapidly rising on the Texas power grid, but regulators in the Lone Star State are now considering a plan that could give fossil fuels a boost.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Big Oil & Gas Energiewende USACelebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coal fields
A raft of famous names including Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance have joined activists and businesses in calling on the UK’s big five banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coal expansion.
Divestment Finanzmarkt USAAmid Rising Emissions, Could Congressional Republicans Help the US Reach Its Climate Targets?
While the prospects for a bitterly divided Congress to produce further ambitious climate legislation are almost nonexistent, newly named Republican leaders of key House committees say they want to help bring the U.S. closer to its emissions goal.
USADepleted Under Trump, a ‘Traumatized’ E.P.A. Struggles With Its Mission
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. WASHINGTON — The nation’s top environmental agency is still reeling from the exodus of more than 1,200 scientists and policy experts during the Trump administration.
Anti-Klima-Lobby USAWhy the World Is Protesting America's Climate Plan
The U.S. came to last year’s United Nations climate conference in Sharm El-Sheik Egypt riding high. Finally, the country had passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a $369 billion dollar spending package designed to put the country on a path to eliminate its carbon emissions.
China Energiepolitik Energiewende EU & EU Mitgl. USATwo Climate Activists, 40 Years Apart in Age, on the Movement’s Future
For the Taking the Lead series, we asked leaders in various fields to share insights on what they’ve learned and what lies ahead. Although climate change now makes headlines almost daily, the effort to prevent its worst effects has been going on for decades.
USAThe New Soldiers in Propane’s Fight Against Climate Action: Television Stars
For D.I.Y. enthusiasts, Matt Blashaw is a familiar face, judging bathroom remodels or planning surprise home makeovers on popular cable television shows. Mr. Blashaw also has an unusually strong opinion about how Americans should heat their homes: by burning propane, or liquid petroleum gas.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Social Media USACalifornia’s deadly floods reveal a likely climate change symptom: weather whiplash
One day drought, the next day flood. Big weather swings could become more common as the climate changes. In less than a week, the story about California’s weather shifted dramatically. Just before New Year’s Eve, the state was running out of water following two decades of severe drought.
Extremwetter USAWinterstürme in den USA - «Die Behörden warnen vor Sturzfluten in Kalifornien»
Im Sommer sorgt Kalifornien immer wieder mit seinen grossen Waldbränden für Schlagzeilen. Derzeit sind es aber massive Winterstürme, die den US-Bundesstaat im Griff haben. 14 Menschen kamen bisher ums Leben. Sommer- und Winterphänomene haben miteinander zu tun. Sie verstärken sich gegenseitig.
Extremwetter USA* "BOMB CYCLONE" * Extreme Cold Grips US as Jet Stream Bends Under Climate Change
An extreme dive by the jet stream across North America is driving the wedge of cold air deep into the heart of the US and pushing temperatures below freezing right down to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s the kind of event that could become more common as climate change accelerates.
Extremwetter USA* "BOMB CYCLONE" * «Blizzard du siècle» aux Etats-Unis: le réchauffement climatique en cause?
Or, cette masse d’air froid est sujette à variations. Un réchauffement soudain de la stratosphère peut déplacer le vortex et modifier la circulation des vents violents qui l’entourent, comme l’indique Météo France.
Amerikas Extremwetter USA* "BOMB CYCLONE" * Has Climate Change Made Extreme Cold Even Colder?
Later this week, a major winter storm will be sweeping across the U.S. Midwest and East, bringing significant snowfall, bitterly cold temperatures, and very strong winds to hundreds of millions of people. Temperatures are forecast to bottom out in the -20s °F in the Dakotas.
Amerikas Extremwetter USAManchin’s permitting reform effort is dead. Biden’s climate agenda could be a casualty.
The biggest missed opportunity of the lame-duck Congress, explained. The current Democratic trifecta is coming to a close, and Republicans will be taking back power in the House this January.
Anti-Klima-Lobby USAPopulation Growth Is Making Hurricanes More Expensive
Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean ended this week as one of the most destructive on record. Hurricane Ian, which hit the southeastern U.S. in September, was the season’s worst storm and among the country’s deadliest hurricanes in recent decades.
Amerikas Kosten d. Klimaerhitzung Extremwetter USAÖlprojekt in Alaska – Bohrloch ins Herz der Wildnis
Eine Ölpipeline schlängelt sich durch die Landschaft in Alaska. Foto: Getty Images Weht am Dach eines Hauses eine Flagge, heisst das: Wal gefangen! Und an diesem Herbsttag wehen in Nuiqsut an der Nordküste Alaskas viele Fahnen. Darunter, auf Tischen unter freiem Himmel, liegen Berge von Fleisch.
foss. Energie Indigene USAThe fossil fuel industry’s deceptive campaign to kill offshore wind
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Anti-Klima-Lobby Big Oil & Gas Energiepolitik USA Windenergie* COP27 – CHINA * China’s surprise visit to US-EU event hints at cooperation on methane
China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua unexpectedly dropped in on a Cop27 ministerial meeting led by the US and the EU, raising hopes that the world’s largest emitter will renew cooperation around methane emissions.
China COP27 EU & EU Mitgl. Methan Uno USAAt COP27, the US Said It Will Lead Efforts to Halt Deforestation. But at Home, the Biden Administration Is Considering Massive Old Growth Logging Projects - Inside Climate News
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt—The U.S. Center at the COP27 climate talks in Sharm El-Sheikh hosted a panel Monday focused on ending global deforestation by 2030, but the reality on the ground in the nation’s forests looks quite different.
Abholzung USAActivists Are Suing Texas Over Its Plan to Expand Interstate 35, Saying the Project Is Bad for Environmental Justice and the Climate
Skip to content Justice Activists Are Suing Texas Over Its Plan to Expand Interstate 35, Saying the Project Is Bad for Environmental Justice and the Climate The Texas proposal would add two lanes near neighborhoods already historically burdened by pollution, activists say.
USA Klima-Haftung* COP27 * USA reklamieren beim Klima wieder die Führung
Nachdem seine Demokratische Partei unerwartet gut bei den US-Parlamentswahlen abgeschnitten hat, ist US-Präsident Joe Biden am Freitag zur 27. UN-Klimakonferenz (COP 27) nach Sharm el-Sheikh gekommen. Dort konnte er sich mit großer Glaubwürdigkeit für mehr Klimaschutz einsetzen.
COP27 Uno USA* COP27 – OFFSETTING * John Kerry’s offsets plan sets early test for UN net zero standards
A day after UN head António Guterres warned there should be “zero tolerance for net-zero greenwashing”, the standards for credible pledges proposed by his group of experts are already coming to the test.
COP27 Uno USA* COP27 – OFFSETTING * Germany ‘skeptical’ of US carbon credit plan
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Top German officials said a U.S. proposal to allow major companies to buy carbon credits to fund clean energy projects in poorer countries could distract from efforts to actually cut emissions. Asked whether the U.S.
COP27 Deutschland Uno USA* COP27 – CLIMATE JUSTICE * Biden says America is doing its part to prevent “climate hell.” Is it?
President Joe Biden on Friday told international climate negotiators in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, that the US is backing its promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions with action and, crucially, with money.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 Uno USA* COP27 – ANTI CLIM. LOBBY * How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress
Vladimir V. Putin has long used Russia’s oil and gas as instruments of power at home and abroad. With the invasion of Ukraine in February, he has made them a weapon of war. But he has not acted alone.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Brasilien China COP27 Indien Russland Uno USAZerstörung mithilfe von Schweizer Banken
Energiekonzerne investieren in Texas Milliarden, um klimaschädliches Erdgas in die Welt zu exportieren. Indigene Aktivist:innen fordern nun hiesige Geldgeber auf, sich aus diesem Geschäft zurückzuziehen. «Nehmen Sie Ihr Geld weg von der Credit Suisse.
Finanzmarkt foss. Energie Indigene Schweiz USAHow a Republican Congress could imperil Biden’s climate agenda
Environmental justice programs are one target for GOP attacks. If Republicans take control of the House, Senate, or both in the midterms, they have every incentive to turn the rollout of Democrats’ singular achievements into a political disaster.
Anti-Klima-Lobby USAAhead of the Midterms, Energy Lobbyists Plan for a Republican House
The oil and gas industry is already setting priorities for at least partial G.O.P. control in Congress, with a particular focus on undercutting a Biden administration program to shift away from gas for home heating.
Anti-Klima-Lobby USACommunity and Climate Risk in a New England Village
WOODS HOLE, Mass.—When a Nor’Easter threatens this storied Cape Cod community, intrepid villagers lean into the wind. Kids hop in their dinghy boats for a quick sail before the hurricane arrives—worth it to earn bragging rights with friends, even if they never left the harbor.
Stadtklima USA‘Where Am I Going to Go?’ Floridians Hit by a Hurricane and a Housing Crunch.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Days after Hurricane Ian buffeted the state with a trifecta of wind, rain and storm surge, many Floridians are emerging from the wreckage uncertain of their next chapter — and fearing they may become homeless.
Amerikas Extremwetter USAFederal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming
The land that Lindsay Klaunig and her partner bought five years ago in southeastern Ohio was ill-suited for farming: 80 acres of highly erosive hills and hollows susceptible to flooding, where cow manure and waste from a former dairy operation drained into a waterway.
Landw. & Ernährung USAThree Reasons Puerto Rico Is in the Dark
Zhong covers the science of climate change. More than a million people in Puerto Rico were without power on Monday, and many were without running water, after Hurricane Fiona dropped 30 inches of rain on the mountainous island, causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.
Extremwetter USAHurricane Ian is about to crash into a very crowded Florida
Populations are growing in coastal cities, which are vulnerable as sea levels rise and hurricanes drive larger storm surges. Hurricane Ian is barreling toward the Florida coast and is expected to reach Category 3 strength by Monday night, with winds reaching upward of 129 mph.
Amerikas Extremwetter USAIn California, a Race to Save the World’s Largest Trees From Megafires
When the Washburn Fire burned through part of Yosemite’s iconic Mariposa Grove in July, photos of its famed giant sequoias steeped in smoke and surrounded by automated sprinklers to shelter them from the flames shocked viewers around the globe.
Trockenheit Wälder USA WaldbrändeWildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air
Smoke from wildfires has worsened over the past decade, potentially reversing decades of improvements in Western air quality made under the Clean Air Act, according to research published Thursday from Stanford University.
Amerikas Gesundheit USA WaldbrändeFossil Fuel Industry Seeks to Expand Free Speech for Corporations and Limit It for Citizens
Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Katie Porter, D-Calif., probably didn’t plan for their committee hearings to run at the exact same time this week, but the hearings sure were talking to each other.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Big Oil & Gas foss. Energie USAWhat made Hurricane Fiona so dangerous in Puerto Rico
Five years after Maria struck the island territory, Puerto Rico still isn’t prepared for hurricanes. Puerto Rico is currently experiencing “life-threatening and catastrophic flooding” after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island this weekend as a Category 1 storm.
Amerikas Extremwetter USAUne tempête d'une rare violence frappe l'Alaska et emporte des maisons
"Les restes du typhon Merbok vont frapper l'ouest de l'Alaska au cours du week-end, avec des vagues extrêmes et des rafales de vent de la force d'un ouragan", ont indiqué sur Twitter les services météorologiques américains (NWS). "Les inondations vont s'aggraver", ont-ils ajouté.
Extremwetter Überschwemmungen USA* HITZE & DÜRRE * Bis zu 50 Grad - Brände und Blackouts: Kalifornien kämpft mit Rekordhitze
Seit Tagen warnen die Behörden in Kalifornien vor Rekordtemperaturen zwischen 40 und 50 Grad. Im US-Bundesstaat wüten derzeit mehrere Waldbrände. Zudem droht wegen der voll aufgedrehten Klimaanlagen ein Blackout bei der Stromversorgung.
Trockenheit Hitze USA WaldbrändeA Solar Firm Plans to Build Off-Grid Neighborhoods in California
Sunnova Energy is seeking permission from state regulators to develop microgrids for new housing developments that would not be reliant on established electric utilities. Ivan Penn covers renewable energy and utilities from Los Angeles.
Energiewende USAMigrants on US-Mexican border suffer from extreme water scarcity
“Clean water is so important for us being pregnant, because we need to go to the toilet constantly. And with this heat we get thirsty and need to refresh ourselves more often,” says Sandra Cantor, a 26-year-old migrant from El Salvador in her eighth month of pregnancy.
Amerikas Trockenheit Migration & Flucht USAThe Last Days of Isle de Jean Charles: A Louisiana tribe’s struggle to escape the rising sea
ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES - When she was a girl, Theresa “Betty” Billiot would open the back door to a view of cattle grazing in pastures, cotton fields and wild prairie dotted with duck ponds. Now she opens the same door and sees nothing but the rising sea.
Indigene Meeresspiegel USACalifornia’s gas car ban will change how everyone drives
State regulators just passed a proposal to ban sales of gasoline vehicles by 2035. California, the state that buys the most cars and trucks in the United States, will ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035.
elektr. Fahrzeuge Verkehr USABig Agriculture and the Farm Bureau Help Lead a Charge Against SEC Rules Aimed at Corporate Climate Transparency
As drought continued to grip huge stretches of American farmland last week, decimating some crops and forcing farmers to plow under others or sell off livestock, a small, but critically related bureaucratic step advanced in Washington.
Landw. & Ernährung Anti-Klima-Lobby USA* HITZE & DÜRRE * Es regnet fast nicht mehr in Kalifornien – sind die USA bald schon ein Land von Klimamigranten?
Es ist eines der berühmtesten Porträts der amerikanischen Fotogeschichte: das von Sorgenfalten durchzogene, wettergegerbte Gesicht einer Mutter, die angstvoll in die Ferne blickt, während sich zwei ihrer Kinder an ihre Schultern schmiegen und halb hinter ihr verstecken.
Trockenheit Migration & Flucht USA* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * A Detailed Picture of What’s in the Democrats’ Climate and Health Bill
Democrats in Congress have had to scale back their legislative ambitions since last year, but the Inflation Reduction Act, passed by the House on Friday and signed by President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Inflation Reduction Act USA* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * China responds coolly to US climate bill, rejecting a call to resume cooperation
China rebuffed a call to resume climate cooperation with the US on Tuesday, instead criticising the US’ record on climate finance and asking for an end to sanctions against Chinese solar panels.
China Konflikte Inflation Reduction Act USAUne "ceinture d'extrême chaleur" recouvrira le centre des Etats-Unis dans 30 ans
Cette large zone, où vivent plus de 100 millions d'Américains et qui couvre un quart du pays, subira en 2053 au moins une journée d'extrême chaleur par an, avec une température ressentie de plus de 51 degrés, selon ce rapport de l'organisation à but non lucratif First Street Foundation.
Hitze USA* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * Every Dollar Spent on This Climate Technology Is a Waste
Dr. Harvey is a professor of environmental engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. House is the chief executive officer of KoBold Metals, a metals exploration company. The technology called carbon capture and storage is aptly named.
Energiepolitik foss. Energie Inflation Reduction Act Negativemissionen USA* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * How the New Climate Bill Would Reduce Emissions
A major climate and energy package passed by Congress on Friday would put the United States much closer to its goal of cutting global warming pollution in half by 2030, several independent analyses have concluded. U.S.
USA Inflation Reduction Act* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * Here’s How Democrats’ Big Domestic Agenda Bill Has Shrunk
Aug. 7, 2022, 2:40 p.m. ETAug. 7, 2022, 2:40 p.m. ETSenator Joe Manchin III, a centrist Democrat protective of his state’s oil and gas industries, forced his party to set aside many of its climate proposals.Credit...
Anti-Klima-Lobby Inflation Reduction Act USA* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * Landmark US climate bill will do more harm than good, groups say
The landmark climate legislation passed by the Senate after months of wrangling and weakening by fossil-fuel friendly Democrats will lead to more harm than good, according to frontline community groups who are calling on Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Inflation Reduction Act USA* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * 4 underrated parts of the Inflation Reduction Act
The new climate law is more than just tax credits. President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law today, making it official that the US will spend a historic $370 billion to tackle climate change over the next decade.
Inflation Reduction Act USAHow a Summer of Disasters Shows the US Isn’t Prepared for Climate Migration
From hurricanes to flash floods, to increasingly destructive wildfires, climate-driven natural disasters are forcing more Americans out of their homes and triggering waves of relocations as some regions of the country become too burdensome or dangerous for many people to continue living in them.
USA* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * Deep in the Democrats’ Climate Bill, Analysts See More Wins for Clean Energy Than Gifts for Fossil Fuel Business
Although Senate leaders have included plenty of favors for the fossil fuel industry in the big climate package they hope to advance this week, most analysts have concluded these concessions amount to consolation prizes in a deal where clean energy is the clear winner.
USA Inflation Reduction Act* U.S. CLIMATE BILL * Democrats Got a Climate Bill. Joe Manchin Got Drilling, and More.
Along the way to the $369 billion package, the West Virginia senator secured an array of concessions for his state and for the fossil fuel industry.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Big Oil & Gas foss. Energie USA Inflation Reduction ActA Teenage Floridian Has Spent Half His Life Involved in Climate Litigation. He’s Not Giving Up
MELBOURNE, Fla.—For most of his 15 years, Levi Draheim led a beachy life on a barrier island on Florida’s east coast, swimming, surfing and sailing in the near-shore waves. He dreamed of someday becoming a marine biologist. But Levi’s world is changing.
USA* CANICULE * Les Etats-Unis font face à des températures extrêmes, violent incendie en Californie
"Oak Fire" s'est déclaré vendredi dans le comté de Mariposa, près du Parc national de Yosemite et de ses séquoias géants, et s'est déjà déplacé sur plus de 3800 hectares, détruisant dix propriétés et en endommageant cinq autres, selon un bulletin samedi du Département californien des f
USA WaldbrändeClimate Advocates Hoping Biden Would Declare a Climate Emergency Are Disappointed by the Small Steps He Announced on Wednesday
President Joe Biden pledged Wednesday that he would treat climate change as an emergency, but his only immediate exercise of executive authority was to move federal funding to help communities and low-income households cope with the heat.
USANearly $2tn of damage inflicted on other countries by US emissions
The US has inflicted more than $1.9tn in damage to other countries from the effects of its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new analysis that has provided the first measurement of nations’ liability in stoking the climate crisis.
Kosten d. Klimaerhitzung USABiden Is Losing His Base on Climate Change, a New Pew Poll Finds. Six in 10 Democrats Don’t Feel He’s Doing Enough
Democrats who favor strong action on climate change are deeply dissatisfied with what they see as the slow pace of progress under President Joe Biden, according to a Pew Research Center report released Thursday.
USAHow One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up. WASHINGTON — First, he killed a plan that would have forced power plants to clean up their climate-warming pollution.
Anti-Klima-Lobby USAManchin called out by climate change’s powerful voice: ‘A modern-day villain who drives a Maserati and lives on a yacht courtesy of the coal industry’
Oft-quoted Penn State scientist and author Michael Mann says the conservative Senate Democrat is sinking global climate action by shrinking U.S. role That’s a swing from oft-quoted Pennsylvania State University scientist and published author Michael Mann, responding Friday to reports that Sen.
USAUS proposes up to 11 new offshore oil leases, under industry pressure
The US government has proposed auctioning off up to 11 oil leases in federal waters, after president Joe Biden’s campaign pledge to end new drilling was frustrated by the courts. On Friday, the US Interior Department opened the leasing programme for 2023-28 to a 90-day consultation.
Anti-Klima-Lobby foss. Energie USANorth Carolina Looks to Remove Public EV Chargers, Probably to the Trash
Politicians have to run on some kind of platform, and Ben Moss—my incoming state House representative here in North Carolina's District 52—decided that his animating principle is Being Mad at Electricity.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Verkehr USA** RECOMMENDED READING ** | * US SUPREME COURT RULING * The Supreme Court Sabotages Efforts to Protect Public Health and Safety
The editorial board is a group of Opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. On Thursday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, with its 6-3 ruling in the case of West Virginia v.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Emissionsreduktion USAThe Water Wars Come to the Suburbs
The best gossip you’re likely to hear in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, is about water. Last month, when a few residents stopped by Karen Nabity’s sprawling, high-ceilinged home, the talk quickly turned to wells. Two women exchanged a horrified look.
Konflikte Trockenheit USACalifornia Released a Bold Climate Plan, but Critics Say It Will Harm Vulnerable Communities and Undermine Its Goals
In May, the California Air and Resources Board—or CARB—updated its so-called scoping plan, which acts as a blueprint for how the Golden State will reach a slew of legally binding emissions reduction targets and other climate goals set by executive order.
soziale Gerechtigkeit USAA Vast Refinery Site in Philadelphia Is Being Redeveloped and Called ‘The Bellwether District.’ But for Black Residents Nearby, Justice Awaits
One minute, the 3-year-old was playing tag in the grass—her braided hair bouncing with each step—while the hulking remains of a 150-year-old oil refinery loomed nearby. Then, suddenly, she couldn’t breathe.
foss. Energie soziale Gerechtigkeit USAThe Arctic community that chose conservation over Big Oil
Angus Sanguez is 67-years-old and whippet-thin. His face has been weathered by years of living in the Dehcho region in Canada’s Northwest Territories, a sub-Arctic wilderness that is on the frontlines of climate change.
Arktis & Antarktis USA* US SUPREME COURT RULING * China urges U.S. to fulfill climate duties after Supreme Court ruling
BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) - The United States must meet its international obligations on climate change and do more than "shout slogans", China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting Washington's ability to cut power sector emissions.
China USAWith Climate Agenda Stalled at Home, Biden Still Hopes to Lead Abroad
The United States has demonstrated international leadership on climate change in the past, but recent setbacks are presenting new challenges for President Biden. Gelles is a reporter on the Climate desk, covering the intersection of public policy and the private sector.
USAQui gagne la guerre de l’énergie ?
Impatients de renoncer aux combustibles russes pour asphyxier le Kremlin, les pays européens ont improvisé des solutions de rechange. Ils paient désormais leur impréparation : envolée des prix, ralentissement économique, nouvelles allégeances diplomatiques.
Konflikte EU & EU Mitgl. Geopolitik Russland USA Ukrainekrieg* ENTSCHEID DES SUPREME COURT DER USA * Supreme Court schränkt Befugnisse von US-Umweltschutzbehörde ein
Bisher legte in den USA die Umweltschutzagentur EPA die CO₂-Grenzwerte fest. Das oberste Gericht entschied nun, dass dies die Kompetenzen der Behörde überschreite.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Emissionsreduktion USA* DÉCISION DE LA COUR SUPRÊME AMÉRICAINE * Un coup de poignard dans le dos de la planète
Ce jeudi 30 juin restera gravé comme un jour noir pour l’action climatique. La Cour suprême américaine dans sa dernière décision bloque toutes les décisions fédérales et gouvernementales en matière de climat.
Emissionsreduktion USA* US SUPREME COURT RULING * Court Decision Leaves Biden With Few Tools to Combat Climate Change
President Biden met with governors, labor leaders, and private companies last week to discuss a federal and state partnership to develop more offshore wind energy. Credit...
Anti-Klima-Lobby Emissionsreduktion USASubverting Climate Science in the Classroom
In a drab hearing room in Austin, Tex., members of the State Board of Education, seated at small desks arranged in a broad, socially distanced circle, debated whether eighth grade science students should be required to “describe efforts to mitigate climate change.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Big Oil & Gas Klimaleugnung Bildung USA‘Historic’ weather: why a cocktail of natural disasters is battering the US
Summer in the American west is off to an explosive start, with extreme weather events ravaging multiple states in recent weeks. In Montana, historic flooding devastated communities and infrastructure in and around Yellowstone national park and forced a rare closure.
Extremwetter USABiden distanced himself from Saudi Arabia — until gas prices got bad
Biden distanced himself from Saudi Arabia — until gas prices got bad A “foreign policy for the middle class” and centering human rights collide in the Middle East. There seems to be conflicted goals among Biden’s slogans and his top hires, and perhaps for Biden himself.
foss. Energie Geopolitik USARepublican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies.Republican attorneys want to hem in what they call the administrative state, the E.P.A.
USA** RECOMMENDED READING ** The 1977 White House climate memo that should have changed the world
In 1977 Star Wars hit movie theaters, New York City had a blackout that lasted 25 hours, and the Apple II personal computer went up for sale. It was also the year that a remarkable one-page memo was circulated at the very highest levels of US government.
Geschichte USAGreenhouse gases must be legally phased out, US scientists argue
Greenhouse gas emissions should be subject to legal controls in the US and phased out under the Toxic Substances Control Act, according to a group of scientists and former public officials, in a novel approach to the climate crisis.
USAOver 100m Americans urged to stay indoors over extreme heat and humidity
More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as high temperatures and humidity settle in over states stretching through parts of the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas.
Hitze USARecord flooding and mudslides force closure of Yellowstone national park
Record flooding and rockslides following a burst of heavy rains prompted the rare closure on Monday of all five entrances to Yellowstone national park at the start of the summer tourist season, the park superintendent said.
Erdrutsche USAThe federal government started New Mexico’s largest wildfire. It had good intentions.
Controlled burns are more dangerous but more necessary than ever. In the past, summer has marked the beginning of wildfire season. Colorado would see four months of fires; California’s fires usually burned between July and October. But that was the past.
USA WaldbrändeA ‘Perfect Recipe for Extreme Wildfire’: New Mexico’s Record-Breaking, Early Fire Season
Fueled by abnormally dry, warm conditions and spread by strong winds, wildfires have burned more than 600,000 acres across New Mexico this spring — making it one of the worst fire years in the state’s recorded history. And there’s at least another month of peak fire risk ahead.
Trockenheit USA WaldbrändePowering Electric Cars: the Race to Mine Lithium in America’s Backyard
At his small red brick farmhouse home near the Catawba river in the rural Piedmont region of North Carolina, Brian Harper is caught up in the dilemma facing America’s big push towards a future powered by green energy.
Energiespeicherung Rohstoffe USAUs older people must fight for a better America, and world, for younger generations
Ihad the chance this month to spend a couple of weeks on an utterly wild and remote Alaskan shore – there was plenty of company, but all of it had fur, feathers or fins. And there was no way to hear from the outside world, which now may be the true mark of wilderness. So, bliss.
USABiden Is Preparing To Crush A Historic Climate Change Lawsuit
Any day now, a federal circuit court is expected to deliver a ruling that would allow a historic climate change lawsuit to proceed to trial. If and when the case moves forward, however, it faces a major obstacle: President Joe Biden’s Justice Department.
USAJustice Dept. Tries to Shift Environmental Justice Efforts From Symbolic to Substantive
The agency has announced a series of policies intended to elevate those efforts, including the creation of an office meant to address the “harm caused by environmental crime, pollution and climate change.”A vacant home in Lowndes County, Ala., which lacked wastewater treatment in 2020.Credit...
USATime is running out for Biden’s EPA to act on climate
The Biden EPA could decide America’s climate future only if it finishes work in the coming months. So far, President Biden’s legacy on climate change is pretty insubstantial. There’s time to change that if he can quickly make much better use of his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
USAState accuses Exxon Mobil of deceiving public, perpetuating ‘myth’ of plastics recycling
California’s attorney general has announced a first-of-its kind investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their alleged role in causing and exacerbating a global crisis in plastic waste pollution. Atty. Gen.
Kunststoffe USAThe Decline of Kentucky’s Coal Industry Has Produced Hundreds of Safety and Environmental Violations at Strip Mines
The company that blasted the sides of this Floyd County, Kentucky, mountain went bankrupt and left behind mining violations including steep cliffs. The property’s owner, Tracy Neece, is waiting on state regulators to find a way to get it reclaimed.
Kohle USAFloride : pour fuir les ouragans, les riches délogent les pauvres
À Miami Beach, les villas luxueuses en bord de mer n’ont plus la cote. Face à la montée des eaux, les quartiers en hauteur deviennent attirants pour les promoteurs. Au détriment des plus pauvres qui en sont peu à peu chassés. Cyclones, tempêtes, inondations...
soziale Gerechtigkeit USAIs the world’s most important climate legislation about to die in US Congress?
Tucked beneath the headlines on Covid and Ukraine, the most important climate legislation in US history – and thus, arguably, in world history – is still stuck in congressional purgatory. You’d be forgiven if you weren’t fully aware. It is not trending on Twitter.
USA* UKRAINE WAR * Why is Biden boasting about drilling for oil? Our planet demands we stop now
We are spiraling further into climate and ecological breakdown. Now is the perfect moment to build out renewables and end the fossil fuel industry as if the future of humanity depends on it. Putin’s unprovoked and atrocious invasion of Ukraine has laid bare many things.
Konflikte foss. Energie USA Ukrainekrieg* GUERRE EN UKRAINE * Le gaz de schiste liquéfié au Texas suffira-t-il pour l’Europe?
Le président américain Joe Biden et la présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula von der Leyen ont annoncé vendredi 18 mars la création d'un groupe de travail pour réduire la dépendance de l'Europe à l'égard du gaz russe, en particulier en important davantage de gaz naturel liquéfié
foss. Energie USAThree months after a wildfire swept through, displaced Colorado residents struggle to rebuild
Susan Nedell was watching black smoke billowing in the distance from the kitchen window when her cellphone buzzed with an order to evacuate. It was 30 December around 1.30pm, and the Marshall fire had by then been razing neighborhoods for a couple of hours.
USA WaldbrändeAfter US fails to pay its debt, UN’s flagship climate fund warns of austerity
Joe Biden speaks to DRC president Felix Tshisekedi and Gabon's president Ali Bongo Ondimba at Cop26. (Photo: The White House/Flickr) The head of the UN’s flagship climate fund has warned that it will have to reject emissions-cutting projects if its donors do not provide more resources.
Klimafinanzierung USA* UKRAINE WAR * What Does the Russian Oil Ban Mean for the Clean Energy Transition?
President Biden announced today that the United States was banning all imports of Russian oil, gas and coal, the latest in a series of severe economic sanctions being waged against President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked war in Ukraine.
Konflikte Energiepolitik Energiewende foss. Energie USA Ukrainekrieg* UKRAINE WAR * America can’t solve its gas price problem (or its Russia problem) with drilling
The four myths Republicans have been spreading about oil and gas prices, explained. Republicans and conservative commentators in the last week have had a field day using Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an opportunity to bemoan US energy policy and champion fossil fuel reserves.
Konflikte foss. Energie Russland USA Ukrainekrieg* UKRAINE WAR * Climate Hawks Join the Debate on Ukraine
In 2010, David Roberts, an influential left-leaning journalist and blogger, coined the term “climate hawk” to refer to activists pushing for aggressive solutions to the dangers of climate change.
Konflikte foss. Energie Geopolitik USA UkrainekriegSupreme Court Climate Skeptics Will Help Decide the Fate of the Planet
Last fall, on the same day that the parties to the Paris Agreement gathered in Glasgow for their first day of their annual international climate meeting, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would review an appellate court decision about the U.S.
USAThe Biden Administration Rethinks its Approach to Drilling on Public Lands in Alaska, Soliciting Further Review
Pipelines extend across the landscape outside Nuiqsut, Alaska, 36 miles from the Willow Master Development Plan located in the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska's North Slope. Credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images.
Ende der Fossilen foss. Energie USAA Fight Over Rooftop Solar Threatens California’s Climate Goals
Utility regulators have proposed slashing the incentives homeowners receive to install solar panels, a long-sought goal of utilities and labor unions. California has led the nation in setting ambitious climate change goals and policies.
Energiepolitik Solarenergie USAColorado’s Suburban Firestorm Shows the Threat of Climate-Driven Wildfires is Moving Into Unusual Seasons and Landscapes
The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on Dec. 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images When he saw smoke in the air around Boulder, Colorado on Dec. 30, Tom Veblen walked up a trail near his home to check it out.
Trockenheit Hitze USA WaldbrändeConocoPhillips’ Plan for Extracting Half-a-Billion Barrels of Crude in Alaska’s Fragile Arctic Presents a Defining Moment for Joe Biden
The shadow of a bush plane falls on the landscape of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The reserve includes the proposed Willow project. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images
Arktis & Antarktis foss. Energie USAA for targets, D for action: Joe Biden’s first year on climate, graded
On 20 January 2021, Joe Biden took to a stage that had only recently been vacated by rioters, declared that the world faces “a climate in crisis” and asked: “Are we going to step up?” So has he? We asked Climate Home News readers and politicians from around the world how they rated the US pr
USAThe U.S. Military Emits More Carbon Dioxide Into the Atmosphere Than Entire Countries Like Denmark or Portugal
U.S. servicemen stand on humvees as they take part in a military drill in western Ukraine on July 22, 2015. Credit: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images This story originally appeared on the War Horse.
Konflikte THG-Emissionen USASale of North Dakota’s Largest Coal Plant Is Almost Complete. Then Will Come the Hard Part
Water vapor streams away from the Coal Creek electric power plant at the Falkirk Mining Company in North Dakota on Jan. 9, 2010. Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images A plan to sell, rather than close, the largest coal-fired power plant in North Dakota is nearly final.
Kohle USAAmid Delayed Action and White House Staff Resignations, Activists Wonder What’s Next for Biden’s Environmental Agenda
President Joe Biden speaks to the press after attending a meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
USAHow Exxon is leveraging Texas courts to silence its climate critics
ExxonMobil is attempting to use an unusual Texas law to target and intimidate its critics, claiming that lawsuits against the company over its long history of downplaying and denying the climate crisis violate the US constitution’s guarantees of free speech.
Big Oil & Gas USAA Vivid View of Extreme Weather: Temperature Records in the U.S. in 2021
Temperatures in the United States last year set more all-time heat and cold records than any other year since 1994, according to a New York Times analysis of Global Historical Climatology Network data. Heat waves made up most of these records. All-time heat records were set last year at 8.
USA ExtremwetterClimate Change an ‘Emerging Threat’ to U.S. Financial Stability, Regulators Say
The Financial Stability Oversight Council issued a formal warning on the economic damage that global warming could inflict. WASHINGTON — Federal regulators warned for the first time in an annual report to Congress on Friday that climate change was an “emerging threat” to the U.S.
Kosten d. Klimaerhitzung USAThe father of environmental justice, on whether we’re all doomed
Robert Bullard joined Vox Conversations to discuss the global struggle to keep this world safe to live in, and how racism gets in the way. Robert Bullard has been trying to explain to us for more than 40 years that the word “racism” isn’t so easily defined.
USAJohn Kerry: US supports a coal phaseout but cannot commit
John Kerry is the first United States special presidential envoy for climate, appointed under the Biden administration in January 2021. He spoke to Euractiv’s energy and environment editor, Frédéric Simon.
Kohle foss. Energie USA Ende der FossilenBiden Promised to Stop Oil Drilling on Public Lands. Is His Failure to Do So a Betrayal or a Smart Political Move?
A large fracking operation becomes a new part of the horizon with Mount Meeker and Longs Peak looming in the background on December 28, 2017 in Loveland, Colorado. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images
USAHouse Narrowly Passes Biden’s Social Safety Net and Climate Bill
The vote was months in the making for the roughly $2 trillion measure, one of the most consequential bills in decades. Now it faces a difficult path in the Senate. WASHINGTON — The House narrowly passed the centerpiece of President Biden’s domestic agenda on Friday, approving $2.
USAAfrican nations settled for ‘moral pact’ with US on adaptation finance at Cop26
African nations accepted a “moral commitment” that the US will deliver increased finance for developing countries to cope with intensifying climate impacts in exchange for backing the Cop26 deal in Glasgow.
Afrika Klimafinanzierung COP26 USAHow bad is the Pacific north-west flooding and what caused it?
What is happening?A huge storm has dumped record rainfall across swathes of British Columbia in Canada and Washington State in the US.Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, others have been trapped on cut-off roads, and several towns have been completely cut off.
Amerikas Extremwetter USAFormer President of the United States Barack Obama at #COP26 (Full Speech)
Remarks by Former President of the United States Barack Obama at COP26. This UN High-Level Climate Champions Event 'Destination 2030', convened in partnership with the COP26 Presidency, will take a stocktake of what has been achieved at COP26 to date and explore what’s necessary, what’s possibl
COP26 USAPlans To Dig the Biggest Lithium Mine in the US Face Mounting Opposition
People dance together at the protest camp at Thacker Pass, Nevada on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Earlier in the day People of Red Mountain organized a remembrance of a massacre of Indigenous people nearby on the same date in 1865. Credit: Spenser Heaps
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