Turkey's top court blocks blanket pollution exemptions for major industrial plants
Turkey's Council of State has struck down a rule letting regulators grant unlimited pollution exemptions to major industrial facilities.
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Policy & Regulation
Climate summits, international agreements, national policy.
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Every answer to the climate crisis eventually turns into a policy document. This section follows COP summits, nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement, the European Green Deal, and national climate law and emissions trading. Our interest is less in the announced target than in the clause that makes it binding.
Guam and Samoa leaders say they learned about seabed mining plans from the news
Trump administration seabed mining plans for Guam, American Samoa, and the Marianas leave territorial leaders with no vote and no seat at the table.
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Republicans in Congress push bills to shield oil companies from climate lawsuits
New bills in Congress would grant fossil fuel companies broad immunity from climate lawsuits as the Supreme Court weighs a key case.
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US-Venezuela oil deal raises alarm over spills and transparency
A $100 billion U.S.-Venezuela oil deal promises economic revival but raises fears over spills, emissions, and transparency.
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Trump administration repeals the last major US rule limiting power plant carbon emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency has rescinded a Biden-era rule requiring power plants to retire coal units or install carbon capture technology, removing federal limits on the electricity sector's carbon emissions.
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A Trump rule narrowing endangered species protections takes effect despite near-unanimous opposition
A new rule that redefines what counts as 'harm' to endangered species under federal law took effect this week, despite 99% of public comments opposing it, prompting lawsuits from the Sierra Club and 20 states.
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A Turkish waste plant becomes a test case for COP31's climate agenda beyond fossil fuels
As COP31 approaches, a biogas facility near Ankara is being used to argue that the climate summit's agenda should extend past fossil fuels to methane, waste and other emissions sources, a framing critics say risks diluting the focus on oil, gas and coal.
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An Idaho county that banned renewables two years ago is now reconsidering
Bannock County, Idaho banned utility-scale solar and wind in 2024, but the commissioner who proposed the ban is now leading an effort to reverse it as electricity demand grows.
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US air-monitoring network has shrunk by half over two decades, investigation finds
An investigation finds the U.S. air-monitoring network has shrunk by nearly half over two decades, leaving most counties without a public monitor even as industrial and wildfire pollution grows.
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Philippines updates its climate pledge but skips a fossil fuel phase-out
The Philippines' updated UN climate pledge leans on forests as a carbon sink but leaves out a concrete commitment to phase out fossil fuels, drawing criticism from environmental groups.
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Türkiye says it holds final say at COP31, despite Australia's negotiating role
Türkiye's COP31 president says his country holds the final say over the Antalya summit, even as Australia formally chairs the negotiations under an unprecedented split-presidency arrangement.
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Environmental groups sue Tennessee Valley Authority over coal plant emissions
Environmental groups say TVA broke its promise to retire a coal plant and is now running it alongside a new gas plant without the required permits.
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