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Jun 12
"Data released June 10 by global energy think tank Ember, along with a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and analytics firm Wood Mackenzie, show the continued growth of solar and decline of coal in the United States despite federal policy. In May, for the first time, solar supplied more of the nation’s electricity than coal, or 12.8%, Ember said. Coal supplied 12.2%, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever."
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Jun 10
Rafe Pomerance, who helped sound the alarm on climate change, dies at 79 washingtonpost.com/obituarie…
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Jun 7
"Experts say the phrase “clean coal” is misleading, noting that coal plants produce more harmful air pollutants and planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions than do gas plants, solar panels and wind turbines. Burning coal emits mercury and other heavy metals linked to an array of health problems."
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Jun 1
Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff circleofblue.org/2026/water-… via @circleofblue
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May 30
US securities regulator seeks to end corporate disclosures on climate risk ft.com/content/9f64a3ed-960e… via @ft
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May 29
"The growing insurance protection gap, now at 65%, poses a significant financial risk to households and local governments, which have long relied on FEMA Specific Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) maps primarily based on riverine flooding, and generally don’t account for flood risk from storm surge, sea level rise or extreme precipitation, the Moody’s report said."
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May 29
Temperatures likely to breach record levels over next five years, WMO says ft.com/content/a6e3dd61-3877… via @financialtimes
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May 13
"The cost of water and related services is rising twice as fast as inflation while utilities scramble to cope with escalating droughts and more intense storms."
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May 9
Warming seas are brewing extreme weather in months ahead, scientists forecast giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic… via @financialtimes
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May 6
"The White House is reviewing a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission to formally end Biden-era climate disclosure rules for publicly-traded companies." insurancejournal.com/news/na…
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Apr 24
BP suffers heavy defeat in investor climate vote ft.com/content/eeaac3fe-399c… via @ft
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Apr 17
"The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues." Read more reporting: nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/po…
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Apr 15
"Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents."
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Apr 13
"Marine heat waves are supercharging damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe, a new study found." Read more reporting:
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Apr 10
"Nearly 19,000 have ignited nationwide since Jan. 1, about 6,900 more than normal compared to the past decade. In recent weeks, flames have scorched nearly 1 million acres of cattle grazing land and prairie in the Great Plains and dampened tourism in parts of the Everglades, where air boat operators have struggled to navigate dried-out swamps." insurancejournal.com/news/na…
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Apr 6
"The new Wildland Fire Service will consolidate all Interior Department firefighting efforts as a lacking winter and ongoing drought promises a bad fire season." wapo.st/41fnSVy
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