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Hollywood, TikTok, the Climate and Our Cold War with China

January 22, 2025 - 15:36
Hollywood’s silence reveals the contours of our escalating conflict with China; we’re digesting the war on TikTok, instead.
Categories: Climate

Cameron Hamilton to Be Temporary Head of FEMA

January 22, 2025 - 15:14
Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s Paris Withdrawal Executive Order Is Grimmer This Time

January 22, 2025 - 14:07
Eight years ago, Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement spurred a big time reaction that shaped the decade. Now, it’s a different time.
Categories: Climate

Denali or Mt. McKinley? Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In on Trump’s Renaming Plan.

January 22, 2025 - 11:48
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
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¿Por qué hace tanto frío en el sur de EE. UU. y el norte de México?

January 22, 2025 - 11:07
Una masa de aire gélido ha escapado del Ártico, provocando temperaturas bajo cero y nieve en latitudes en las que esto es inusual.
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Oil and Gas Companies Should Pay for the Los Angeles Fires

January 22, 2025 - 05:01
It’s time to require these companies to compensate communities, homeowners, businesses and even insurers for the losses.
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Trump Wants to Unleash Energy, as Long as It’s Not Wind or Solar

January 21, 2025 - 19:04
Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.
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Wind Power in U.S. Faces Hit From Trump’s Executive Order

January 21, 2025 - 16:11
In a sweeping order, President Trump halted federal approvals for new wind farms, in a move that could affect projects on land and in the ocean.
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Leaders at Davos Economic Forum Vow to ‘Stay the Course’ on Climate Action

January 21, 2025 - 15:57
Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.
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Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback

January 21, 2025 - 15:41
Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.
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3 of the Most Important Trump Executive Orders on Climate

January 21, 2025 - 12:32
President Trump’s wave of executive orders yesterday sent an undeniable signal to the world about the United States’ role in fighting climate change.
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Donald Trump, día 1: un recuento de sus principales medidas

January 21, 2025 - 11:34
El presidente de EE. UU. hizo movimientos políticos después de tomar posesión: se retiró de acuerdos internacionales, prometió aranceles e indultó a casi todos los alborotadores del 6 de enero.
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What Trump Did on Day 1: Tracking His Biggest Moves

January 21, 2025 - 05:01
President Trump made major policy moves immediately after taking office, withdrawing from major international agreements, promising steep tariffs and pardoning nearly all of the Jan. 6 rioters.
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Book Review: ‘Dark Laboratory,’ by Tao Leigh Goffe

January 21, 2025 - 05:00
In “Dark Laboratory,” Tao Leigh Goffe traces the origins of global environmental collapse to the explorer’s conquest of the Caribbean.
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Trump Plans to Pull the U.S. Out of the Paris Agreement on Climate

January 20, 2025 - 17:28
The United States would be one of only four countries outside the Paris Agreement, which is designed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Trump Announces a Raft of Measures to Promote Fossil Fuels

January 20, 2025 - 16:20
The president said he’d declare an energy “emergency,” promote drilling and end support for electric cars. His pivot to oil and gas follows the hottest year in recorded history.
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Big Banks Quit Climate Change Groups Ahead of Trump’s Term

January 20, 2025 - 03:00
Several large U.S. financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, have withdrawn from the networks after years of growing political and legal pressure.
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There Is No Way to Retreat From the Risk of Wildfires

January 19, 2025 - 06:00
Some more realistic ways to think about the challenges ahead.
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The Push and Pull of Los Angeles: Beauty and Danger

January 18, 2025 - 18:30
Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, reflects on a city, its mythology and a reckoning with disaster.
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Hit by Wildfire? Here’s How to Deal With Insurers and FEMA.

January 18, 2025 - 05:03
You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.
Categories: Climate