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News Articles: climate

Steam and pollution emerge from a coal-fired power plant in Wyoming. The Environmental Protection Agency under President Trump is taking a new approach to regulating air pollution. In a reversal from previous policy, the EPA will not put a dollar value on potential health benefits from regulations. Critics say that could make it easier to roll back regulations.

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  • Climate

The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.

January 14, 2026
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  • Alejandra Borunda
A man rinses with water in August after playing beach footvolley on the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon,, on a sweltering hot day.

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  • Climate

Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' from a shifting climate

Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be speeding up, climate monitoring teams reported.

January 14, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Wildfire smoke towered over burned houses from the Palisades Fire on Jan. 10, 2025. The fires burned for days, blanketing the region in toxic smoke. The health effects are just beginning to become clear.

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  • Climate

The long-term health impacts from the LA wildfires are just becoming clear

The fires affected millions of people in the region. It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing research is helping to prepare people to weather the next fires more safely.

January 14, 2026
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
An aerial view shows empty lots and new homes under construction in Altadena, California on January 5, 2026.

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  • Climate

California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding

Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.

January 13, 2026
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  • Michael Copley
Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, on Dec. 22 in Portsmouth, Va.

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  • Energy

Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms 'losers'

A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down.

January 12, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building on Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters.

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  • World

U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation

Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues that the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and "woke" initiatives.

January 07, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Chad Comey lived in a five-story condo building that burned down in the Palisades Fire last January.

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  • Climate

After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy

Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy.

January 07, 2026
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  • Julia Simon
After the heavy toll of the Los Angeles fires, California regulators are moving ahead with rules to limit or clear vegetation within five feet of homes, a zone where flammable materials pose a risk to houses.

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  • Climate

After devastating LA fires, California is drafting nation's toughest rules for homes

California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a year ago. Some homeowners are pushing back over losing their greenery.

January 06, 2026
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  • Lauren Sommer
A firefighter works as homes burn during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025.

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  • Author Interviews

'Everything I knew burned down around me': A journalist looks back on LA's fires

Jacob Soboroff was raised in the Pacific Palisades and reported live from the area as it was devastated by fire in 2025. In Firestorm, Soboroff offers a minute-by-minute account of the catastrophe.

January 05, 2026
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  • Tonya Mosley
El barco petrolero "Minerva Astra" se encuentra cerca de Maracaibo, Venezuela.

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  • Climate

Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here's what to know

President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela.

January 04, 2026
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Electric cars sit parked at a charging station  in Corte Madera, Calif., in May 2025.

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  • Business

Electric vehicles had a bumpy road in 2025 — and one pleasant surprise

A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady.

December 29, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
Workers install solar panels at a project this spring in Galena, Alaska.

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  • Climate

Clean energy is surging despite political attacks. But a slowdown may be looming

The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected. The potential slowdown comes as electricity demand is rising faster than it has in decades.

December 29, 2025
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  • Michael Copley
Residents gather amid debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on a street in Jamaica in October 2025.

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  • Climate

What does climate change look like? This year's hurricane season is one example

The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the storms that did form were huge.

December 24, 2025
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  • Jessica Meszaros and
  • Rebecca Hersher
Wind turbines operate in July at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts.

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  • Climate

The Trump administration pauses wind projects off New England, New York and Virginia

An Interior Department statement did not detail the national security risks. It's the administration's latest pus to hobble offshore wind and limit renewable energy sources.

December 22, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Trump references a map while talking to reporters about Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 4, 2019. The map appears to have been altered by a black marker to extend the hurricane's range to include Alabama.

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  • Weather

Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center

The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.

December 19, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
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