Jeff Brady
Stories
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Environment
Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court
President Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country.
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Environment
People are rushing to install solar panels before Trump becomes President
Potential rooftop solar customers and installers worry the incoming Trump administration might try to eliminate a 30% federal tax credit. Some customers plan to install sooner because of that and solar companies are changing their business plans.
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Environment
Jimmy Carter's environmental legacy set the foundation for today's climate action
Former President Jimmy Carter's work on energy efficiency and renewable energy were criticized, but it laid the groundwork for the country to address climate change now.
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Politics
Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?
The Biden administration set a new climate goal for the U.S. The White House argues states, cities and corporations will continue the work, even as Trump plans to exit the Paris climate agreement.
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Climate
Proposed rule requires utilities to find and fix more climate-warming leaks
Natural gas utilities likely will face stricter federal regulations for their climate-warming methane emissions. Among the biggest sources of leaks is the meter outside a gas customer's home.
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Climate
A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change
A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public.
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COP29 concludes with a controversial deal
Climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal from industrialized countries to vulnerable nations to better protect themselves from climate change.
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Environment
With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal
Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from climate change.
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Climate
The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close
We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Environment
A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump
The Biden administration issued a new fee on climate-warming methane pollution, but the EPA regulation faces an uncertain future under President-elect Trump
