By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco & Frida Garza, Grist Two years ago, the Supreme Court made it easier to destroy swamps and marshes. Agricultural lobbyists want to keep it that way. Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist Two years ago this week, the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. the Environmental Protection Agency significantly …
Trump’s budget would slash 830,000 jobs and raise energy costs by more than $16 billion
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company House Republicans passed a reconciliation bill that guts the Inflation Reduction Act, meaning fewer jobs, less electricity generation, and higher emissions. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 [Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg/Getty Images] President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) …
US redirects Puerto Rico solar power funds to oil plants
By Timothy Gardner, Reuters WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will halt funding of $365 million awarded during the previous administration for rooftop solar power in Puerto Rico and redirect it to fossil fuel burning plants and maintenance of infrastructure, it said on Wednesday. Puerto Rico has long …
Meta is building a new data center in Louisiana—and this Senate committee wants to know why it’s being powered by gas
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company The local utility says Meta’s AI data center requires three new natural gas plants. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is asking how this fits with Meta’s climate goals. [Photos: Patrick Hendry/Unsplash, Meta, Andrey Metelev/Unsplash] In order to power Meta’s massive AI data center …
Veteran Environmentalist Sues Rural School Board Over Exxon Tax Break Decision
By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News A lawsuit says the district failed to meet public notice requirements before its April 29 meeting. Diane Wilson, the plaintiff, called it “a deliberate attempt to avoid public opposition.” Diane Wilson pictured by her skiff outside her Calhoun County home in December 2024. Credit: …
Trump’s USDA tried to erase climate data. This lawsuit forced it back online.
By Frida Garza, Grist The agency quietly removed web pages on rural energy, climate-smart agriculture, and federal loans — until farmers sued. Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images The United States Department of Agriculture says it will restore climate-related information on its websites, following a lawsuit filed earlier …
Texas swelters as record-breaking heatwave sweeps across state
By Marina Dunbar, The Guardian Record-high heat so early in the season means state has been hotter than Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. A jogger runs along a trail in McAllister park as temperatures hit record highs on Tuesday, in San Antonio. Photograph: Eric Gay/AP Texas is in the grip …
Dairy companies ‘turning blind eye’ to global methane emissions, report suggests
By Damien Gayle, The Guardian Assessment of leading dairy and coffee shop chains reveals failure to set out methane reduction targets. Animal agriculture accounts for 32% of global methane emissions with the breeding of cattle being a key driver. Photograph: Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock Big dairy companies are “turning a blind eye” to …
The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic
By Joseph Winters, Grist A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here’s how it works. Jesse Nichols / Grist Imagine you’re filling up 100 bags of coffee. You’re using beans from a few different providers — 10 percent of the beans they sent you are …
Trump administration to stop US research on space pollution, in boon to Elon Musk
By Tom Perkins, The Guardian SpaceX and Starlink owner may benefit from Trump cuts to projects that could have led to regulations and costs. An artist’s impression of an approximate 12,000 objects in orbit around Earth. Photograph: ESA/AFP/Getty Images The Trump administration is poised to kill federal research into pollution from satellites and …