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States Set for Solar Cash Infusion Aim to Build Worker Pipeline

States set to receive slices of $7 billion to bring solar power to low-income communities are confronting the construction industry’s nationwide skilled labor shortage.

Appeals Court Denies Stay of EPA’s Carbon Emissions Regulations

Requests by West Virginia and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to stay the implementation of EPA’s latest carbon emission rules were denied Friday.

Chemical Makers Get Stricter Label Rules for Product Hazards

Chemical manufacturers and distributors will have to meet new federal requirements for labeling hazards on commercial products, under a final OSHA rule released Friday.

EPA Draft Actions Say Two Common Chemicals Hazardous to Kids

The EPA is inviting public comment and scientific critique on draft conclusions released Friday that two chemicals used to make plastics, building materials, and other goods are hazardous.

Lizard Imperiled by Texas Oil Drilling Listed as Endangered

The dunes sagebrush lizard, an amphibian threatened by Permian Basin oil and gas development in Texas and New Mexico, is being listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday.

Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada

In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.

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UCLA Scientist Rewrites Academia’s Rules for Climate Change Era

Technologies to remove carbon from the air and store it in mediums ranging from seawater to concrete are still in their early stages and have drawn criticism that they distract from deploying proven solutions now. But Sant sees these technologies — and other speculative ones he works on — as essential, and to not grow them would be a dangerous misstep.

UAE Oil Giant Buys Into NextDecade LNG in First US Deal

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/OTC%20AED","_id":"0000018f-9617-de3b-adcf-deb7656b0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">United Arab Emirates’ main oil company bought a stake in <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-9617-de3b-adcf-deb7656b0001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">NextDecade Corp.’s natural gas export project in Texas, in a first US acquisition that also gives it a 20-year supply deal.

South Korea Said to Build Lithium Reserves to Aid Battery Sector

South Korea has started building its <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/MB%20LITHIUM","_id":"0000018f-9553-de3b-adcf-dff3e0e60000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">lithium inventories to secure supplies of the critical mineral that’s crucial for its battery and auto manufacturing industries.

Deadly Houston Windstorm: What to Know About Climate Connection

The winds that roared out of a supercell thunderstorm Thursday night leaving a <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/stories/SDMVIOT0G1KW","_id":"0000018f-8871-de3b-adcf-daf3e0510000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">deadly trail across Houston are on the rise in a warming climate, though researchers are still teasing out the exact relationship between a rapidly heating planet and relatively small-scale weather patterns.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

How a Rare Toad Species Stopped a Clean Energy Project

Climate Change Fuels Texas Boom Towns' Water Worries

Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims

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UAE Oil Giant Buys Into NextDecade LNG in First US Deal (2)

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