Climate Change

"EPA Retreats From Plans To End The Energy Star Program"

"Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has quietly retreated from plans to eliminate Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels help consumers choose energy-efficient dishwashers, refrigerators and other home appliances."

Source: NYTimes, 11/03/2025

"CBS News Just Gutted Its Climate Team"

"Americans who rely on broadcast networks for honest journalism suffered a painful loss this week, as CBS News — fresh off its acquisition by Skydance Media and the installation of anti-woke opinion writer Bari Weiss as editor in chief — fired most of the reporters who specialize in covering climate change."

Source: Climate Colored Goggles, 11/03/2025

"Energy Bills Are Rising Nationwide. In Georgia, They’re On The Ballot."

"The race for two seats on the obscure board that regulates Georgia’s utilities is drawing national attention — and could have major implications both for electricity affordability and one of the biggest planned fossil-fuel buildouts in the nation."

Source: Canary Media, 11/03/2025

"Trump Fossil Fuel Approvals Keep Coming Despite Government Shutdown"

"The government shutdown isn’t stopping the Trump administration from advancing its policy priorities, especially when it comes to fossil fuels." "Between Oct. 1 and Wednesday, the bureau approved 474 permits to drill on public lands."

Source: The Hill, 10/31/2025

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely: Study

"Fueled by unusually warm waters, Hurricane Melissa this week turned into one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded. Now a new rapid attribution study suggests human-induced climate change made the deadly tropical cyclone four times more likely."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/31/2025

Corps Approves Enbridge Pipeline Reroute Around Wisconsin Reservation

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation."

Source: AP, 10/31/2025

Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Falls 11% Even As Fires Surge To Record

"Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this year, the government said Thursday, even as wildfires tracked by Brazil’s space agency surged to record levels amid a severe drought."

Source: AP, 10/31/2025

Judge Cuts Greenpeace Pipeline Protest Penalty In Half to $345 Million

"A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and related entities liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests of an oil pipeline nearly a decade ago."

Source: AP, 10/31/2025

EPA Let Companies Estimate Their Own Pollution. Real Emissions Are Far Worse.

"For decades, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their emissions using methods the government knew were often unreliable. Air monitors at coke manufacturers, chemical plants and other industrial facilities showed far higher emissions than the estimates, records viewed by ProPublica show."

Source: ProPublica, 10/31/2025

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