truthout • Jan 14, 2026
EPA Proposal Threatens Ability to Block Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects
Critics warn the changes would deprive states and tribes of their rights and weaken freshwater-quality protections.
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Semafor • Jan 14, 2026
Masdar eyes renewables in the US despite Trump policies
With billions to invest, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy giant is eyeing struggling assets in the US and doubling down in Africa and Europe.
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Microsoft vows to limit data center energy costs
US President Donald Trump is urging Big Tech companies to “pay their own way” to avoid raising electricity prices for consumers.
Current Affairs • Jan 13, 2026
The U.S. War Machine is Destroying the Planet
After watching Abby Martin and Mike Prysner’s new documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, I’ve had to reconsider my orientation toward environmental activism entirely. It is now crystal clear to me that the top priority for every activist in the climate, broader environmental, and anti-war movements must be to confront our single largest threat: the U.S. military empire, which runs on criminally unaccounted-for levels of deadly fossil fuels as we teeter at the precipice of climate catastrophe. The war machine poisons communities on a global scale, and it’s all in service to the insatiable life-sucking resource lust of capitalism. To lift the veil from our eyes, this film should be required watching for anyone who cares about the future of our planet. We can delude ourselves no longer about where the focus of our energy must go.
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
US emissions rise in 2025 after two-year decline
The main drivers of the emissions increases were commercial buildings and the power sector, according to estimates by the Rhodium Group, a research firm.
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Orsted wins ruling to resume wind project halted by Trump
The project was 90% complete before the Interior Department ordered a pause on several offshore wind projects last month.
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Norway leads global EV charge
More than 97% of cars sold in Norway last year were electric or plug-in hybrids.
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Egypt, Somalia announce plans to boost renewables
Egypt signed deals worth $1.8 billion with Norwegian and Chinese firms for solar energy plants and battery farms.
Scheer Post • Jan 13, 2026
EPA No Longer Considering Lives Saved in Pollution Rules, Only Cost to Business
The policy change says the “quiet part out loud,” one environmental advocate said.
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Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
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Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm
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Kristi Noem’s Throttling of FEMA Funds Constitutes a Preventable Disaster
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Snowstorms Are Hell for Wheelchair Users—But They Don’t Have to Be
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Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
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Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?
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In a Warming World, Winter Olympics Organizers Will Have to Adapt
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Oregon Bill Would Tax Tourists to Protect Animals and Their Habitats
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