NYTimes - Environment

In a setback for federal efforts to thwart climate litigation, the judge ruled that the suit, which tried to block the state from suing oil companies, was too speculative.

Microsoft is pulling back from efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere. But the nascent industry’s proponents say they are thinking in decades, not years.

The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say could devastate fragile lakes and forests.

Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.

Doug Field, a former Tesla and Apple executive, had returned to Ford Motor in 2021 to help develop new electric models and software.

The war in Iran has once again exposed Europe’s energy vulnerability. A friendly source at home would seem to be ideal. But it’s not that easy.

The $1 billion project will run for about 23 miles under Raritan Bay in New Jersey and New York Harbor. Environmental groups oppose it.

Appealing the dismissal of their suit, they argued that executive orders to promote fossil fuels endangered their futures and violated their constitutional rights.

The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”

The animals might be entering the Bay in search of food as climate change disrupts traditional sources. They face huge risks from ships in the area.

A unique “choreography” between two ant species suggests a distinctive partnership in which one provides a carwash service to the other.

Renewable energy is cheaper to run than fossil fuels, especially with war choking oil supply. But it hasn’t turned out that way for some European countries, and the reason is complex.

Many blue states are rethinking ambitious strategies to cut emissions as they struggle with rising electricity costs and new hurdles for renewable energy.

The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the changes would help U.S. “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten drinking water.

A conference of climate change deniers, a warning about the world’s largest penguin species, record low snowpack in the West, plus more climate news.

Populations are declining as climate change causes the sea ice the birds need for survival to retreat, according to researchers.

A conference near the White House drew hundreds of people who reject the scientific consensus on climate change. The mood was triumphant.

Vietnam, the world’s No. 2 rice exporter, cut production as power prices surged. Even with a temporary cease-fire in Iran, worries linger over the world’s food supply.

Proponents of renewable power will control the Phoenix area utility’s policymaking for the first time after they won an unusually contentious race that drew attention from national groups.