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With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act

When the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” last month, gutting former President Biden’s landmark 2022 climate law almost...

Zia Mehrabi, a member of Future Earth’s global research network the Global Land Programme, was named one of three international winners of the 2025...

KKR Acquires Off-Grid Energy Provider Zenith

Alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced an agreement to acquire Australia-based independent power producer (IPP) Zenith Energy. Founded in 2006, Zenith is one...

Amazon Buys More than 9 Million Liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for Cargo Flights

Renewable fuels producer Neste announced a new agreement with Amazon, providing 7,500 metric tons (2.5 million gallons, or 9.4 million liters) of sustainable aviation fuel...

Australia Launches Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) announced today the release of the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy, a new voluntary classification system for categorizing green...

Low-carbon heat network will reduce Oxford’s gas demand by 10%, says firm operating the scheme

Heat network developer 1Energy has secured £21m of investment from the government for a city-wide heat network in Oxford.1 The company says it plans to...

SEC Drops Proposed Anti-Greenwashing Fund Disclosure Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is withdrawing a series of proposed rules initiated during the tenure of former SEC Chair...

Research reveals butterflies are bouncing back in South Downs National Park

People are being encouraged to come to South Downs National Park’s ReNature Festival (22 to 29 June), as new ecological data appears to reveal...

Flow monitoring off-grid in Cornwall

The Loe Bar in Cornwall is a shingle and flint bank that separates the sea from Loe Pool, presenting an unusual set of challenges...

Councils’ race to net zero is slow according to scoreboards produced by non-profit group

The group Climate Emergency published the second edition of its Council Climate Action Scorecards on 17 June, which attempt to assess all UK councils...

How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. The American prairie was so vast, so...

Industrialised nations frontrunners and stragglers profiled in the Global Waste Index 2025

Trends explored by the Global Waste Index 2025 include the ongoing move away from landfill (in most places), the growth in waste-to-energy incineration in...

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