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California federal judge throws out Trump-era changes that weakened Endangered Species Act

A Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M.Jim Clark | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via APA California federal judge on Tuesday threw out Trump-era changes to the landmark Endangered Species A...

Biden opens the possibility of more offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore as waves churned from Tropical Storm Karen come ashore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, October 5, 2013.Steve Nesius | ReutersThe Biden administration released a five-year offshore oil and gas drilling develo...

Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state

Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesPower demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat wave and will likely break more records this week as h...

Biden moves to protect major Alaska watershed from mining

Humpaback whale in Bristol Bay, AlaskaEnrique Aguirre Aves | Photodisc | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration on Wednesday moved to ban the disposal of mining waste in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed, potentially halting the controversial Pebble Mine pr...

Climate change has made India’s heat wave 100 times more likely, UK weather service says

A farmer pours water on himself while working at a wheat farm in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India, on Sunday, May 1, 2022.T. Narayan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe blistering heat wave in northwest India and Pakistan was made over 100 ti...

Bitcoin drops below $34,000 over the weekend, extending Friday’s losses

In this articleBTC.CM=Bitcoin is a volatile asset, and has been known to swing more than 10% higher or lower in a single day.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBitcoin continued to slide after a broader stock sell-off in the U.S. last week sent th...

California subpoenas Exxon for details on role in global plastic pollution

A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018.Sergio Moraes | ReutersCalifornia's attorney general on Thursday announced an investigation into the fossil fuel and petroche...

Biden reverses Trump move to open up more oil drilling in Arctic

A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | ReutersThe Biden administration on Monday reversed a Trump administration plan that would have...

California unveils proposal to ban new gas-fueled cars by 2035

Morning traffic makes its way along a freeway in Los Angeles, California, September 19, 2019.Mike Blake | ReutersCalifornia's clean-air regulators unveiled a plan this week that would ramp up the sale of electric and zero-emissions vehicles while ...

Empty canals, dead cotton fields: Arizona farmers are getting slammed by water cuts in the West

Farmer Nancy Caywood stands in what once was an alfalfa field. The land is now fallow after her farm was cut off from accessing water from the San Carlos reservoir.Emma Newburger | CNBCCASA GRANDE, Ariz. — On the drought-stricken land where Pinal ...

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House descends into chaos as GOP rebels again sink key defense vote a second time this week

House Republicans failed for the second time to pass a procedural hurdle for one of its 12 annual spending bills Thursday, a sign of the ongoing chaos over how to fund the government in the next fiscal year.The vote failed 212-216, with five Republican...
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DR Congo president says UN peacekeepers to begin withdrawal this year

Tshisekedi’s pronouncement comes just weeks after the East African Community extended the mandate of a regional force in DRC.President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked his government to fast-track the withdrawal of a Unite...

Babu, En Uyir Thozhan fame Tamil actor, who was bedridden for 30 years, passes away at 60

Director Bharathiraja confirmed the demise of Babu by sharing the news on X and wrote, "He had the potential to rise as a massive star." Babu, a popular Tamil actor known for his role in the movie En Uyir Thozhan, passed away on Tuesday. He was 60. Ove...

US pours billions into Cold War submarine program as China bolsters navy

The U.S. Navy is investing billions of dollars to revamp its Cold War-era submarine detection system in the Pacific Ocean as China bolsters its own navy and becomes more belligerent.The U.S. Integrated Undersea Surveillance System was first built in th...

Eric Clapton raised eye-popping sum for RFK Jr’s presidential campaign

Rock and roll legend Eric Clapton raised $2.2 million for Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., at a recent campaign event.Clapton performed at a Los Angeles fundraiser for Kennedy on Monday in support of his primary campaign against ...