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Lawsuit Seeks to Block Closure of Top Federal Climate Research Center

The Trump administration move is “politically motivated,” said the plaintiff, one of the nation’s leading environmental groups.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Europe Faces Surging Wildfire Threat, New Research Shows

Recent Rain Slowed Southwestern Montana Wildfires. Now the Heat Is Returning.

The headquarters of the National Center for Atmospheric Research sits on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colo. Credit: Ulysse Bellier/AFP via Getty Images

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Burning Questions Confront Wildland Firefighters in Maine and Across New England

Wildfire officials in the region don’t know what long-term impacts federal personnel reductions and proposed research station closures will have on their ability to fight fires.

By Sydney Cromwell

Primary Effort ‘Changed the Conversation’ Around Wyoming’s Public Lands

Texas Oil and Gas Regulators Will No Longer Have to Accept Public Comment at Open Meetings

Firefighters manage a controlled burn at Acadia National Park in Maine in 2024. Credit: Brady Richards/National Park Service

Justice & Health

Boulder, Colorado, and Big Oil Prepare for High-Stakes Clash in Supreme Court

The case, which the justices will hear in early October, could be consequential for more than two dozen climate liability lawsuits pending against the fossil fuel industry.

By Dana Drugmand

A Global Gathering to Tackle the Planet’s Soil Crisis Is Underway in Mongolia

Secret Plan to Dump Slaughterhouse Waste Blindsided Residents of Iowa’s Loess Hills

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments this fall in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

Pressure Increases for Texas to Allow Treated Drilling Waste Into Rivers and Rangeland

As oil and gas companies run out of places to put their wastewater, Texas regulators draft permits for treatment and reuse outside the oilfields.

By Martha Pskowski

Safety Failures Led to Last Year’s Fatal Explosion at U.S. Steel Plant

El Paso Officials Seek Answers Following Emissions at Marathon Refinery

State Sen. Charles Perry, a Republican from Lubbock, speaks on Aug. 10 at the ribbon cutting of a new produced water treatment facility in Orla, Texas. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

Clean Energy

China’s Solar Buildout Hampers Bird Diversity

Adding nature-friendly rules to the country’s photovoltaic policies could create safer spaces for the animals, a new study finds.

By Phil McKenna

Notes from Illinois’ Virtual Power Plant Frontier

Canada Bets Big on Hydro and Wind Power

Solar panels fill a hillside near Jiexiu, China. Credit: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

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