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Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name

As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything we’ve previously seen, it doesn’t even fit on the same axis.”

By Nina Dietz

Drones Are Already on the Front Lines of Wildfire Response. Robots and AI Could Be Next.

A Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu

Pacific Ocean waves crash into a seawall on Sept. 7 in Long Beach, Calif., as offshore Hurricane Marie generated heavy surf. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Politics

EU Weighs Delaying Methane Rules as Energy Prices Rise

Concerned climate policy experts and investor groups warn against weakening the landmark regulation.

By Phil McKenna

Alito’s Recusal From Climate Case: Too Little, Too Late?

Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market

Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, and Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, called for a temporary pause in a part of the European Union’s methane regulation related to oil and gas imports at a meeting of European energy ministers in Dublin on Tuesday. Credit: European Union

Justice & Health

Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts

As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.

By Bob Berwyn

Environmentalists Sue Federal Agencies Over Nation’s First Fast-Tracked Critical Minerals Mine

Long After Wildfire Smoke Is Gone, Heavy Metals Could Still Be Harming Survivors’ Lungs

Paramedics load a nursing home resident into an ambulance during high temperatures on June 27 in Dormagen, Germany. Credit: Henning Kaiser/picture alliance via Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

Texas Electric Utility Only Considered Gas to Power $10 Billion Meta Data Center

Administrative judges recommend approval of the gas power plant if the utility assures ratepayers won’t pay the cost.

By Martha Pskowski

Court Nixes Michigan’s Novel Antitrust Case Targeting Big Oil 

Could Abandoned Mines House Pennsylvania’s Unwanted Data Centers? 

An aerial view of Meta’s El Paso data center. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Clean Energy

New Colorado Neighborhood Could Offer Glimpse into the Future of Home Energy Use

The partners behind a project in suburban Denver think they’ve found a way to accelerate the adoption of residential geothermal heating and cooling.

By Phil McKenna

Indian Point Energy Center’s Uncertain Future

AI’s Meet-Cute With Climate Denial

Shannon Dunphy, director of Mountain West construction at Dandelion Energy, oversees installation of polyurethane pipes for a geothermal system in Littleton, Colo. Credit: Phil McKenna/Inside Climate News

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