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21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants

More than 20 states, including North Carolina, New York, California and Pennsylvania, as well as several cities, are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its repeal of most greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. The agency’s proposal would also thwart future administrations from reinstating the…

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Supreme Court ready to tackle climate, immigration and gun rights. Here are 5 cases to watchWhen the U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday, the justices will kick off a new term featuring cases on climate change, gun rights, immigration and religious liberty.

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Spanberger announces energy plan amid growing demandGov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday the state’s latest energy plan. The plan, which is mandated every four years and describes energy goals for the next 10, proposes models that the governor’s administration says will meet the state’s clean energy goals at the lowest cost to customers.

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4 testiest moments of Oregon's first gubernatorial debateGov. Tina Kotek and Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, on Oct. 1 clashed in their first gubernatorial debate of the 2026 general election season.

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Justice Alito recuses from Suncor Energy amid judicial ethics debateSamuel Alito's recusal from the Suncor Energy Supreme Court case over financial conflict concerns highlights why justices should use blind trusts for investments.

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Guns, God, and climate changeOn the docket this term: God, guns, and climate change.

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Flávio Bolsonaro’s Advance in Brazil’s Election Is Grim News for the ClimateThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More fire, more ash, more crime, more death. And a globally important ecosystem driven ever more rapidly towards a point of no return. That is the prospect for the Amazon rainforest for at least the next four years if Flávio Bolsonaro…

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The Latest: Trump Interrupted by Protesters as He Campaigns for Paxton in US Senate Race in TexasPresident Donald Trump, facing protesters and a poor political climate, fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Wednesday night in a bid to stave off sweeping Democratic victories in the nation’s most populous red state. The president’s message was interrupted repeatedly by protesters, including by one who appeared to be close…

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‘Ranchers’ Backing SCOTUS Climate Suit Compared GOP To Nazis, Have Ties To Leftist Dark MoneyA deep dive into the ranchers backing Boulder's anti-energy lawfare reveals that several of them are radical left-wing partisans and/or hold ties to Democrats' dark money network.

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The Supreme Court Asked the Question Boulder Can’t AnswerAt oral argument, the justices pressed the question the climate plaintiffs spent a decade dodging.

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Trump, 80, Tries to Describe a “Water Hurricane”North Carolinians were blissfully unaware that they survived one of the “great water hurricanes” of all time—until Donald Trump said so at the White House summit for scientific achievement Thursday. All hurricanes lash rain as a fundamental part of the storm system, but the president suggested Thursday that there was a difference between a cyclone and…

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21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants – KnowGov