A new AP Climate Watch is out and it's all about climate attribution studies -- what extremes can and can not be blamed on human-caused warming. We go underneath the hood of these studies. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Thanks to John Engel and co for having me on this week to chat about my story with Linley Sanders about AP-NORC Center’s poll on the Inflation Reduction Act and how American adults view its impact as far as climate change: apnews.com/article/americ…

Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down. GOP-led states likely to sue as industry calls rules unworkable. Environmentalists cheer.

My ⁦The Associated Press⁩ story apnews.com/article/5c96ca…

Today is Earth Day and this year's theme is planet vs. plastics, a call for “the end of plastics for the sake of human and planetary health.”

AP's Natalia Gutiérrez details the evolution of the April 22nd holiday.

When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level apnews.com/article/killer…

Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists apnews.com/article/flint-…

President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000+ households in low- and middle-income communities. With Will Weissert:
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Nearly two years after its passing, 41% do not know enough to say whether the Inflation Reduction Act has helped address climate change. apnorc.org/projects/few-r…

A new poll from AP-NORC Center⁩ shows that 45% of adults in the US say they have become more concerned about climate change. But the poll found Biden’s signature climate change policy may not be the electoral boost he is looking for. With ⁦Linley Sanders⁩: apnews.com/article/f9943a…

New study calculates climate change's economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049, reducing income by 19% compared to world with no climate change. apnews.com/article/climat…

NEW out of ⁦NOAA⁩ and ⁦ICRI Secretariat⁩, for ⁦AP Climate⁩: Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change. apnews.com/article/cd2368…

The money announced this morning is expected to improve bridges, roads and other infrastructure across 37 states, D.C. and the Virgin Islands, particularly those battered by increasingly frequent extreme weather events brought on by the planet’s warming. apnews.com/article/c82199…

My The Associated Press story on a top priority of Michael Regan, U.S. EPA, trying to advance environmental justice in communities burdened by industrial pollution. One of the main targets of the rule - a former DuPont chemical plant in Louisiana - denounced the rule as political and vowed to oppose it.

For a 10th straight month in March, global temps beat previous records, a trajectory that scientists say will not change until emissions fall steeply, but whose margins could lessen as El Niño wanes.

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EPA head Regan defends $20B green bank: 'I feel really good about this program.' In speech at #SEJ2024 , he cites projects to help disadvantaged, minority communities. Republicans decry 'slush fund' managed by private groups.
My The Associated Press story from Philly
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News this morning: ⁦U.S. EPA⁩ awards $20 billion in green bank grants for clean energy projects nationwide apnews.com/article/8f6c76…

EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change. Rule comes a week after EPA pushed EVs, hybrids for passenger vehicles. Truck industry calls new rule unreachable.

My The Associated Press story with ⁦Tom Krisher⁩ apnews.com/article/77da20…

Federal EV charging stations are key to Biden's climate agenda, yet only 4 states have them. Biden push for 500K charging network slowed by permitting, siting issues, electrical upgrades, equipment & more.

My The Associated Press story with Alexa St. John & Joshua Bickel
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Cutting planet-warming pollution from vehicles is a key part of the Biden climate agenda. That requires EVs - and charging. The admin says the NEVI charging buildout is on track, but only 4 states have them so far. W/ Matthew Daly and Joshua A. Bickel:
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US Energy Department announces $6 billion to slash emissions in heavy industries such as concrete, cement, metals, mining, paper and pulp.
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