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The former president bet that the economic benefits of his policies would protect them over time. Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress have upended that wager.

Since Donald Trump’s re-election, Wall Street has abandoned public climate alliances and toned down diversity initiatives. But US bankers want Europeans to know that’s not the whole story.

A new study looks at what happens when people learn about the climate impact of behaviors like recycling, biking, and eating less meat.

Green Jobs PAC, which helped defeat an initiative that would've repealed Washington's climate law, failed to disclose donors until after the November election.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced his running mate today for his re-election campaign, former Deputy Governor Christian Mitchell. Mitchell will serve as Lieutenant Governor, following current Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's move to run for U.S. Senate, if Pritzker wins re-election.

Aduthurai, has reaffirmed the potential of non-puddled machine transplanting (NPMTR) as a climate-smart, cost-efficient alternative to conventional puddled rice cultivation — reducing water, fuel, energy,

Legal questions arise over whether an investment fund for gas producers breaches a “sustainable” free trade agreement that explicitly blocks new fossil fuel subsidies.

ACT-Wazalendo Chairman and Zanzibar’s First Vice President, Mr Othman Masoud Othman, has sounded the alarm over growing political tension in the Isles ahead of the October 2025 General Election.

Cristóbal Palmer announced his plans to file for election to a full-term on the Carrboro Town Council after serving on it for seven months.

A political committee that helped defeat last year’s ballot measure to repeal a Washington climate law was fined $20,000 on Thursday for not disclosing how it spent $1 million until after the election.