CATEGORY: Climate Change

Italy says it could reactivate coal-powered plants if Gulf crisis worsens

ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - Italy's energy minister said on ​Wednesday he could restart some coal-fired power stations if the conflict in ‌the Middle East were to provoke an energy crisis, adding...

US EPA plans to loosen mercury rules for coal plants this week, NYT reports

Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on...

Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration’s latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back...

‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change

A couple of months ago Bali experienced its worst floods in more than a decade. They came at the peak of the dry season. Instead of the empty wells farmers faced last year,...

Solar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun

Germany produced 18% of its electricity through solar power in 2025, up from 14% in 2024, a significant leap that meant solar overtook both coal and methane gas in the country’s electrical...

China is becoming a green superpower while Trump rolls back US climate goals

China, the world's top carbon emitter, is rapidly positioning itself as a green superpower, even as the Trump administration backtracks on US climate goals, according to the BBC. In Inner Mongolia's deserts, vast solar...

As Trump retreats from climate goals, China is becoming a green superpower

China has created a desert that no longer just reflects the Sun. It captures it.Aluminium soaks up the rays on the golden dunes of Inner Mongolia, transforming one of the harshest landscapes...

Trump Weakens Rules Limiting Harmful Air Pollution from Coal Plants

he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more heavy metals, such as mercury and lead, into the air.  The move,...

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