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"A fast-moving wildfire fueled by heavy winds was tearing through a community northwest of Los Angeles for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands of residents to flee when it exploded in size in only a few hours."
"With control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans are poised to upend U.S. climate policy."
"Voters in Washington state on Tuesday upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change."
"California will spend $10 billion to fund water, climate, wildfire and natural resource projects after voters approved a bond measure in Tuesday’s election."
"The details of Project 2025 plans on climate, and for the EPA."
"A man has been charged after allegedly trying to blow up a Tennessee power substation as part of a white supremacist plot to upend American society, another potential instance of extremism targeting critical infrastructure."
"Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island's southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 185kh and wreaking havoc on the already crisis-stricken country."
"The Biden administration moved Wednesday to narrow the scope of an oil-and-gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that was mandated under President Donald Trump."
"Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to miss the Cop29 climate summit is “a fatal signal” and raises questions about Europe’s commitment to the climate crisis, observers have said."
"These blood-feeding bats may increase rabies risks to livestock and wildlife in Southern U.S. states."
"Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts."
"Republicans seized control of the Senate in Tuesday’s voting, picking up at least two Democratic seats and protecting their own embattled lawmakers to end four years of Democratic control."
"Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump’s election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida, in retaliation for their coverage of Trump’s campaign."
"Multiple bomb threats have been reported at voting precincts in Michigan, with all of them deemed to be non-credible." "Similar bomb hoaxes were also reported at precincts in Georgia, as well as Maine, with the FBI issuing a press release."
"Investor-owned power companies in the United States made more than $10 million in campaign donations to state and congressional candidates running in the 2024 election, according to a new report by the Energy and Policy Institute, a utility watchdog."
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