Whales, weather, and wind power
Billions spent on coal and against clean energy are reportedly driving up electricity costs for working families.
‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive
Critics accuse president of ‘fattening the wallets of his cronies’ as working Americans face higher energy rates
Dharna Noor and Andrew Witherspoon
Pacific gray whale populations are falling as melting sea ice makes it harder for them to find food.
Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply
Trump administration urged to relist a species in ‘very, very serious trouble’ under Endangered Species Act
Tom Perkins
Congress is working on some reforms to improve how we handle long term disaster recovery and community rebuilding.
Congress set to overhaul disaster recovery, speeding up new home builds
A little-noticed section in a bipartisan housing bill could speed up new construction after major disasters.
Jake Bittle
Western Europe saw record heat this June. We also look at EU electrification and a COP31 interview.
DeBriefed 10 July 2026: Deadly Europe heat | EU electrification leak | COP31 president interview - Carbon Brief
Extreme weather turned deadly in China, Europe and the US and a leaked EU electrification plan aims to slash oil and gas use by 2040.
Simon Evans
Clean energy developers caught a break as a court stopped the IRS from clawing back big tax credits for solar and storage projects.
Clean energy developers dodge market collapse as court defuses IRS tax credit clawback - pv magazine USA
A thirteen-year legal battle that threatened billions of dollars in clean energy tax equity investments has ended with preserving the status quo for ITC valuation.
Ryan Kennedy
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