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A Shift to EVs Would Lower the Price of Gas, Study Finds
A new study finds that a widespread transition to electric vehicles would reduce demand for gasoline enough to meaningfully lower fuel prices for drivers who stick with combustion engines. The research arrives at a pointed moment, as conflict in Iran continues to push oil markets higher. The findings suggest that the EV transition carries economic benefits extending well beyond those who actually make the switch.
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Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountable | Christiana Figueres
Rising seas are no longer a distant projection — they are an active public health emergency displacing communities, contaminating water supplies, and destroying livelihoods, hitting hardest those who contributed least to the problem. Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres argues that framing sea-level rise as a health crisis, not merely an engineering problem, fundamentally changes who bears moral and legal responsibility. Holding major polluters accountable, she contends, is not just a policy option but an ethical obligation.
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UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say
Senior climate figures warn North Sea drilling would encourage fossil fuel exploitation by developing countries
Opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would “send a shock wave around the world”, imperilling international climate targets, undermining the UK’s climate leadership and encouraging developing countries to exploit their own fossil fuel reserves, experts have warned.
The UK government is under stiff pressure from the oil industry, the Conservatives, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK par
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Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts
The Trump administration quietly eliminated a USDA program that helped young and first-time farmers access land, one of the highest barriers to entry in American agriculture. The cut is part of a broader rollback of conservation and climate-focused initiatives at the department. Critics warn the move will accelerate the consolidation of farmland among large, established operations at the expense of the next generation of growers.
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Trump’s EPA chief Zeldin gives keynote speech at climate-denying group’s event
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin delivered the keynote address at the Heartland Institute's annual conference, lending the federal government's top environmental official to a group with a long history of dismissing climate science. The Heartland Institute is perhaps best known for a 2012 billboard campaign that likened climate advocates to the Unabomber. The appearance signals the extent to which climate denial has moved from the fringe directly into the halls of federal environmental policymaking.
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