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Climate

How Clean Energy Fared in Q1
Climate

AM Briefing: How Clean Energy Fared in Q1

On earnings, a DOJ memo, and flying cars

Energy

AM Briefing: SCOTUS Cues Up California Waiver Challenge

On vehicle emissions standards, coral bleaching, and ‘no man’s land’

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Politics

‘There’s No Good Answers’: State Lawmakers on Climate Policy Under Trump

Talking to legislators from New York, Washington, Massachusetts, and New Jersey about what’s under threat, what’s safe, and the strain of it all.

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Economy

AM Briefing: Tesla Profits Fell 71% in Q1

On earnings, a White House denial, and hydrogen

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Musk Is ‘Ready to Exit’ Washington

AM Briefing: Musk Is ‘Ready to Exit’ Washington

On Musk’s next move, earnings calls, and Earth Day EOs

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The Death of the ‘Climate Pope’

AM Briefing: The Death of the ‘Climate Pope’

On LNG exports, Pope Francis’ legacy, and Schedule F

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Climate

AM Briefing: NOAA Climate Hubs, Databases Go Dark

On NOAA’s disappearing websites, Penn Station plans, and PJM reforms

NOAA Climate Hubs, Databases to Go Dark
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Current conditions: Tornadoes, hail, high winds, and thunderstorms could hit a dozen states between Texas and the Great Lakes over Easter weekendThe highest peaks on Hawaii’s Big Island may get 3 to 5 inches of snow todayCyclone Errol, the first storm to reach a Category 5-equivalent strength this year, has weakened and will bring wind and rain to Western Australia on Friday afternoon.

THE TOP FIVE

1. NOAA allows funding for regional climate centers to lapse, databases to go dark

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has allowed funding to lapse for regional climate hubs that serve 27 states, causing the websites to go dormant on Thursday. The climate centers “are housed at research universities and operate under contract with NOAA,” Bloomberg writes. Between the hubs’ creation in the early 1980s and 2025, Texas’ now-defunct Southern Regional Climate Center logged 190 weather disasters alone. As I wrote earlier this year, cutting exactly this kind of research can have “immediate — and in some cases, deadly — impacts on regular Americans.”

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Climate

AM Briefing: Threats to California's Cap and Trade

On California’s cap-and-trade, Empire Wind, and a new Subaru

California Vows to Defy Trump, Re-up Cap-and-Trade
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Current conditions: The Des Moines area could see hail the size of “a hen egg” today Heavy snow in the Alps is expected to create dangerous avalanche conditions over Easter weekendSaharan dust could reduce solar generation in central and southern Europe by 10% to 20% over the next few days.

THE TOP FIVE

1. California seeks to extend its cap and trade program

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