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Tropical Storm Ernesto is Headed Toward Puerto Rico
Climate

AM Briefing: Ernesto Approaches

On the storm’s trajectory, solar cell tariffs, and adapting to extreme heat

Technology

AM Briefing: A Major DAC Deal

On curbing AI emissions, flood resilience, and offshore wind

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It’s Time to Review June’s Global Warming Stats

AM Briefing: The U.K.’s Wind Restart

On record heat, hurricane warnings, and electric racecars

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Who Will Bring Up Climate at the First Presidential Debate?

AM Briefing: Welcome to Debate Day

On Biden’s 2024 tightrope, climate lawsuits, and flood insurance

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Technology

AM Briefing: VW and Rivian Team Up

On a major EV joint venture, livestock taxes, and tipping points

Why VW and Rivian are Teaming Up
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Current conditions: Puerto Rico issued a heat advisory for the entire island for the first time ever • Flooding and landslides in Ivory Coast left at least 24 people dead • A fast-growing wildfire in central Oregon prompted evacuations.

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1. Volkswagen and Rivian team up in $5 billion joint venture

Volkswagen announced it will invest $5 billion ($1 billion now, another $4 billion over a few years) in EV pickup company Rivian as part of a joint venture “to create next generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms to be used in both companies’ future electric vehicles.” The move will give VW access to Rivian’s technology, and Rivian a much-needed financial lifeline as it tries to launch its new R2 vehicles while cutting production costs. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said the money will allow Rivian to move ahead with plans to build a new manufacturing plant in Georgia. The news sent Rivian’s stock soaring, and Scaringe said the cash will help the company reach profitability. The company reported a $5.4 billion net loss last year.

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Climate

AM Briefing: Fires, Floods, and Federal Court

On a Minnesota dam, a California utility, and a Utah railway.

Fires, Floods, and Federal Court
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Current conditions: Deadly flooding in parts of the Midwest is forecast to worsen Tuesday before rivers crest midweek • Northern China remains in drought as the southern province of Guangdong suffers flooding, landslides, and mudslides • Western India braces for heavy rains.

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1. SCOTUS takes on NEPA

The U.S. Supreme Court is due to close out its latest session this week (although decisions could stretch into July), and court- and climate-watchers are expecting it to issue a death blow to a legal precedent called the Chevron deference, which gave federal agencies wide latitude to interpret their mandates where the law was vague. More than 19,000 federal court decisions rest on Chevron as a binding precedent, according to the Center for American Progress, and ending it would add to the already hefty legal burden of defending climate regulations.

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