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Sustainability

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Lifestyle

The Quest to Ban the Best Raincoats in the World

Why Patagonia, REI, and just about every other gear retailer are going PFAS-free.

AM Briefing

China’s Global Greening

On Tesla’s losses, Google’s storage push, and trans-Atlantic atomic consensus

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Politics

AM Briefing: Exxon’s Plastic Counterattack

On uranium challenges, Cadillac’s EV dreams, and a firefighter’s firestorm

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Politics

AM Briefing: The Renewable Pariah

On Trump’s latest wind target, new critical minerals, and methane maps

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Trump’s Energy Chief Braces for Blame Over Price Hikes

AM Briefing: Bracing for Blame

On GOP lockstep on renewables, a wind win, and EPA’s battery bashing

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Ford’s EV ‘Model T’ Moment

AM Briefing: Ford’s EV ‘Model T’ Moment

On Interior’s birdwatching, China’s lithium slowdown, and recycling aluminum

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Politics

AM Briefing: The Republican Renewables Rebellion

On residential solar dims, New Jersey makes history, and Brazil’s challenge

Republicans Rebel Against Trump’s Renewables Crusade
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Current conditions: Tropical Storm Dexter has formed in the Atlantic, sending rough surf and rip currents to beaches along the U.S. East Coast • Heavy rainfall threatens flooding in southern Taiwan and northern Vietnam • Storm Floris is battering Scotland with winds of up to 80 miles per hour.


THE TOP FIVE

1. Two Republican senators push back on Trump’s renewables assault

Two top GOP senators are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at severely restricting access to tax credits for renewables before a phaseout begins next year. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Utah Senator John Curtis placed holds on three Trump nominees to the Treasury Department, the agency in charge of writing the rules and guidance for the tax provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Politics

AM Briefing: Big Oil's Green Contrarian

On abandoning Antarctica, an EV milestone, and this week’s big earnings

An Oil Giant Makes a Contrarian Bet on Clean Energy
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Current conditions: Heavy rainfall in China has left at least 30 dead as forecasters predicts more days of downpours ahead • Severe thunderstorms are hitting the Midwest as a cold front suppresses the heat dome • The wildfires blazing across Canada are stretching into Alaska, with dozens of fires raging in the foothills of the Brooks Range.


THE TOP FIVE

1. An oil giant bucks the majors by betting on green energy

Last year, oil giants Shell, ExxonMobil, and BP either abandoned their decarbonization goals or dialed down investments in green energy. Last week, the Financial Times also reported that the oil industry had put its effort to establish a net-zero emissions standard on pause as major companies quit the initiative. But at least one oil titan is doubling down on clean energy. On Monday, the Italian oil giant Eni said it expects its green business to rival revenues from oil and gas within a decade.

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