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National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science 17 July 2026 at 02:43

National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science

17 July 2026 at 02:43

Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.

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National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science 17 July 2026 at 02:43

National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science

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By: Raymond Zhong

17 July 2026 at 02:43

Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.

A firefighting helicopter at a wildfire burning in the Forest of Fontainebleau near Paris on Monday.

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An Extraordinary White House Meeting 16 July 2026 at 14:28

An Extraordinary White House Meeting

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By: David Gelles

16 July 2026 at 14:28

A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.

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An Extraordinary White House Meeting 16 July 2026 at 14:28

An Extraordinary White House Meeting

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: David Gelles

16 July 2026 at 14:28

A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.

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Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah 14 July 2026 at 22:43

Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah

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By: Maxine Joselow

14 July 2026 at 22:43

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

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Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah 14 July 2026 at 22:43

Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah

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By: Maxine Joselow

14 July 2026 at 22:43

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

A hiker in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

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Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave 14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

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By: Karen Zraick

14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.

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Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave 14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

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By: Karen Zraick

14 July 2026 at 15:50

Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.

Roger Worthington in a garden adjacent to his brewery in Bend, Ore.

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Will Oil Prices Rise as the US-Iran Truce Frays? The Answer Lies With China. 13 July 2026 at 19:00

Will Oil Prices Rise as the US-Iran Truce Frays? The Answer Lies With China.

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott and Lisa Friedman

13 July 2026 at 19:00

For decades, OPEC influenced the market by how much oil it produced. But China, the largest importer, is demonstrating its remarkable power over prices.

A tanker at a crude oil terminal in Qingdao, China. Typically the world’s largest oil importer, China slashed purchases this spring.

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Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species 10 July 2026 at 22:24

Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

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By: Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow

10 July 2026 at 22:24

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

Piping plovers need undisturbed beaches to nest and raise their young.

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Oil Market Calm Shattered by Fresh Hostilities Between US and Iran 8 July 2026 at 19:45

Oil Market Calm Shattered by Fresh Hostilities Between US and Iran

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott and Lisa Friedman

8 July 2026 at 19:45

Oil prices are likely to remain volatile as long as the United States and Iran are unable to resolve the status of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Oil Prices Return to Prewar Levels After Four Months 26 June 2026 at 22:23

Oil Prices Return to Prewar Levels After Four Months

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By: Gregory Schmidt · Rebecca F. Elliott and Lisa Friedman

26 June 2026 at 22:23

The cost of crude has become a real-time barometer of the Iran war’s toll on the global economy.

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In Europe, Tesla Sales Are Rising Despite Views on Elon Musk 26 June 2026 at 19:05

In Europe, Tesla Sales Are Rising Despite Views on Elon Musk

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By: Jack Ewing

26 June 2026 at 19:05

Price cuts and low-interest-rate loans are luring buyers, including people offended by the company’s chief executive.

A Tesla Supercharger station in Germany. Tesla’s sales have rebounded sharply in Europe alongside sales of all electric cars.

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Oil Industry Lawyers Fight a $50 Billion Climate Case in Oregon 26 June 2026 at 18:02

Oil Industry Lawyers Fight a $50 Billion Climate Case in Oregon

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By: Karen Zraick

26 June 2026 at 18:02

The lawsuit aims to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for a heat wave in Portland five years ago. The industry says the case should be thrown out.

Richard Schechter, a lawyer for Multnomah County in Oregon, addressing the judge in court on Wednesday.

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How a Jet Fuel Refinery Is Scrambling After the Iran War Oil Shock 26 June 2026 at 10:40

How a Jet Fuel Refinery Is Scrambling After the Iran War Oil Shock

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By: John Yoon and Chang W. Lee

26 June 2026 at 10:40

For a mega-refinery in Ulsan, South Korea, a top exporter of jet fuel to the West Coast of the United States and other places, weaning off Middle Eastern oil is no small feat.

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Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands 22 June 2026 at 19:33

Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands

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By: Maxine Joselow

22 June 2026 at 19:33

A pair of proposals from the Trump administration would lower costs and weaken requirements for fossil fuel companies that drill on federal property.

One proposal would lower the cost of the bonds that fossil fuel companies must pay the Interior Department before they start drilling or mining on public lands.

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U.S. Oil Is Skipping the Chance to Grab Market Share From the Gulf 22 June 2026 at 15:14

U.S. Oil Is Skipping the Chance to Grab Market Share From the Gulf

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott

22 June 2026 at 15:14

U.S. oil production is expected to grow only modestly next year as companies hesitate to spend more in an uncertain market.

Smaller U.S. oil producers are starting to drill more wells, but big companies like Exxon Mobil and Chevron have said they are not changing their plans as a result of the war with Iran.

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While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks 21 June 2026 at 10:01

While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks

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By: Keith Bradsher

21 June 2026 at 10:01

The possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may not prompt China to return quickly to prewar levels of oil purchases from the Persian Gulf.

An oil refinery in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, last month. Chinese companies kept their refineries running throughout the war.

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Average U.S. Gas Price Falls Below $4 After U.S.-Iran Agreement 18 June 2026 at 10:12

Average U.S. Gas Price Falls Below $4 After U.S.-Iran Agreement

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By: Kailyn Rhone

18 June 2026 at 10:12

Drivers are enjoying some relief at the pump after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Gasoline prices rose sharply after the start of U.S.-led war with Iran.

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U.S. Will Waive Oil Sanctions That Have Long Crimped Iran 17 June 2026 at 21:19

U.S. Will Waive Oil Sanctions That Have Long Crimped Iran

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott

17 June 2026 at 21:19

The preliminary U.S.-Iran deal temporarily waives restrictions that have limited the country’s oil sales and how much money it has been able to make from those exports.

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