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I.R.A. Rebates for Appliance Swaps Could Be Phased Out

New guidance from the Energy Department would prevent people from receiving rebates after making such swaps.

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The new guidance would also end rebates for the replacement of gas-powered dryers, heat pumps and water heaters.
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Oil Prices Jump as Middle East Tensions Build

Some analysts said the main international oil price, which was up 6 percent on Monday, could climb much higher in the coming weeks if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen.

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An oil refinery in Carson, Calif. The possibility of continued fighting has raised concerns about how long the world’s stockpiles of oil and fuels will last if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen.
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Lake sediment heatwaves under global warming

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 01 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01986-3

Model analyses and projections of sediment heatwave duration, intensity and frequency across 41,499 representative lakes suggest that lake sediment heatwaves are more persistent and frequent than lake surface heatwaves and will intensify under global warming.
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Exclusive: Leaked documents show BHP’s climate backtrack - podcast

Nour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files – the cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners – which show that the world’s biggest miner has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation

Additional audio in this episode was sourced by Financial Times Live

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Β© Composite: Victoria Hart/Guardian

Β© Composite: Victoria Hart/Guardian

Β© Composite: Victoria Hart/Guardian

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