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State Department’s gutting of climate staff hamstrings US agenda, former diplomats say Friday's mass firing included climate and energy staff, potentially thwarting U.S. global engagement as China grabs the reins on clean energy development.

"There's nothing sacrosanct about having an Office of Global Change ... The problem is having no vision, having no plan, having no willingness to address the issue." Former diplomats on the Trump administration's gutting of State's climate expertise.
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Texas flood forecasts were accurate. It wasn’t enough to save lives. The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the early morning flash floods.

Accurate weather warnings aren't always enough to save lives. Local authorities must be able to interpret warnings, communicate them to the public and help people get to safety, reports @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social
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Rubio eliminates office that oversees climate talks The Office of Global Change was notified Thursday that it would be shuttered.

The State Department is eliminating the office that oversees global climate negotiations, in another effort to gut U.S. climate action. One official described the move as “just strategically fucking dumb.”
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Trump killed US climate aid. Here’s what it means for the world. The administration has canceled climate-related contracts and grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development amounting to $1.2 billion, according

It took President Donald Trump just two months to dismantle U.S. climate aid to other countries. The ripples could last well beyond his administration. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Wright will talk about powering Africa after Trump cut programs that did that Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s keynote speech on energy poverty will come on the heels of the gutting of Power Africa’s USAID programs.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is expected to deliver a message this week about ending energy poverty in Africa, days after the Trump administration eviscerated a 12-year-old initiative called Power Africa that was created to do just that. www.eenews.net/articles/wri...

The IPCC meets amid Trump’s climate attacks. What to watch for. The U.S. is skipping the global meeting, raising concerns about delaying a sweeping science assessment on the current state of climate change.

The Trump administration’s abrupt retreat from global climate action is threatening to delay a pivotal scientific report that countries can use to shape their responses to rising temperatures. www.eenews.net/articles/the...

Senate’s top appropriator says Elon Musk has gone too far Susan Collins says she is "concerned" about Elon Musk and the Trump administration's efforts to control congressional purse strings.

"The president appears to have empowered Elon Musk far beyond what I think is appropriate," Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins told reporters.

A lot of his actions, she predicted, are "going to end up in court." www.politico.com/live-updates...

How Trump silenced tech giants on his Paris withdrawal Silicon Valley loudly criticized President Donald Trump when he quit the climate accord in his first term. This time? Crickets.

"Eight years ago many tech leaders rightly condemned Trump's withdrawal" from the Paris climate agreement, Facebook's former director of sustainability said. "Their silence now is cowardly." www.eenews.net/articles/how...

What Trump’s exit from the climate deal really means Quitting the Paris Agreement triggers a cascade of real-world impacts and signals the beginning of an aggressive agenda to undo U.S. climate policy.

Among Donald Trump's first day priorities: another withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. Here's why this time it will be different, with Zack Coleman and @karlmathiesen.bsky.social

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William Henry Harrison | The White House William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the...

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What to expect from Trump’s Day 1 orders on climate and energy There are 50 to 100 expected executive orders. Many will focus on boosting fossil fuels and reversing climate policy.

Trump has made it clear that a purge of Biden's climate and energy action is coming. That's likely to include yet another exit from the Paris agreement. @eenews.bsky.social colleagues and I look at what's on the table: www.eenews.net/articles/wha...