Climate Change

Experts Call Omaha Coal Plant Clean Bill Of Health Misleading

"On paper, the public power district serving much of eastern Nebraska has been trying to quit coal at its North Omaha plant since 2014. That June, its board voted to retire three of the plant’s five coal units in 2016 and convert the final two to natural gas in 2023."

Source: Flatwater Free Press, 02/03/2026

"Feds Greenlight $2B Renewable Energy Project On Yakama Nation Sacred Site"

"Federal energy regulators last Thursday greenlit a roughly $2 billion renewable energy megaproject on a Yakama Nation sacred site overlooking the Columbia River in Klickitat County."

Source: Washington State Standard, 02/03/2026

"Courts Allow All Five Offshore Wind Projects Blocked By Trump To Resume"

"A federal court on Monday halted the last of five stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to block major offshore wind farms, giving the wind energy industry five legal wins in a row over the government."

Source: The Hill, 02/03/2026

"Judge Rules Department Of Energy’s Climate Working Group Was Illegal"

"On Friday, a judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the law in forming its Climate Working Group, which released a report that was intended to undercut the rationale behind greenhouse gas regulations. The judge overseeing the case determined that the government tried to treat the Climate Working Group as a formal advisory body, while not having it obey many of the statutory requirements that govern such bodies."

Source: Ars Techbica, 02/03/2026

Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Could Harm Air And Water — And Worsen Global Heating

"In his first year back in office, Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, initiating nearly 70 actions to undo rules protecting ecosystems and the climate."

Source: Guardian, 02/02/2026

Texas Petrochemical Plants Emitted 1.6 Million Pounds Of Pollutants In Freeze

"As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/02/2026

Trump DOE's Climate Skepticism Effort Violated Federal Law, Judge Rules

"A federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Energy violated federal law by hand picking scientists to produce a report downplaying global warming. The group met at least 18 times in secret and failed to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act’s requirements for transparency and public meetings."

Source: LA Times, 02/02/2026

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