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NSF Reverses Decision and Pauses Dismantling of Ocean Observatories Initiative

The agency will protect continuous subsurface ocean data and open an expert review to resolve funding and operational questions.

DOE Offers $75 Million for Contested Oakland Coal Export Terminal

Lindsay Cross Will Not Seek Re-Election in Florida House District 60

Assembly Adopts Fast Timetable to Cut Cadmium in Fertilisers in First Reading

California Approves $3.5 Billion Free‑Allowance Incentive in Cap‑and‑Trade Overhaul

House GOP Plan Would Levy Per‑Turbine Inspection Fees on Offshore Wind

New York Budget Rewrites State Climate Law and Delays Rules

Texas Finalizes 54,000‑Acre Purchase to Create Silver Lake State Park

Vermont Bans Paraquat, Becoming First U.S. State to Bar Herbicide Linked to Parkinson’s

Germany’s Heating Overhaul Stalls as States and Industry Mount Unified Pushback

Constitutional Court Strikes Down Amendments That Would Have Removed ZFE and Relaxed ZAN

UN General Assembly Backs ICJ Climate Duties and Says Continued Fossil Fuel Exploitation Violates International Law

Germany Opens Means‑Tested E‑Car Grant Portal, Sees Huge Early Demand

Push for Night Ban on Robotic Mowers Gains Ground in Germany

UK Lays Laws for 2027 Permit System to Crack Down on Waste Crime

Backlash to AI Data Centers Deepens, Prompting Moratoriums and Water-Use Bills

SA Move to Lift South East Fracking Ban Stalls in Upper House

San Francisco Supervisor Unveils SHADE Act to End Shadow‑Based CEQA Appeals

UK Sets Legal Ban on New North Sea Oil and Gas Licences in Energy Bill

Florida Moves to Pause Sloth Imports After 55 Deaths Linked to Orlando Facility