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• Inside Climate News2026-10-02✓ Read

  Federal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall Construction

  Work must stop, effective immediately, after a federal judge in the Western District of Texas issued a temporary injunction against far-reaching legal waivers.By Martha Pskowski EL PASO—Federal Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a preliminary injunction Friday to halt construction on the border wall in Texas’ expansive Big Bend sector, including the national and state parks.

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• Inside Climate News2026-10-02✓ Read

  Europe’s Extreme Summer Triggered Cascading Climate Shocks

  A summer of record heat, severe drought and compounding impacts tested Europe's infrastructure and resilience.By Bob Berwyn During this past summer of climate extremes, more than half of Europe experienced dangerous levels of heat stress, the combined effect of temperature, humidity, wind and sunshine on the body’s ability to cool itself. In some places, that amounted to a “feels like” temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

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• Inside Climate News2026-10-02✓ Read

  Long-Awaited Senate Deal to Speed Permitting Faces Familiar Hurdles

  Amid skepticism from some environmentalists, clean energy advocates see the reforms as crucial for a transition from fossil fuels.By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino The so-called “lame duck” session of Congress after November’s midterm elections could be momentous for clean energy as lawmakers are set to consider a long-sought bipartisan deal to speed permitting of large energy and infrastructure projects.

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• Inside Climate News2026-10-02✓ Read

  21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants

  Democrat-led states and cities argue that the rollback harms public health and the environment.By Lisa Sorg More than 20 states, including North Carolina, New York, California and Pennsylvania, as well as several cities, are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its repeal of most greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. The agency’s proposal would also thwart future administrations from reinstating the rule.

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• Inside Climate News2026-10-02✓ Read

  New Jersey’s Middlesex County Sues Big Oil Over Escalating Climate Impacts

  The lawsuit comes as the Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments in a similar climate case against oil companies. A ruling in the industry’s favor in that case could kill dozens of pending climate suits nationwide.By Dana Drugmand A New Jersey county has become the latest local government to sue major oil and gas companies, seeking to recover costs from damage caused by worsening flooding and other climate change impacts.

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  As Negotiators Struggle to Advance a Plastics Treaty, Iran War Underscores the Urgency

  Blocked Middle East oil shipments upended supply chains and prices for fossil fuel-based plastics, offering yet another reason nations must support a global treaty that shifts to sustainable materials, environmental advocates say.By Liza Gross As nations met this week in Bangkok for informal meetings on a United Nations plastics treaty, more than 70 developing countries supported addressing all causes and drivers of plastic pollution, environmental advocates said.

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  ‘We were stubborn and arrogant’: Vestas boss on how he changed culture at wind giant

  Henrik Andersen said ‘failure is not an option’ principle was having negative effect in an interview with Fortune, while also calling out what he believes is Chinese hypocrisy in debate over European market access

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  CIP receives €1.2bn boost to latest flagship fund

  Norwegian sovereign wealth fund makes huge cash injection into CIP-managed clean energy portfolio

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• Inside Climate News2026-10-02✓ Read

  California to Vote on Landmark Tribal Petitions for Coastal Protections

  The state is set to decide on a slew of proposed changes to its network of marine protected areas this fall, but how co-management between the state and tribes would proceed is unclear.By Claire Barber

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• Inside Climate News2026-10-02✓ Read

  Chesapeake Bay Restoration Obstructed by Federal Policy Shift, Tribal Withdrawal

  A Trump administration executive order and a breakdown in relations with seven federally recognized tribes has raised questions about the project’s future.By Aman Azhar Two major challenges could complicate efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

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  Floating pioneer faces ‘long and uncertain’ road to profitability after crippling turbine failures

  One of the world's biggest floating offshore wind farms has barely made a dent in loan repayments, having been hit hard by repeat turbine failures

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  Wind left waiting as US permitting overhaul targets wider energy bottleneck

  Some Democrats are skeptical of Senate bill to speed approvals and may hold out until a new Congress sits next year

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• Inside Climate News2026-10-01✓ Read

  America’s Largest Producer of Foundry Coke Is Operating Under an Expired Permit. Who Is at Fault?

  County health officials told lawyers for an environmental group they would move forward with the permitting process after a legal filing asked a judge to force the agency’s hand.By Lee Hedgepeth BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—It’s time to act. It’s long past time.

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• Climate Law Blog2026-10-01✓ Read

  Supreme Court to Tackle Preemption Issues in Corporate Climate Accountability Litigation

  On Monday, October 5, the Supreme Court will open its 2026–2027 term by hearing a climate change case, Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County (Suncor). The defendant fossil fuel companies are asking the Court to hold that the Constitution and the Clean Air Act preempt state-law claims seeking to hold the

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• Climate crisis | The Guardian2026-10-01✓ Read

  Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi

  As the midterms approach, Americans’ digestive health has become a bizarre talking point Donald Trump seems to spend an unusual amount of time thinking about toilets. Back in 2019, he bizarrely claimed: “People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once.” He repeated this claim at a Michigan rally the following year. “Ten times, right, 10 times,” Trump complained. “Not me, of course not me, but you,” he added while pointing at an unfortunate audience member. Continue reading

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• Inside Climate News2026-10-01✓ Read

  All Hail Electrification. But Let’s Talk About the Hard Part

  The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity. Upfront costs are just one of the obstacles.By Dan Gearino If one form of energy becomes the cheapest, most secure and cleanest, you’d probably adjust your economy to use more of it, right?

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  Even Trump’s US beating Europe on electrification, warns industry CEO

  Industry executives and policymakers point to regulation and taxes as obstacles to electrifying European industry at Eurelectric event

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  Timeline | How a string of wind turbine failures rocked floating pioneer

  Wind turbine failures at pioneering site highlight difficulties floating sector faces as technology matures

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  Vestas wind turbine failures plunge pioneering floating project deep into red

  Extent and cost of repair works needed raise new questions around the viability of floating wind, seen as a key renewables technology in years to come

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  UK clean power czar stands down

  Stark's appointment two years ago generated excitement in the wind power sector, and some industry leaders wonder if budget priorities are shifting

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