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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks, Aug. 22, 2022, in Anderson, S.C. Landry, a Republican, is running for governor of Louisiana in 2023. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Louisiana launches ESG probe into major climate fund pushing green investments

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Supreme Court rejects fossil fuel companies’ appeal over climate change lawsuits

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In a photo taken Saturday, May, 2, 2009, a male Eastern Box Turtle moves across a path at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary in Harrisburg, Pa. The red eye of this turtle indicates that it is male. The Eastern box turtle is a step closer to being named Pennsylvania's official state reptile because of a campaign launched by a suburban Philadelphia elementary school class. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Virginia man pleads guilty in turtle trafficking case

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Members of a team of archaeologists study a wooden structure in the sand, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Coastal erosion from two hurricanes exposed a shipwreck last week (not pictured) off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Shipwreck discovered off Florida after hurricanes

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan You Si-kun, front right, greets Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei, front left, upon arrival at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Giammattei is on a four-day visit to Taiwan to reaffirm his support. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Guatemala calls on world to support Taiwan amid China’s push to isolate the island democracy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 20, 2023. McCarthy is working to round up the Republican votes needed to pass his debt ceiling package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House GOP debt limit plan undercuts pledge not to hike taxes by scrapping Biden green energy credits

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

A worker walks near pumpjacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif., Jan. 16, 2015. The oil and gas industry’s emissions are a main cause of climate change and in the past the industry undermined sound evidence that carbon greenhouse gases warm the atmosphere. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Biden’s new carbon capture rules for gas power plants face permit delays

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

View of the Sau reservoir about 62 miles north of Barcelona. Spain, on March 20, 2023. Spain’s Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said Tuesday, April 25, 2023, he had requested emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers amid extreme drought conditions in the country's agricultural heartlands. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain pleads for EU crisis funds as drought hits farmers

By Jennifer O'Mahony and Sergio Rodrigo - Associated Press

Solar panels work at the DTE O'Shea Solar Park in Detroit, Nov. 16, 2022. The Biden administration is announcing Thursday, April 20, 2023, more than $80 million in funding as part of a push to make more solar panels in the U.S. and make solar energy available in more communities. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Biden issues threat of third veto as Congress moves to crack down on China with solar tariffs

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Police removes the pavement next to the hand of a climate activist during a protest against the climate policy of the German government in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 24, 2023. German climate activists tried bringing traffic to a standstill in Berlin on Monday morning by gluing themselves to streets all over the capital. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Climate protesters try to bring Berlin traffic to a halt

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

The Supreme Court is seen on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday, April 24, rejected appeals from oil and gas companies that are fighting lawsuits from state and local governments over whether they can be held responsible for harms resulting from global warming. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

High court denies energy companies’ appeals in climate suits

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From left: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo wave during the North Sea Summit in Ostend, Belgium, Monday, April 24, 2023. Leaders gather on Monday in the hopes of expanding a collective ambition to harness the full energy and industrial potential of the North Sea and make it the largest powerhouse of Europe by 2050. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

European leaders commit to more wind energy production

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Ryan Boodhoo counts tweets of his bird during an exhibition in Meten Meet Zorg, Guyana, Sunday, April 23, 2023. Guyana's speed-singing contests are a centuries-old tradition where male finches are placed in cages next to each other as judges count the number of chirps they emit in the span of five minutes. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom

By Dánica Coto - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 photo, a black bear checks out his surroundings in Granite Basin in Juneau, Alaska. The National Park Service is proposing a rule that would prohibit bear baiting in national preserves in Alaska, the latest in a dispute over what animal rights supporters call a cruel practice. The park service said Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 it is proposing a rule barring bear baiting in national preserves in Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Connecticut woman attacked by black bear while walking dog

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

An aircraft drops fire retardant to slow the spread of the Richard Spring fire, east of Lame Deer, Mont., on Aug. 11, 2021. A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires. Environmentalists have sued the U.S. Forest Service over waterways being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft. Forest Service officials have acknowledged more than 200 cases of retardant landing in water. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Pollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

Interior Sec. Haaland defends Willow, says U.S. won’t end oil drilling

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in the community of Pajaro in Monterey County, Calif., March 13, 2023. An overwhelming majority of the U.S. public say they have recently experienced extreme weather, and most of them attribute that to climate change, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Extreme weather is nearly universal experience: AP-NORC poll

By Hannah Fingerhut - Associated Press

In this May 9, 2021, photo a dam along the Rio Grande is seen near San Acacia, N.M. Forecasters with the National Weather Service are delivering good news for cities and farmers who depend on two major rivers in the southwestern U.S. The headwaters of the Rio Grande and the Pecos River recorded some of the best snowfall in years, resulting in spring runoff that will provide a major boost to reservoirs along the rivers. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Tribes seek invitation to Rio Grande water commission

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

Plan to stay up late Tuesday as one of the most visible meteor showers of the year will be passing through the night sky. The Geminids are typically one of the strongest meteor showers on the calendar, according to the American Meteor Society. (File Photo credit: Genevieve de Messieres via Shutterstock)

Meteor, part of the Lyrid shower, caused a bright flash and sonic boom in Indiana

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A man walks out of a flooded neighborhood Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Saturday, April 22, 2023, is asking the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims

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