(ENVIRONMENTAL) RACISM: Tesla ordered to pay $3.2 million to Black ex-worker in US race bias case (Reuters), Gulf Coast most vulnerable to climate change, index shows (PoliticoPRO $), Indigenous mining activist found slain in Mexico (AP), India's push for 24/7 clean energy from dams upends lives (AP)
COP28: UAE plans huge oil and gas expansion as it hosts UN climate summit (Guardian)
FOSSIL FUELED ENERGY CRISIS: US, EU vow to combat any attempts to disrupt energy markets (Reuters)
CLIMATE LITIGATION: How a Texas abortion law could spur N.Y. climate lawsuits (PoliticoPRO $)
CLIMATE DIPLOMACY: Moves to crystallize right to a healthy environment spark tension at UN (Climate Home), Loss and damage: how can culture and heritage loss be measured and addressed (Carbon Brief)
DENIAL: Internet trolls are targeting women scientists now (Vice), [UK] Trade secretary Kemi Badenoch dined with anti-climate lobbyist in US [AEI] (OpenDemocracy), UK ministers meet climate change deniers 'all the time', government says (Independent), Climate experts hit back at Australian politician's bizarre theory about gravity's role in global heating (Guardian), Nigel Lawson's economic 'success' was an oil-fuelled illusion (OpenDemocracy)
GOP vs. ESG: Texas leaders threaten wind and solar boom with legislative push (FT $), Climate resolutions on tap for bank shareholder season (PoliticoPRO $)
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT: A push to turn farm waste into fuel (New York Times $), Manchin steps up clash with Biden over electric-car tax credits (Bloomberg $), Climate law spurs expansion of major wind turbine plant (PoliticoPRO $), Battle brews over climate law credits for aviation biofuels (PoliticoPRO $)
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Fact check: Government offers tax credits, not free solar panels (USA Today), Residential solar scams are on the rise (KOLO)
SHAMAZON: Amazon, despite climate pledge, fought to kill emissions bill in Oregon (Washington Post $)
HIDDEN CARBON TAX: Why 10 pricey foods are even more expensive because of climate change (Insider)
STORMY NEWS: Storms strike region hit by tornadoes just days ago (New York Times $), 'Tornado alley' is shifting farther into the US east, climate scientists warn (Guardian, TIME, ABC, Independent), Climate change is making the skies less friendly. Prepare for a future where you always have your seatbelt on (Fortune, New York Times $)
JUST REGULAR DEPRESSED: 'Don't get too depressed by all this': an expert's perspective on the impact of climate change and plans for a sustainable future (WCBU)
ZOOMING: Lithium prices are down, cheaper batteries and EVs could follow (Wall Street Journal $)
GROOMING: Corporations are recruiting high school students to help fuel the climate crisis (The Nation)
KABOOMING: Feds: Safety risks remain 13 years after Deepwater Horizon (PoliticoPRO $), A toxic time bomb is ticking in the Arctic (WIRED)
BIG BOAT: A football field-sized boat will service US offshore wind farms (Bloomberg $)
NO.: Will Colo. direct air capture facility be a national model? (PoliticoPRO $, CBS, Colorado Sun), Pacific Territories are getting millions to address climate change. Is it enough? (Civil Beat) Unleash the deep sea robots? A quandary as EV makers hunt for metals (Washington Post $)
UNCHARISMATIC MICROFAUNA: Why lawmakers want to save the snot otter, a ferret and other species [like the Hellbender] (Washington Post $)
AGENCIES, OSW EDITION: NOAA: NJ wind farm may 'adversely affect,' not kill whales (AP), Massive study examines offshore wind's impact on fishing, fisheries (New Bedford Light)
DOE: The DOE doubles its SolSmart program, with an aim to boost local solar (Canary Media)
CALIFORNIA: Record California snowpack bounty poses renewed flood risks (Reuters), See what California’s record snowpack looks like, up close (New York Times $)
HURRICANES: A new report is out on Hurricane Ian’s destructive path. The numbers are horrific (Inside Climate News)
DROUGHT: Water ban in drought-stricken Tunisia adds to growing crisis (Guardian)
WATER: Climate change could threaten Philly's drinking water (WHYY)
RENEWABLES: Mexico buys Iberdrola power plants for $6 bln in 'new nationalization' (Reuters), BSEE clears way for start of South Fork wind turbine construction (Politico Pro $), A ship for wind power takes shape in Louisiana oil country (AP)
EFFICIENCY: NC House bill would block energy efficiency upgrades to state building code (News & Observer)
LNG: US LNG exports back on rising track, reached record in March (Reuters)
COAL: Coal-fired power plant at center of SCOTUS decision to close (PoliticoPRO $), Will W.VA sacrifice one coal plant to save another? (PoliticoPRO $)
NUKES: New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark safety worry (AP)
BELIEVE WHEN WE SEE IT: Boone inventor has a way to 'set global warming back on its heels' – if he could use it (WFAE), Exxon says its decarbonization business could outgrow oil, in multi-trillion market (Reuters), Exxon eyes CCS as it hunts for low-carbon returns (PoliticoPRO $)
ACTIVISM: At front lines of climate battle, a Miami course prepares women of color to lead the fight (Miami Herald), Jacinda Ardern quits politics, joins Prince William's environment charity (Washington Post $), NJ high schoolers take concerns about climate change to DC (NJ Spotlight), UA students dedicated to combating climate change (Arkansas Traveler), Just Stop Oil: climate change pair found guilty over Dartford crossing protest (BBC)
AGRICULTURE: Global seed vault becomes more important than ever as climate change threatens crops (PBS Newshour)
WILDLIFE: Is global warming helping loggerhead turtles colonise the Med? (Reuters)
INTERNATIONAL: Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects (Reuters), Former ADF chief calls for release of secret report into security threat posed by climate crisis (Guardian)