US court deals blow to Trump’s bid to scrap climate grant programme
A US federal appeals court says EPA likely acted unlawfully in trying to cancel Biden-era clean energy grants.

A US federal appeals court says EPA likely acted unlawfully in trying to cancel Biden-era clean energy grants.



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Europe struggles with record-breaking summer heat as wildfires ravage Greece, France and Spain and spur mass evacuation.
Scientists say the climate crisis driven by human activity is making heatwaves more frequent.
French wildfires show signs of easing, with containment efforts holding in Var and Gironde after destructive blazes.
The proposal comes as the river faces a historic water shortage, with reservoirs reaching levels not seen since 1957.
Densely packed apartments, low incomes, lack of tree cover and poor housing put migrant heart of the capital at risk.

Fire-ravaged southwestern France experienced its ‘first somewhat optimistic day’ since wildfires broke out.
Climate change has helped southern Europe’s likelihood of wildfires double since 1981, say researchers.

The Greek Coast Guard is rescuing people trapped by rapidly spreading wildfires on the island of Crete.
Heatwaves intensify deadly fires across Europe, killing three firefighters in Greece.
At least 19 people have died of starvation in the country and 1.5 million are at risk of malnutrition, experts warn.