Senate leaders have pulled a provision from this year's defense policy bill that would have expanded compensation for victims of the Trinity Test — the world's first atomic explosion.
Why it matters: A federal law, which awards financial reparations to people who lived downwind of nuclear testing sites, is scheduled to sunset this summer, and people in New Mexico near where the Trinity Test occurred aren't included.
An unusually intense storm for this time of year caused damaging coastal flooding, inland flash flooding and power outages from Florida to Maine on Monday into early Tuesday.
Threat level: The storm, currently slamming New England with winds of 65 mph, has cut power to about 420,000 customers in Maine alone, about half the customers tracked there, according to PowerOutage.us.
Here's another wrinkle for Nippon Steel's nearly $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel: climate groups fear that the Japanese giant has inadequate plans to decarbonize.
Why it matters: The deal needs approval from U.S. regulators. And the steelworkers' union — another important Democratic political constituency — argues the plan requires its approval.
The new stadium slated for Potomac Yard, Virginia, faces a unique obstacle in addition to backlash from the D.C. government and fans who are loyal to the Wizards' and Capitals' current home in nearby downtown Washington, D.C.
The big picture: The planned location of the new stadium complex is surrounded by low-lying transportation arteries and buildings that will be at increasing flood risk due in large part to human-caused climate change, experts tell Axios.
Autonomous trucking developer Torc Robotics is test-driving its prototypes on historic Route 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as it works toward commercial deployment.
Driving the news: Torc says it's on track to use its autonomous trucks for deliveries with no safety driver by 2027, and recently unveiled more detailed plans to get them operating across the American Southwest.
BP announced Monday that it will halt oil tanker transits through the Red Sea in response to recent attacks on vessels by Iran-backed Houthi militants from Yemen.
Why it matters: The oil giant is the latest company to stop shipments through the crucial trading route.
If you're looking to firm up your odds of a white Christmas, book a trip to the Mountain West, upper Midwest or northern New England.
Those are the regions that most often had at least an inch of snow on the ground or actively falling on Christmas Day between 2003 and 2022, per historic satellite data.
Climate migration is already taking place within American communities, new data finds, as people flee flood-prone areas, and create "climate abandonment" zones.
Why it matters: Fresh research published Monday morning from a team of scientists at the nonprofit First Street Foundation and their outside partners includes population data down to the census block level. It reveals climate change-related shifts underway, at a local scale.
Life-threatening flooding in Australia's Far North Queensland saw rescue teams respond to more than 370 callouts and receive over 1,000 requests for assistance in 24 hours, the state's Fire and Emergency Services said Monday.
The big picture: Thousands were without power and officials in Cairns raised concerns the city that's the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef could lose drinking water as heavy rains from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper lashed the region.
