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October 5, 2025

The Sunday edition of the Climate Forward newsletter highlights some of our best climate reporting from the week and is open to all readers.

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Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5 Billion for Hundreds of Projects, Mostly in Blue States →

A person in a white hazmat suit and respirator walks along ash-covered rubble at the site of the Eaton fire.

Mark Abramson for The New York Times

FEMA Withholds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations →

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Benjamin Norman for The New York Times

Jane Goodall’s Thoughts for a Reporter: ‘Hope Isn’t Just Wishful Thinking’ →

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Yara Nardi/Reuters

Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment →

A man drives a golf cart near a raging fire in distant trees.

Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press

How Shutdown Gridlock Could Impede Disaster Preparedness →

A series of pipes and chutes carry coal around a mine that is covered in black coal dust.

Adrees Latif/Reuters

‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal →

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Scott McIntyre for The New York Times

Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on Climate Super Pollutants →

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How the Government Shutdown Could Affect Environmental Agencies

If a shutdown continues, it could interrupt the Environmental Protection Agency’s work and pull workers from maintaining national parks.

By Lisa Friedman

Why Trump Wants to Revive the Coal Industry

The burning of coal is the largest contributor to climate change worldwide. But the Trump administration sees United States coal as crucial.

By David Gelles

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