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Scientists deploy a 24-armed secret weapon to save California’s kelp forests
Team works to restore the sunflower sea star as 95% of these key underwater ecosystems have been decimated along the Pacific coast in past decade Off the coast of Monterey, California, a team of researchers is gearing up for its first dive of the day into the cold and choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean. On the back deck of the boat, Ashley Kidd, a co-founder of the non-profit Sunflower Star Laboratory, gave the divers their final command: “Dive No 1 … stars in the water.” Continue reading
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Ben Tracy of Climate CentralInside Ohio’s Revolt Against Data Centers
A colorful crew of activists helped spur moratorium votes in 10 communities next month. Now, they’re aiming for a statewide ban.By Dan Gearino COLUMBUS, Ohio—A four-hour legislative committee hearing in June, punctuated by applause and anger, offered a window into the growing backlash against data centers.
Inside Climate News • Dan GearinoWhat Happened to Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hubs?
Backed by the federal government and bipartisan leadership, Pennsylvania’s hydrogen projects were supposed to create jobs and slash emissions. Now, they’re in limbo.By Rebecca McCarthy Three years ago, hydrogen seemed poised for a long-awaited breakthrough. The Biden administration announced $7 billion in federal funding for seven hubs to produce the fuel across the country, and Pennsylvania was set to be a major player in the emerging industry.
Inside Climate News • Rebecca McCarthyCoastal erosion in England has claimed at least 183 homes in past 16 years
Exclusive: Homes demolished along east coast after being deemed too vulnerable to live in, figures reveal Seaside communities along the east coast of England have lost at least 183 homes to coastal erosion and landslides over the past 16 years, figures obtained by the Guardian reveal. After councils judged properties across the Yorkshire and East Anglian coasts too vulnerable to remain safely occupied, the homes were proactively demolished. Continue reading
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Matthew PearceBillionaires: The Perfect Enemy?
This article is an 11-minute read. In the time it takes to finish reading it, the world’s most chronically online billionaire, Elon Musk, could add another 11 million dollars to his wealth – more than most people around the world will earn over their entire working lives – without having to do much of anything
Greeneuropeanjournal • Amir HashemiTwo Courts, One Conclusion: EPA Unlawfully Terminated Solar for All
On September 18, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program was unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and vacated the EPA’s action. Four days later, on September 22, 2026, the U.S. District Court for
Climate Law Blog • Charlotte BirenFood for Feed
This week, co-host Jake Bolster takes a deep dive into the global seafood industry with reporter Johnny Sturgeon and the Outlaw Ocean Project.By Jake Bolster, Johnny Sturgeon
Inside Climate News • Jake Bolster, Johnny SturgeonHow a Bid to Beat Drought Drove Corpus Christi to the Brink of Disaster
What started as a novel plan to build a desalination plant supplying plentiful water to the oil and gas industry has landed the Texas city in a financial and political quagmire.By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija This story is a partnership between Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News and Neena Satija of The Texas Newsroom.
Inside Climate News • Dylan Baddour, Neena SatijaThe Fishfeed Trap
The livestock industry’s search for more sustainable alternatives to fishmeal has gone nowhere.By Ian Urbina This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Read the other stories here.
Inside Climate News • Ian UrbinaTotal fire ban for Sydney, with 37C temperatures and risk of bushfires from ‘dry lightning’
Thunderstorms coupled with hot and dry conditions mean ‘fire danger is going to be right up today’, Rural Fire Service says Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast A total fire ban is in place across greater Sydney, with temperatures forecast to reach 37C in the city’s west. The Bureau of Meteorology said Sydney faced extreme fire danger due to hot, dry conditions and the chance of thunderstorms, with little rainfall. Continue reading
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Nick VisserIT’S FINALLY HAPPENING: They Just Announced It…
https://youtu.be/UDt2IYsf6nI
We Are Change • Luke Rudkowski‘Some aren’t going to make it’: how pressure on farmers threatens UK food security
Food producers are adding their voices to the chorus of warnings about the vulnerability of British supply chains “There are so many decent, capable, productive, efficient arable farmers out there, asking how they are supposed to finance the crop they are meant to be putting in the ground,” Jamie Burrows says. Sitting in his tractor at his arable farm in Norfolk, Burrows is listing the multiple challenges facing him and other food producers. Continue reading
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Joanna PartridgeThe Greek National Park Suffocated by Fish Farming
Greece’s $900 million aquaculture industry is sacrificing sea life as it slowly strangles one of Europe’s most important marine sanctuaries.By Johnny Sturgeon This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Read the other stories here.
Inside Climate News • Johnny SturgeonThe Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water
In the arid American West, expanded mining intensifies battles in vulnerable communities over one of the region’s scarcest resources.By Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt Myskow This investigation was reported in a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations.
Inside Climate News • Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt MyskowAs Rival Resorts Battle in a Bahamas Court, a Threatened Conch’s Nursery Is Caught in the Middle
Scientists who study conch say the species’ habitat needs are more important than the needs of either property.By Kate Waxman Queen conch larvae drift for two to three weeks before settling into seagrass, where their first food grows on the thin green blades. This is where they spend most of their first year, buried in the sand.
Inside Climate News • Kate Waxman‘We need less point scoring’: What party conference season taught us about UK climate action
Tories plan to scrap low-carbon housebuilding, Greens back new nuclear reactors, and Labour put oil-drilling decisions on hold New homes could be built without solar panels, heat pumps and high-grade insulation, leading to higher household bills if the Conservative party wins the next general election. Kemi Badenoch made scrapping the future homes standard (FHS) one of the central planks of her bid to become the next prime minister at the Tory party conference this week. Continue reading
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Fiona Harvey Environment editorNuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment
Newly established commission identifies 17 catastrophic threats to human health but says ‘realistic route to act’ on each exists Humans could become extinct by the year 2100 due to malicious use of AI or nuclear conflict, according to a new global risk assessment. They top a list of 17 major threats to human health over the next 75 years, which also includes cuts to aid spending by wealthy countries, the climate crisis and childhood malnutrition. Continue reading
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Kat LayBuilt a free aquatic-conservation platform for South Africa - React/.NET, live GBIF + IUCN data, PostGIS mapping. Looking for feedback
Hi r/envirotech — I’m a solo developer in South Africa. I’ve spent about a year and a half building EcoAquatic (ecoaquatic.org), a free, non-commercial platform for tracking fish species and aquatic conservation, starting with South African waters and built to expand country by country. The tech side, since this is the crowd for it: React + TypeScript frontend, .NET backend. Species data built on the GBIF taxonomic backbone (3,000+ species with confirmed SA occurrences), enriched with live IUCN Red List status and FishBase/SASSI data.
Environmental technology | green technology | clean technology [Reddit] • u/Uncle_Hunter25Greece’s Seafood Problem Starts Elsewhere
One of Europe’s biggest aquaculture industries is linked to overfishing, pollution, food insecurity and labor abuses.By Johnny Sturgeon, Ian Urbina This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Read the other stories here.
Inside Climate News • Johnny Sturgeon, Ian UrbinaIn One Historically Black Florida Community, the Drinking Water Is Brown
In Whitted, testing has confirmed the water is contaminated with arsenic and PFAS/PFOS. An effort to connect the residents to the local water system has moved slowly.By Amy Green WHITTED, Fla.—When Ann Jones runs her kitchen faucet, the water flows clear only some of the time. Sometimes the water is brown. Fill a pitcher, and the water is the color of iced tea.
Inside Climate News • Amy GreenUnpacking the Environmental Issues in Susan Collins’ Tough Race in Maine
The incumbent senator, once endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters, is facing strong headwinds due in part to her fealty to the Trump administration.Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with veteran Maine journalist Kevin Miller.
Inside Climate News • Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on EarthNorthern California Community Wants Stronger Oversight of Dangerous Refineries Nearby
Residents of a small San Francisco Bay Area town plagued by refinery accidents came to a community meeting to call for stronger enforcement and transparency about risks.By Liza Gross MARTINEZ, Calif.—Scores of people tired of living near accident-prone refineries packed an elementary school auditorium to hear what their government officials were doing to protect them.
Inside Climate News • Liza GrossLooking for Oil in Alaska, No Environmental Strings Attached
A Bureau of Land Management decision will accelerate permitting in the nation’s largest single tract of public land, home to a fragile, rapidly warming wilderness.By Anika Jane Beamer Oil companies will no longer be required to conduct environmental reviews before exploring for fossil fuel reservoirs in the Western Arctic, the largest tract of federally managed public land in the United States.
Inside Climate News • Anika Jane BeamerMichigan Spill Prompts Federal Probe of Energy Transfer Pipelines’ Safety
The spill just north of Detroit, similar to a jet fuel leak last year in Pennsylvania, comes as Republicans face political peril in Michigan.By Marianne Lavelle A crude oil pipeline spill last month in the Detroit suburbs has prompted federal authorities to open an investigation into the safety of all 20,000 miles of hazardous liquids pipelines operated by Energy Transfer.
Inside Climate News • Marianne LavelleSEC Issues Warning to Investment Firms That Challenged ExxonMobil
The commission issued a rare “report of investigation” into the largest asset managers and state pension funds, part of a broader campaign to curb investor activism on climate risks.By Nicholas Kusnetz The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an unusual warning this week to the country’s largest asset managers and a climate-focused investor group over their roles in a 2021 campaign that replaced board directors at ExxonMobil.
Inside Climate News • Nicholas KusnetzChina’s Blue Mirage
Fish farming in Xinjiang is sold as proof that technology can overcome geography. The reality is a desert seafood boom built on political control and forced labor.By Ian Urbina This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Read the other stories here.
Inside Climate News • Ian UrbinaAI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert Reich
Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this threat
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Robert ReichSouth Baltimore Residents Grapple With Contradictory Incinerator Decisions
Residents expressed confusion and frustration as regulators shut down one incinerator and considered extending the lifespan of another.By Aman Azhar Around 100 Baltimore residents packed a community hall in the Curtis Bay neighborhood on the evening of Oct. 1. One after another, they implored the Maryland Department of the Environment not to renew the air permit for the city’s largest trash incinerator.
Inside Climate News • Aman AzharHow California is bracing for a winter of floods, fires and extreme storms all at once
The strongest El Niño recorded is expected to bring a cascade of hazards to a state still facing wildfire and heat risks, while budget cuts have weakened disaster response agencies
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Gabrielle CanonWildlife Populations Have Plunged Globally, But Some Buck the Trend
A new report by leading conservation nonprofits found populations of thousands of vertebrate species dropped 73 percent on average from 1970 to 2022.By Kiley Price A new report paints a dark picture of the state of global wildlife—but also highlights flickers of light where some populations are on the upswing.
Inside Climate News • Kiley PriceCan hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out | Helen Pilcher
A new global biodiversity report strikes an encouraging note. But we cannot rest on our laurels – and resilience is key The new Living Planet Report is out. Published every two years, it assesses the health of the natural world and, historically, it’s made for gloomy reading. Take 2024’s report, which showed global wildlife populations had plummeted by 73% in 50 years and that ecosystems were being pushed toward collapse. Continue reading
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Helen PilcherTo Block Solar Energy Projects, One Community Lumped Them in With Junkyards and Adult Bookstores
A local fight in Indiana shows that even streamlined permitting can’t overcome deep community resistance to solar development.By Dan Gearino In Montgomery County, Indiana, utility-scale solar projects appear on an official list of undesirable land uses that also includes “adult-oriented businesses.”
Inside Climate News • Dan GearinoCould the UK Really Return to the EU?
Britain’s new prime minister has said that Brexit was a mistake and that the country should have a much closer relationship with the European Union. But is this possible without the UK again becoming an EU member state? And with the far right on the rise on both sides of the Channel, is there enough political will to undo Brexit?
Greeneuropeanjournal • Amir HashemiMaryland Demands Answers as Fuel Leak Persists From Joint Base Andrews
Water testing across several locations continues to show diesel-range hydrocarbons flushing into Piscataway Creek even after the base says it halted the leak.By Aman Azhar Maryland environmental regulators say jet fuel continues to seep into Piscataway Creek from Joint Base Andrews more than six months after the spill was reported, despite the base’s assurances that it has isolated the damaged fuel system and stopped the leak.
Inside Climate News • Aman AzharIn Harrisburg, Advocates Rally for Tougher Rules on Fracking
Concerned about surging energy demand fueled by data centers, environmental groups urge state regulators to increase minimum protective buffer distances around gas wells.By Marie Cusick Environmental groups and citizens are urging Pennsylvania regulators to increase the minimum amount of protective buffer space between gas wells and homes, schools and water sources. The issue has taken on new urgency as the AI data center buildout spurs more demand for natural gas.
Inside Climate News • Marie CusickParties to the London Convention and Protocol Debate Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Governance
The parties to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) and the 1996 Protocol to that Convention (London Protocol) are meeting this week. High on the agenda, as has been the case for the last decade and more, is “marine geoengineering including ocean fertilization.”
Climate Law Blog • Korey Silverman-Roati and Romany WebbCompounding Climate Impacts Drive Tropical Forest Decline
Extreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.By Bob Berwyn Ozone pollution from fires, along with extreme heat and drought, is further weakening the Amazon rainforest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide, new research shows.
Inside Climate News • Bob BerwynThe American Livestock Industry’s Main Lobbying Group Treated Climate Change as a PR Problem
New research has revealed more examples of the National Cattlemen’s Association’s efforts to downplay and deny the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.By Georgina Gustin In 1991, Random House published a picture book called “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: ABC’s for a Better Planet,” in which the masked cartoon turtles trade in their signature nunchucks for signs bearing environmental slogans.
Inside Climate News • Georgina GustinFlávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaigners
Inquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not led to success at polls
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Jonathan WattsSTAFF NEWS: Karina Sarandrea and Brooke Mercaldi Join the Sabin Center
Karina Sarandrea joined the Sabin Center as our new Climate Litigation Database Manager, overseeing the maintenance and ongoing development of the Global Climate Litigation Database and contributing to other Center initiatives. Prior to joining the Sabin Center, Karina consulted independently for the World Resources Institute on knowledge systems management, developing a portfolio of digital tools and knowledge products on environmental crime enforcement with the Nature Crime Alliance.
Climate Law Blog • Tiffany Challe-CampizMaine’s Next Governor Will Walk a Tightrope Between Energy Affordability and Climate Action
All three candidates agree on the need for lower energy costs. Only two see a need to lower greenhouse gas emissions.By Delger Erdenesanaa, The Maine Monitor As Mainers prepare to choose a new governor in November, climate and energy issues may not be top of mind for every voter—but they are having big effects on residents’ lives.
Inside Climate News • Delger Erdenesanaa, The Maine MonitorNorway sweetens deal for Equinor and EDF floating wind projects
Energy ministry has made changes to auction terms it hopes will help two planned floating offshore wind farms come to fruition
Recharge • Cosmo Sanderson‘Like catching a falling knife’: German energy storage owners cashing in, for now
Battery boom is turning storage into core infrastructure, but investors today are also 'catching a falling knife' as spreads will narrow, Statkraft's Urbanke says
Recharge • Claus Urbanke‘Stop, reset’: Over 600 wind assets exposed to cyberattacks across Europe, finds report
Dutch researchers found dashboards and control panels for wind turbines and solar assets accessible from the internet
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonNew Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.By Nicholas Kusnetz
Inside Climate News • Nicholas KusnetzAlabama Sets Stricter Data Center Rules. But There’s a Loophole
The new rules require more public disclosure on data center projects but still allow large projects to be approved without a vote.By Dennis Pillion
Inside Climate News • Dennis PillionScientists Urge Consumers to Stop Buying Products Made From Antarctic Krill
A new global boycott comes as major retailers withdraw krill products from their shelves to protect whales and other marine life.By Teresa Tomassoni
Inside Climate News • Teresa TomassoniGerman energy minister denies choking renewables rollout, then scraps wind and solar unit
Katherina Reiche says government is keeping net zero target but wants new wind and solar steered to where grid can absorb it
Recharge • Bernd Radowitz‘Even for Orsted and RWE’: The case for changing how wind farms are managed
Peak Wind CEO, a former Orsted vice president, makes case for greater use of independent wind power operators
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonRetailers Warn Europe’s Fishing Industry to Stop Overfishing
European supermarkets say the industry needs a long-term sustainable solution to keep mackerel and herring stocks healthy.By Johnny Sturgeon Europe’s fish stocks are in such dire straits that even the retailers who rely on them are now telling the fishing industry to slow down.
Inside Climate News • Johnny SturgeonVestas joins Neretek’s push into deeper-water offshore wind as hybrids challenge floating
Danish turbine OEM and foundation technology startup to develop cheaper than floating solutions for 60-130 metre water depths where some 10GW of UK opportunity lies
Recharge • Tim FerryWhat Does Securities Deregulation Mean for Climate Risk?
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) proposal to rescind its 2024 climate-disclosure rule marked a significant reversal of efforts to surface and standardize information about climate-related financial risk. But underlying that high-profile rollback is a broader trend toward securities deregulation that carries real implications for the management of climate risk in our economy. Within the
Climate Law Blog • Cynthia HanawaltVestas turbine troubles at pioneer project ‘not just a floating problem’
Time-consuming tow-backs and major wind turbine component replacement operations have caused heavy losses on one floating project, but with 'tremendous' learnings for sector
Recharge • Gareth ChetwyndGhosts from the Riverbed: Europe’s New Divides
As the fever dream of this summer’s scorching heat slowly subsides, nightmares from Europe’s past are lingering in waking life in the form of warships, bombs, and catapult stones. Still, a shared understanding of history remains elusive. And while some of the walls that separated us have crumbled, new divides are forming in front of our very eyes.
Greeneuropeanjournal • Amir HashemiWater Bills Surged More Than Other Costs in US Homes Over 10 Years, a ‘Striking’ New Report Shows
The price of water increased faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, nonprofit Food & Water Watch found in a new analysis.By Steven Rodas Drinking water costs spiked faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, researchers at nonprofit Food & Water Watch outlined in a first-of-its-kind report released Tuesday.
Inside Climate News • Steven RodasDevelopment Becomes a Flashpoint in a Key New York House Race
Warehouse and data center development, backed by millions in tax incentives, is reshaping Rockland County, with residents losing trust in local officials and promising change at the ballot box.By Leana Carbonez NY-17: The third in a series on the environmental stakes behind one of the nation’s most fiercely contested congressional races.
Inside Climate News • Leana CarbonezWorker dies at wind turbine tower factory in Portugal
55-year-old worker was crushed by a heavy object at CS Wind's site in Portugal
Recharge • Berta OlivierWorst year ever for one Nordic nation’s wind industry
The companies that own Norway’s wind farms recorded a combined pre-tax loss of NKr850m ($88m) last year, according to a Europower analysis. With the exception of one year distorted by accounting technicalities, the figures have never been worse
Recharge • Ole Petter PedersenFinal “Grandmother” Cottonwood Toppled, Protesters Arrested in Arizona
Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after protesters protected it for more than 70 days. Activists in Lochiel said at least 12 people had been arrested as of 8
Inside Climate News • Stephanie Casanova, AZ LuminariaSupreme Court Weighs Landmark Climate Deception Case Against Oil Companies
The justices’ ruling could decide whether more than two dozen similar claims proceed. The cases accuse oil companies of misleading the public about climate change and stymieing efforts to curb emissions.By Nicholas Kusnetz The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments from oil companies on Monday that could help decide the fate of more than two dozen lawsuits accusing the industry of deceiving the public about climate change. The claims seek potentially billions of dollars in damages to help pay the costs imposed by climate-related extreme weather.
Inside Climate News • Nicholas KusnetzDiesel for transport has run out of road
It has been maddening to see the government walk away from carbon taxes in Budget 2027, while simultaneously jacking up subsidies to dirty liquid fuels and, for good measure, imposing fare hikes on public transport, ie. punishing the very people … Continue reading →
Global Warming – ThinkOrSwim (the Climatechange.ie Blog) • John GibbonsPrizes and ‘mega risks’ of a Uniper deal for RWE and Equinor
German and Norwegian giants would need to weigh gas-led opportunities with potential cost to strategic focus, say analysts
Recharge • Andrew LeeSecond Siemens Gamesa turbine issue at same Orsted offshore wind farm in two months
The turbine maker is leading the probe into the second incident at project since August
Recharge • Berta OlivierVestas hires new senior vice president to boost finance team
New hire said 'few companies matter more to the energy transition' than Danish wind power company
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonThe UK’s G20 presidency will push Andy Burnham to the centre of the global stage. What will he use it for? | Michael Jacobs
This is a chance for the PM to advance his progressive agenda and tackle urgent issues such as AI regulation and climate action, says economist Michael Jacobs
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Michael JacobsProgress and challenges in the quest to grow offshore wind in Japan
Japan has been making quiet progress toward re-tendering three offshore wind projects relinquished by Mitsubishi and revamping the auctioning procedure, but improvements can be made, writes Mika Ohbayashi, Director of Japan's Renewable Energy Institute.
Recharge • Mika OhbayashiNew York Is Running Out of Room for Its Trash
Much of New York City’s waste ends up in sprawling landfills far from the city. Upstate communities say they’ve had enough of being dumped on.By Lauren Dalban New York City is running out of places to dump its trash.
Inside Climate News • Lauren DalbanHow Masdar is playing the long game with its renewables spending
Returns at wind and solar giant have collapsed as it chases target of 100GW renewables capacity by 2030 – but Masdar is playing the long game and clues are there as to when its patient capital may start to pay off
Recharge • Zhen LiuHillary’s Henchman Just BROKE His SILENCE…
https://youtu.be/LmTn2EOHnww
We Are Change • Luke RudkowskiNew California Law Aims to Stop ‘Predatory’ Developers from Moving In on Wildfire-Ravaged Community
As many as 200 to 300 new structures have been permitted in Altadena, but homeowners who survived the Eaton Fire are struggling to rebuild.By Steven Rodas, Nina Dietz ALTADENA, Calif.—Sylvie Andrews walks among the brilliant white poppies, purple California grapes and olive-green thorns surrounding her yard’s blackened pizza oven—one of the only things that survived last year’s devastating Eaton Fire. But her eyes scan the block beyond, ever-aware of changes to her neighborhood.
Inside Climate News • Steven Rodas, Nina DietzA Colorado Water Trial Could Decide the Future of an Agricultural Valley
The San Luis Valley’s proposed plan to reduce groundwater pumping could restore its depleted aquifer, but it comes at a steep cost to farmers and an agricultural economy already under strain.By Emily Payne Water regulators and farmers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley are in a lose-lose situation.
Inside Climate News • Emily PayneCity or country? Oosterwold blurs the lines
I had discussed various aspects of the Dutch approach to energy, food and sustainability in ‘The Lie of the Land’. While it was published in September of last year, the research and writing phase kicked off in late 2023. I … Continue reading →
Global Warming – ThinkOrSwim (the Climatechange.ie Blog) • John Gibbons‘Nature-Based’ Solutions Could Save Insurers and Policyholders Billions
Wetlands restoration and wildfire prevention can drive down insurers’ costs and skyrocketing premiums, a new study shows.By Emmett Gartner After years trudging through marshes around San Francisco Bay studying conservation practices, coastal ecologist Megan Kelso realized that one of the largest determinants of wetland health may not be an invasive species lurking with her among the sea grasses, but decisions made miles away in the executive suites of insurance companies.
Inside Climate News • Emmett GartnerSEC Move Would Make it Harder for Shareholders to Push Companies on Climate Action
Shareholder proposals aren’t legally binding. But companies can feel pressure to take them seriously.By Dimuthu Attanayake The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to scrap a rule that allows shareholders to formally petition companies, one of the ways that shareholder advocacy groups have pressed for more action on climate and sustainability.
Inside Climate News • Dimuthu AttanayakeOur Future Might Be Darker—and That’s a Good Thing
An author argues that Earth may have hit “peak lighting,” and that communities are making changes to reclaim their starry nights.Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with author Craig Childs.
Inside Climate News • Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on EarthThe expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Climate crisis | The Guardian • George MonbiotBangkok at breaking point as floods turn streets into stagnant lakes
With 40 dead and a disaster declared across all 50 city districts, experts warn extreme flooding will only worsen across south-east Asia
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Oliver Holmes and Ajit NiranjanFederal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall Construction
Work must stop, effective immediately, after a federal judge in the Western District of Texas issued a temporary injunction against far-reaching legal waivers.By Martha Pskowski EL PASO—Federal Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a preliminary injunction Friday to halt construction on the border wall in Texas’ expansive Big Bend sector, including the national and state parks.
Inside Climate News • Martha PskowskiEurope’s Extreme Summer Triggered Cascading Climate Shocks
A summer of record heat, severe drought and compounding impacts tested Europe's infrastructure and resilience.By Bob Berwyn During this past summer of climate extremes, more than half of Europe experienced dangerous levels of heat stress, the combined effect of temperature, humidity, wind and sunshine on the body’s ability to cool itself. In some places, that amounted to a “feels like” temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
Inside Climate News • Bob BerwynLong-Awaited Senate Deal to Speed Permitting Faces Familiar Hurdles
Amid skepticism from some environmentalists, clean energy advocates see the reforms as crucial for a transition from fossil fuels.By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino The so-called “lame duck” session of Congress after November’s midterm elections could be momentous for clean energy as lawmakers are set to consider a long-sought bipartisan deal to speed permitting of large energy and infrastructure projects.
Inside Climate News • Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants
Democrat-led states and cities argue that the rollback harms public health and the environment.By Lisa Sorg More than 20 states, including North Carolina, New York, California and Pennsylvania, as well as several cities, are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its repeal of most greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. The agency’s proposal would also thwart future administrations from reinstating the rule.
Inside Climate News • Lisa SorgNew Jersey’s Middlesex County Sues Big Oil Over Escalating Climate Impacts
The lawsuit comes as the Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments in a similar climate case against oil companies. A ruling in the industry’s favor in that case could kill dozens of pending climate suits nationwide.By Dana Drugmand A New Jersey county has become the latest local government to sue major oil and gas companies, seeking to recover costs from damage caused by worsening flooding and other climate change impacts.
Inside Climate News • Dana DrugmandAs Negotiators Struggle to Advance a Plastics Treaty, Iran War Underscores the Urgency
Blocked Middle East oil shipments upended supply chains and prices for fossil fuel-based plastics, offering yet another reason nations must support a global treaty that shifts to sustainable materials, environmental advocates say.By Liza Gross As nations met this week in Bangkok for informal meetings on a United Nations plastics treaty, more than 70 developing countries supported addressing all causes and drivers of plastic pollution, environmental advocates said.
Inside Climate News • Liza Gross‘We were stubborn and arrogant’: Vestas boss on how he changed culture at wind giant
Henrik Andersen said ‘failure is not an option’ principle was having negative effect in an interview with Fortune, while also calling out what he believes is Chinese hypocrisy in debate over European market access
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonCIP receives €1.2bn boost to latest flagship fund
Norwegian sovereign wealth fund makes huge cash injection into CIP-managed clean energy portfolio
Recharge • Gareth ChetwyndCalifornia to Vote on Landmark Tribal Petitions for Coastal Protections
The state is set to decide on a slew of proposed changes to its network of marine protected areas this fall, but how co-management between the state and tribes would proceed is unclear.By Claire Barber
Inside Climate News • Claire BarberChesapeake Bay Restoration Obstructed by Federal Policy Shift, Tribal Withdrawal
A Trump administration executive order and a breakdown in relations with seven federally recognized tribes has raised questions about the project’s future.By Aman Azhar Two major challenges could complicate efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Inside Climate News • Aman AzharFloating pioneer faces ‘long and uncertain’ road to profitability after crippling turbine failures
One of the world's biggest floating offshore wind farms has barely made a dent in loan repayments, having been hit hard by repeat turbine failures
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonWind left waiting as US permitting overhaul targets wider energy bottleneck
Some Democrats are skeptical of Senate bill to speed approvals and may hold out until a new Congress sits next year
Recharge • Tim FerryWhy Worry About Climate Change When AI Will Get Us First?
Explore the relationship between climate change and AI, and how technology might either save our planet or kill us all. Good Times!
Global Warming is Real • Thomas SchuenemanAmerica’s Largest Producer of Foundry Coke Is Operating Under an Expired Permit. Who Is at Fault?
County health officials told lawyers for an environmental group they would move forward with the permitting process after a legal filing asked a judge to force the agency’s hand.By Lee Hedgepeth BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—It’s time to act. It’s long past time.
Inside Climate News • Lee HedgepethSupreme Court to Tackle Preemption Issues in Corporate Climate Accountability Litigation
On Monday, October 5, the Supreme Court will open its 2026–2027 term by hearing a climate change case, Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County (Suncor). The defendant fossil fuel companies are asking the Court to hold that the Constitution and the Clean Air Act preempt state-law claims seeking to hold the
Climate Law Blog • Margaret BarryIs Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi
As the midterms approach, Americans’ digestive health has become a bizarre talking point Donald Trump seems to spend an unusual amount of time thinking about toilets. Back in 2019, he bizarrely claimed: “People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once.” He repeated this claim at a Michigan rally the following year. “Ten times, right, 10 times,” Trump complained. “Not me, of course not me, but you,” he added while pointing at an unfortunate audience member. Continue reading
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Arwa MahdawiAll Hail Electrification. But Let’s Talk About the Hard Part
The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity. Upfront costs are just one of the obstacles.By Dan Gearino If one form of energy becomes the cheapest, most secure and cleanest, you’d probably adjust your economy to use more of it, right?
Inside Climate News • Dan GearinoEven Trump’s US beating Europe on electrification, warns industry CEO
Industry executives and policymakers point to regulation and taxes as obstacles to electrifying European industry at Eurelectric event
Recharge • Berta OlivierTimeline | How a string of wind turbine failures rocked floating pioneer
Wind turbine failures at pioneering site highlight difficulties floating sector faces as technology matures
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonVestas wind turbine failures plunge pioneering floating project deep into red
Extent and cost of repair works needed raise new questions around the viability of floating wind, seen as a key renewables technology in years to come
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonUK clean power czar stands down
Stark's appointment two years ago generated excitement in the wind power sector, and some industry leaders wonder if budget priorities are shifting
Recharge • Gareth Chetwynd‘Mega-Industrial’ Trawlers Threaten Europe’s Ocean Health
Europe’s floating factories make up just one percent of the fleet but catch more than half the fish—and they cause the majority of environmental damage.By Johnny Sturgeon For Europe’s fishing industry, it turns out size does matter.
Inside Climate News • Johnny SturgeonRegulators Release a Plan to Help Repair the Contaminated Roanoke River
Federal and state regulators in North Carolina propose a fix to repair damage caused by more than 50 years of toxic pollution from a pulp mill.By Lisa Sorg PLYMOUTH, N.C.—Fall had just arrived when a nor’easter began stewing in the Atlantic Ocean, its gale-force winds carrying the pungent smell of chlorine westward, away from downtown. Against the backdrop of dingy stratus clouds, the Domtar pulp mill loomed.
Inside Climate News • Lisa SorgOutgrowing Degrowth: The Case for Ecosocialist Abundance
Caught between a return to an ecologically blind abundance agenda and degrowth environmentalism that offers no aspirational material vision, ecosocialism can choose a third option: a version of ecological modernisation that champions abundance within planetary boundaries. Revolutions in renewable energy and agriculture bring this outcome within reach.
Greeneuropeanjournal • Amir HashemiGreenpeace threatens Crown Estate with lawsuit over ‘extortionate’ offshore wind lease fees
The Crown Estate argues its approach has helped build the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector and that lease fees were determined by an auction process
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonFresh Chinese offshore wind push turns screw on UK
Envision Energy will be treated as a separate case to compatriot wind turbine maker Mingyang but experts say with OEMs queuing up, Britain needs to define its criteria
Recharge • Andrew LeeThe green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?
Climate crisis | The Guardian • Georgina WoodsEU Weighs Delaying Methane Rules as Energy Prices Rise
Concerned climate policy experts and investor groups warn against weakening the landmark regulation.By Phil McKenna Amid political pressure and rising energy prices, the European Commission is considering pausing a part of its landmark methane regulation, which is set to take effect in January.
Inside Climate News • Phil McKennaWatch: Climate Week Panel on China’s Global Development Push
Speakers explore how China’s massive overseas development push is reshaping climate, energy, and extractive investment worldwide.As governments and global funds pour billions into oil, gas, renewable energy, digital infrastructure and mining, the future of cross-border investment is becoming a defining issue for environmental protection and climate action.
Inside Climate News • Derek HarrisonBREAKING: They Just Tried to PULL OFF a NEW 9/11
https://youtu.be/CD4aOw0diU8
We Are Change • Luke RudkowskiEnvision Energy hires top BlackRock executive to smooth global push
Ryan O’Keeffe joins wind and energy technology giant as it plans offshore wind push into Europe
Recharge • Andrew LeeMeta Announces Large Solar Purchase Agreement in Texas, But It’s Powering Some Data Centers With Gas
The new solar project is less than half the size of a gas plant planned for Meta’s El Paso data center.By Lauren Nutall Apex Clean Energy and Meta have entered into a power purchase agreement that allows the technology company to financially benefit from energy generated from a solar project in Gonzales County, Texas.
Inside Climate News • Lauren NutallOrsted and CIP reportedly facing off in Taiwan offshore wind auction
Danish renewable energy developers have reportedly both bid major projects in latest auction round
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonMass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.By Bob Berwyn A series of deadly heat waves from May to August overwhelmed Germany’s healthcare and emergency response systems and led to an estimated 16,000 heat-related deaths during the summer, the most heat mortalities ever recorded in the highly developed country.
Inside Climate News • Bob BerwynStudy of Groundwater Near Fracking Sites Finds Low Radium Levels, but Raises Concerns About Increased Salinity
Researchers highlighted the challenges of studying this issue in western Pennsylvania, which has a long history of industrial pollution.By Jon Hurdle Testing in a limited number of shallow aquifers near fracking sites in southwestern Pennsylvania found low levels of radium overall, but there aren’t yet enough samples to draw firm conclusions about the region as a whole, according to a new report from researchers at Penn State University.
Inside Climate News • Jon HurdleVestas bags new onshore wind turbine orders totalling over 600MW
Denmark’s Vestas set to supply two major new renewable energy projects in Australia, with delivery set for next year
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonFrom Saudi mega-batteries to factory heat: three under-the-radar storage developers to watch
Experts nominate the battery energy storage developers that are shaping the industry but remain less familiar outside their home markets
Recharge • Steffie BanatvalaEnvironmentalists Sue Federal Agencies Over Nation’s First Fast-Tracked Critical Minerals Mine
Federal regulators approved South32’s Hermosa mine despite identifying adverse impacts to multiple endangered or threatened species, the suit notes.By Wyatt Myskow
Inside Climate News • Wyatt MyskowScrutinizing the Achievement of Climate Targets, Part II: Emerging Trends and Challenges in Implementation Litigation
This is the second of two posts exploring the evolution of climate change implementation litigation. Part I detailed how governments’ duties to monitor and meet their climate commitments, and have transparent and attainable climate plans, are well-defined by international, regional, and domestic courts. This post focuses on how implementation cases are responding to a host
Climate Law Blog • Joe Udell and Filippo FantozziRWE, Equinor and Brookfield ‘among Uniper bidders’
Big names said to line up for German power giant nationalised at height of Russia-Ukraine crisis
Recharge • Andrew LeeLong After Wildfire Smoke Is Gone, Heavy Metals Could Still Be Harming Survivors’ Lungs
A new study from University of Hawai‘i researchers links metals found in the ash of the 2023 Maui wildfires with impaired lung function.By Keerti Gopal After three years helping Maui wildfire survivors track their health progress, Dr. Martina L. Kamaka is used to seeing high levels of heavy metals in their bodies.
Inside Climate News • Keerti GopalIncoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name
As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything we've previously seen, it doesn't even fit on the same axis.”By Nina Dietz Daniel Swain has made a name for himself studying the extremes of a warming planet. Fires, floods, droughts, heat, storms: if it’s a record breaker, Swain has probably studied it.
Inside Climate News • Nina DietzDrones Are Already on the Front Lines of Wildfire Response. Robots and AI Could Be Next
Federal agencies use drones to map fires, find hotspots and ignite burns, and researchers are testing robots on rough terrain and artificial intelligence in fire and smoke behavior forecasts.By Mosabber Hossain
Inside Climate News • Mosabber HossainUN blacklists wind farm developer over alleged ties to human rights violations
Renewable energy developer blacklisted for contribution to alleged human rights violations in the Palestinian West Bank, set against backdrop of Israel’s assault on Gaza
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonBorders for Sale: What Ceuta Means for Europe
Declassified documents reveal that, prior to the crossing of over 70,000 people from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in July, Spain’s intelligence services had passed a warning to Rabat. Still, Morocco let it happen, demonstrating once again that border externalisation exposes Europe to the whims of autocrats and leads to needless death and suffering. What can Spain and the EU learn from Ceuta?
Greeneuropeanjournal • Amir HashemiUK plans new grid company to foster investment in key offshore wind bottleneck
Planned publicly-owned company will invest and compete for transmission projects in partnership with private companies but budget will be shared with GB Energy.
Recharge • Gareth ChetwyndBring it on! One Japanese region is determined to make offshore wind work
Officials in Akita see offshore wind as a lever for reversing economic and demographic decline, while developers love the wind resource there
Recharge • Gareth ChetwyndAlito’s Recusal From Climate Case: Too Little, Too Late?
The justice’s participation in the Boulder case already may have been pivotal, and his continued stock holdings—including in fossil fuels—keep an ethics cloud over the Supreme Court.By Marianne Lavelle Justice Samuel Alito decided Monday to sit out one of the most consequential climate change cases to reach the Supreme Court, but legal experts expected continuing ramifications due to his ownership of individual corporate stocks, including in the fossil fuel industry.
Inside Climate News • Marianne LavelleTrump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market
One observer called the move a "disaster for people’s health, the planet, and even U.S. automakers.”By Dennis Pillion The Trump administration Monday finalized the rollback of a major fuel economy standard for cars and trucks, a move critics say will cause more climate-warming pollution, human health problems and higher fuel costs for consumers.
Inside Climate News • Dennis PillionScrutinizing the Achievement of Climate Targets, Part I: The Widening Reach of Implementation Litigation
As temperatures continue to rise at alarming rates, it is undeniable that current climate policies are not enough to meet the 1.5°C temperature limit of the Paris Agreement. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, global warming is currently on track to reach 2.8°C above preindustrial levels by 2100. However, if governments fully implement their
Climate Law Blog • Joe Udell and Filippo FantozziBig boost for Scottish port as SSE makes its choices for offshore wind mega-project
SSE's choices for its huge Berwick Bank projects will have a major ripple effect on the Scottish and wider UK supply chain
Recharge • Gareth ChetwyndHow to Protect Yourself From Disaster Scams
Contracting fraud and misconduct are rampant after storms and fires. Experts share tips for the increasing number of Hawaiʻi communities in recovery.By Erin Nolan, Keerti Gopal This story is a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Honolulu Civil Beat.
Inside Climate News • Erin Nolan, Keerti GopalFour security criteria the UK should use to assess Chinese turbines and other power technology
Foreign wind power technology suppliers that can satisfy strict, verified security controls and deliver manufacturing value to the UK should be allowed to compete, argues Johnathan Reynolds, managing director at consultancy Opergy
Recharge • Johnathan ReynoldsTotalEnergies aims for electricity to make up quarter of energy mix by 2035
Chief executive Patrick Pouyanne and members of executive committee to present supermajor's strategy and outlook in New York on Monday
Recharge • Nishant UgalPlanet China
From electric vehicle exports to massive overseas infrastructure projects, China is having a big—and contradictory—environmental impact worldwide.By Kiley Price, Dan Gearino, Nicholas Kusnetz
Inside Climate News • Kiley Price, Dan Gearino, Nicholas KusnetzRevealing the Invisible Injustice of Extreme Heat
Thermal imaging shows how people experience scorching heat varies depending on their circumstance.Story by Bob Berwyn, photos by Michele Lapini The extreme heat scientists have warned about for decades came to Europe again this summer, killing at least 30,000 people like a silent, invisible plague. It came for poor people, the very young and very old, and those suffering from debilitating conditions.
Inside Climate News • Story by Bob Berwyn, photos by Michele LapiniWhy offshore wind’s ‘deal of the decade’ was truly remarkable
Huge deal between Iberdrola’s ScottishPower and Emirati big spender Masdar for stake in North Sea offshore wind farm development was sealed last year
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonThe Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agenda Comes for America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’
Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals?By Wyatt Myskow, Carla Samon Ros, Johanna Hansel This investigation was reported in a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations.
Inside Climate News • Wyatt Myskow, Carla Samon Ros, Johanna HanselA Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu
A new study finds the world’s great surf breaks are vulnerable to climate change. In Malibu, the problem is more specific: a coast with few defenses, with a record El Niño winter closing in.By Kate Waxman On a clean summer swell, the wave at Malibu’s Surfrider Beach arrives from the south, wraps around a cobblestone point and unspools toward the pier in a long, shimmering wave that can carry a surfer for hundreds of feet. It breaks slowly, forgivingly, over rounded stones that were delivered by Malibu Creek across millennia.
Inside Climate News • Kate WaxmanNew Colorado Neighborhood Could Offer Glimpse into the Future of Home Energy Use
The partners behind a project in suburban Denver think they’ve found a way to accelerate the adoption of residential geothermal heating and cooling.By Phil McKenna KEN CARYL, Colo.—A new residential development south of Denver is the testing ground for an unusual partnership that could transform home heating and cooling across the country.
Inside Climate News • Phil McKenna‘Crown Jewel’ of Everglades Restoration Is Too Small, Report Says
A sprawling reservoir at the heart of the $27 billion effort to restore Florida’s Everglades is unprecedented in size, but a new report suggests much more reservoir space is needed.By Amy Green A sprawling reservoir under construction south of Lake Okeechobee that Gov. Ron DeSantis has characterized as the “crown jewel” of Everglades restoration will not be enough to save Florida’s treasured and troubled river of grass, according to a new report.
Inside Climate News • Amy GreenThe Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities
The sewage sludge some farmers have applied to their fields for decades is contaminated with PFAS—with serious consequences for drinking water.By Ben Seal
Inside Climate News • Ben SealAfter a Deadly Flood, What Does Climate Justice for Nepal Look Like?
“A country responsible for less than 0.02 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions is paying an even higher price for a crisis it did not create.”Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Tanuja Pandey, a climate justice activist in Nepal.
Inside Climate News • Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on EarthClimate Crisis Is No Longer a ‘Distant Warning,’ UN Leader Says
The General Assembly pledged to help countries threatened by sea-level rise, but many challenges remain.By Dan Gearino This week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York featured pleas for urgent action on climate change, with heads of state and Secretary-General António Guterres warning that the window for action is narrowing.
Inside Climate News • Dan GearinoThey’re PREPARING Us For The CUBA INVASION…
https://youtu.be/gWSzlwFGc_8
We Are Change • Luke RudkowskiEngland’s largest onshore wind farm plan unveiled
The 300MW project in East Anglia would mark a huge step up for the largest UK nation, which spent a decade in the onshore doldrums
Recharge • Andrew LeeWind farm ban based on overstated modelling for UK nuclear monitoring site ‘risks £60bn investment’
The ministry admits its current model overestimates seismic vibrations from existing wind farms, as developer CWP Energy warns restrictions could put a £60bn wind and data-centre pipeline at risk
Recharge • Steffie BanatvalaThe deals and launches you might have missed in Hamburg
Highlights from wind turbine giants such as Vestas and Envision and other key players as the industry gathered for WindEnergy Hamburg
Recharge • Andrew LeeUK wind and solar auction results delayed until next year
UK energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh will be keen to build on record-breaking success for offshore wind and renewables generally in last auction round
Recharge • Cosmo SandersonThe Toxic Trail of Indian Parts Powering Europe’s Cars
Freefalling agricultural yields, severe health problems due to rampant pollution, and livelihoods that have to be built anew: these are the daily realities of residents in India’s automotive manufacturing hub of Pune, where producers have for years disregarded environmental safeguards. And despite regulations mandating supply chain due diligence, components made in the region still make their way into the vehicles of Europe's biggest carmakers. A Follow the Money investigation.
Greeneuropeanjournal • Amir HashemiIndian Point Energy Center’s Uncertain Future
As Indian Point Energy Center undergoes decommissioning in New York’s 17th Congressional District, complaints over the process are mounting against the backdrop of an increasingly pro-nuclear federal agenda.By Leana Carbonez NY-17: Second in a series on the environmental stakes of one of the nation’s most fiercely contested congressional races.
Inside Climate News • Leana CarbonezWhy Germany Is Building an Ark for U.S. Climate Data
As researchers around the world begin work on the next U.N. climate assessment, fears are growing that the Trump administration could meddle with critical U.S. climate data.By Christian Schwägerl, Yale Environment 360 This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360.
Germany must turn offshore wind awards into investable projects
Germany’s offshore wind reform can cut costs, strengthen investor confidence and give Europe’s supply chain greater certainty – if parliament gets the auction design right, writes new BWO chair Benedikt Scheel
Recharge • Benedikt ScheelGermany’s wind lobby bypasses energy ministry in renewables reform fight
Locked out of talks with minister Katherina Reiche, Germany's wind power lobby turns to MPs, betting a slim 12-seat majority can be swayed on renewable energy reform
Recharge • Bernd RadowitzTexas Electric Utility Only Considered Gas to Power $10 Billion Meta Data Center
Administrative judges recommend approval of the gas power plant if the utility assures ratepayers won't pay the cost.By Martha Pskowski EL PASO—While Texas officials have hit pause on data center permitting, one project is still moving ahead: Meta’s $10 billion, 1-gigawatt data center in northeast El Paso.
Inside Climate News • Martha PskowskiOwen Shroyer & Nick Fuentes Just RIPPED APART Ben Shapiro…
https://youtu.be/TsEG6uahk4g
We Are Change • JoshThe Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial
Editorial: Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice
They’re CONDITIONING Us For Something TERRIFYING…
https://youtu.be/2W2R6cH3tRo
We Are Change • Luke RudkowskiAI’s Meet-Cute With Climate Denial
Just in time for Climate Week NYC, President Trump calls concerns over global warming and artificial intelligence a “hoax.”By Dan Gearino Earlier this week, President Donald Trump responded to rising public concerns about artificial intelligence with a post on Truth Social.
Inside Climate News • Dan GearinoUS battery startup plays long game in long duration storage with China plant
California-based EnerVenue looks to capitalise on growing demand for high duration batteries but will face competition from lithium-ion incumbents and regulatory barriers
Recharge • Tim Ferry
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