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1. Every Fan's Guide to the 2026 World Cup

   Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:39:54 -0000

   The wait is almost over. Soccer's biggest event kicks off June 11 and is already stoking a firestorm of burning questions. Can Argentina become the first repeat champion since 1962? Will Mbappé claim the Golden Ball? And the big one: Is this the USMNT’s year? What to know about the first three-host-nation tournament, a grueling slog that will require eight matches to win. Plus, geopolitical tensions, price gouging, and can a 48-team World Cup have a Group of Death? Keep an eye on Group I.

2. California’s $20 Million Solar Canal Experiment Just Proved the Future of Clean Energy and Water Conservation

   Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:03:53 -0000

   What if the solution to two of the most pressing crises of our time was hiding in plain sight, right above the water we’ve been struggling to …

3. He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

   Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A white …

4. Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change fake, is now threatening Brazil with tariffs over the deforestation of the Amazon

   Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:27:07 -0000

   In the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump made a special effort to deny the impacts of climate change. In a September 2025 United …

5. This is why ticks are taking over Canada

   Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:03 -0000

   When Vett Lloyd was first bitten by a tick about 15 years ago, she was told by public health authorities that there were no ticks in her home …

6. California Almonds Depend on Billions of Bees. ‘Bitter Honey’ Asks at What Cost

   Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

   A new book reports how beekeeping operations are more like livestock megafarms. Every year, as almond trees bloom across California, the world’s …

7. Singapore Brings Back 19th-Century Tech to Beat Warming Climate

   Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:00:00 -0000

   Deep underneath Singapore’s northeastern district of Punggol, a five-kilometer network of metal pipes roars as it pumps chilled water to cool offices …

8. How Humans Migrated Across The Globe Over 200,000 Years: An Animated Look

   Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:42 -0000

   Coverage of the refugee crisis peaked in 2015. By the end of the year, note researchers at the University of Bergen, “this was one of the hottest …

9. Iran’s lakes are vanishing: Satellite images show a deepening water crisis

   Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:38:49 -0000

   Years of drought, falling rainfall and unsustainable water use have been worsened further by the US-Israel war. For many Iranians, the most immediate threat is no longer just war, but water. Years of drought, falling rainfall and unsustainable water use have pushed the country into severe water …

10. Why are so many Democrats going quiet on climate change?

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:57:06 -0000

    The common wisdom says it's a losing issue. Evidence suggests it actually helps Democrats. As the midterm elections approach, something strange has …

11. Hail Is Changing, And Scientists Warn It Could Become More Dangerous

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:31 -0000

    Everyone has a storm story – whether it's that time you just escaped a downpour, or the hailstorm that wrote off your car. Even though hailstorms are …

12. MAGA Is Worried About Male Fertility. Trump Is Killing Their Sperm.

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    There’s some scientific backing for the idea that sperm count is declining. But Republican environmental policies are making it worse. Male …

13. Louisiana lawmakers rush to support an industry they 'do not know a lot about'

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    A bill to boost a wood-pellet industry plagued by pollution violations sailed through the Legislature. This coverage is made possible through a …

14. Ignoring Trump's Stupidity Long Enough to Imagine a Green, Equal Future | Common Dreams

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:33:05 -0000

    A new report argues for a “sufficiency” world, in which all have enough and where the share of wealth owned by the richest 1% drops dramatically. One …

15. Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:50:29 -0000

    Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, a Republican …

16. There’s a new threat to the World Cup. FIFA might not be ready.

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:45:00 -0000

    The world’s biggest sporting event has been heating up. This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sávio Bortolini Pimentel just missed getting on the roster to represent his national team, Brazil, at the 1994 FIFA …

17. The Trump administration won’t face the facts

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:45 -0000

    Published June 08, 2026 Since Donald Trump took office last year, his administration’s actions have made hunger, teen suicide, tornadoes and other …

18. ‘More important than food’: Extreme heat is shifting how Indians think about AC

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:10 -0000

    By the first week of April, Mohammad Asif could no longer sleep. The ceiling fan in his rented room in Delhi whirred through the night, pushing hot …

19. 'We need to get off fossil fuels': COP31 negotiations chief tells AFP

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:05:49 -0000

    The incoming COP31 negotiations president told AFP on Monday the Middle East war underscored the need to "get off fossil fuels" and rejected …

20. Fusion energy is suddenly flush with cash. Troy Carter knows that won’t be enough

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Oak Ridge’s director of fusion energy explains why the global race to build the world’s first fusion plant still depends on hard physics and a little humility. The plasma physicist Troy Carter leads the U.S. fusion energy program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It’s one of science’s hottest and …

21. Meet Xinomavro, Greece’s Coolest Cool-Climate Red Wine from PDO Amyndeon (ΠΟΠ Αμύνταιο)

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:30:15 -0000

    Somewhere between the hunt for minimal-intervention wines, admiration for well-balanced reds, and the endless quest for “something different,” wine …

22. The most powerful El Nino in a century could be on its way

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:46:32 -0000

    Warnings of a strong El Nino weather phenomenon this year suggest the coming months could be characterized by drought, flooding and extreme heat. Can …

23. Scientists Capture First-Ever Photos of the Elusive 'Cozumel Dwarf Fox'

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:02:42 -0000

    The Cozumel dwarf fox, a tiny animal so elusive that scientists were unsure whether it even existed, has been photographed for the first time. Last …

24. World's Top GreenTech Companies of 2026

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:06:04 -0000

    As energy demand rises around the world, in part due to new data centers and widespread use of AI, greentech and climatetech are gaining investment, according to analysts at JP Morgan. Renewable energy has been increasing in capacity and decreasing in cost, helping meet the modern era’s energy new …

25. Alaskans Reel From the Loss of National Science Foundation Ocean-Monitoring Instruments

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    In the nation’s fastest-warming state with a multi-billion-dollar fishing industry and storm-threatened coastal communities, scientists say the …

26. Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly as progress slows

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:42:03 -0000

    Scotland's planet-warming emissions have reduced but progress has continued to slow, new figures show. The amount of greenhouse gases produced by the country in 2024 fell by 1% compared to the previous year. It is almost half of the reduction seen in 2023, when emissions fell by 1.9%. Climate Action …

27. Bogs 'almost like a minefield': Europe's wetlands gain military importance

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:44:22 -0000

    Peatlands are more than carbon sinks and havens for rare species. Amid rising security tensions, they are seen across Europe as natural barriers to …

28. How bad will drought be in Texas? Rio Grande Valley farmers are bracing for the worst.

    Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in …

29. The Atlantic’s ‘Cold Blob’ Could Change Weather Across America

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:32:38 -0000

    The mysterious North Atlantic "cold blob"—an unusually cool patch of ocean south of Greenland—may be more than a climate oddity. New research …

30. Sea Level Rise Is Accelerating, And We Now Know The Biggest Reason Why

    Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:53:39 -0000

    A thorough reexamination of scientific data has revealed that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating, and the primary driver might not be what …