Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Lawsuits accuse State Farm of secretly working to cut insurance payouts

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:21:00 -0000

    The storm swept into Tulsa County, Okla., around dinnertime on May 21, 2024, hammering people's houses with hail the size of golf balls. It was so loud that when a neighbor called Tim Willard, he couldn't make out what they were saying on the phone. Afterward, Willard walked outside his home to see …

  2. Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:40:22 -0000

    In exchange, the companies will invest in oil and gas projects, echoing an earlier deal with the French energy giant TotalEnergies. The Trump administration will pay energy companies hundreds of millions of dollars to abandon their plans to build two wind farms off the U.S. coast, the Interior …

  3. Putin Is Secretly Paying People to Sabotage Clean Energy in Europe and It Could Spread West

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:25:37 -0000

    Something alarming is happening at the edge of Europe, and it deserves far more attention than it is getting. Russia has been quietly recruiting …

  4. How to Turn Your Yard Into a Wildflower Meadow for Months of Easy Blooms

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    Restore a natural ecosystem that will support pollinators and other life while making yours easier—and more joyful, too. Creating a wildflower meadow transforms your yard into a vibrant habitat, offering food, shelter, and breeding grounds for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. Beyond its …

  5. This Supreme Court 'victory' for oil giants is not what it seems

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    A recent ruling puts $745 million to restore Louisiana's coastline in doubt. But the effort to get Chevron and other oil majors to pay is far from …

  6. How wildebeest reshape the Serengeti during Africa’s Great Migration

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Each spring, millions of wildebeest begin a 500-mile journey driven by rain, grass, and survival. It’s the largest migration of big beasts on Earth. As the spring drought begins to set in, millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle prepare for a 500-mile round trip of nearly nonstop travel, following …

  7. The MAHA movement is mad about the weedkiller glyphosate and Trump's EPA

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In a sign of the simmering discontent within the Make America Healthy Again coalition, some of its most visible figures rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, lobbing criticism at the Trump administration for siding with a pesticide-maker. Inside, the justices were hearing arguments in a …

  8. Smashed pipes, blocked off wells: Taps run dry in the West Bank as Israeli settlers target Palestinians’ water

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:51 -0000

    Ein Samia and Bardala, West Bank — When the masked men sliced through the metal fence of the water-pumping station on a dark February evening and ran toward the squat building, the four workers inside panicked. Three fled; the fourth stayed behind. He jumped into a manhole and crouched in the …

  9. 'We represent a new force': Nearly 60 nations push ahead with fossil fuel exit

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:28:40 -0000

    Some 60 countries are gathering in the coastal city of Santa Marta in Colombia to tackle an issue that has deadlocked UN climate talks: how to exist fossil fuels. It's the first global conference of its kind, bringing together nations that want to accelerate a fossil fuel phaseout, despite a …

  10. EPA chief Lee Zeldin slams ‘uninformed’ Democratic lawmaker who suggested he drink weed killer during heated congressional hearing

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:20:39 -0000

    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin slammed Rep. Rosa DeLauro for being “uninformed” Monday after the Connecticut Democrat completely lost it and suggested …

  11. Here’s what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:10:19 -0000

    Contrails, short for condensation trails, are the white streaks often seen in the sky behind aircraft. The international cloud atlas, which …

  12. We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    Data reporting by Melissa LewisIn remote Northeast California, about 10 miles outside the lumber mill town of Chester and a half-hour’s drive from …

  13. Top Trump official ignites heated exchange after stumping House Dem on landmark SCOTUS case

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:16 -0000

    Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, got into a heated exchange with Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday over whether she was familiar with precedents governing the EPA’s mission. "You’re upset that you …

  14. The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:01:00 -0000

    Look on the bright side. The ongoing war on Iran may have drastically reduced the amount of oil passing from West Asia to the rest of the world, but …

  15. Is oil king again? China’s surging cleantech exports show the opposite is true

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:13:26 -0000

    Over the last two months, nations have scrambled to shore up oil supplies as the Iran war prevented oil tankers moving through the Strait of …

  16. Fact check: Cloud seeding didn't make it rain in Iran

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:53:58 -0000

    Some social media users have claimed the alleged destruction of a climate research center in the United Arab Emirates caused intense precipitation in …

  17. Trump Has Once Again Paid Off Offshore Wind Developers to Quit

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:08:44 -0000

    On hydropower, GOP renewables, and sewage in Seattle Current conditions: After a springy warm up, temperatures in Northeast cities such as Boston and …

  18. The Moon Is Drifting Away From Earth (1,5 Inches Per Year) and This Is How We'll Experience the Effects

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:20:33 -0000

    This phenomenon is a great example of how the tiniest things can make a huge difference. Even if something is barely noticeable, it can have huge …

  19. Toxic chemicals are raising infertility in humans, fish, birds, and insects: ‘A whisper that is powerful enough to redirect a hurricane’

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:29:32 -0000

    Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fertility rates, the average number of births women are projected …

  20. Waymos Aren’t Going to Solve Traffic Deaths

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Boosters paint a future in which driverless vehicles drastically improve road safety. The reality looks pretty different. Every week, it seems, Waymos …

  21. The Colonial Bungalow: Combatting Climate & Creating Separation

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:56:56 -0000

    With its thick walls, high ceilings, large rooms, and wide verandahs, the colonial bungalow was constructed to meet the challenges of hot climates. …

  22. Why Malaysia Experiences Rain Almost Every Day

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:40:19 -0000

    Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country, is renowned for its rich biodiversity, vibrant culture, and tropical climate. One of the most distinctive …

  23. Humidity and heat are killers for tropical birds – waxbill and hornbill studies highlight the dangers

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:16:36 -0000

    Humans are not the only species negatively affected by increasingly hot and humid conditions. Intense heatwaves sometimes kill large numbers of wild …

  24. Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:45:22 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development. Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 …

  25. The UK’s biggest pollution lawsuit

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:19:35 -0000

    The River Wye is at the centre of what lawyers are billing as the biggest environmental pollution case brought in the UK. One of the country’s largest …

  26. Former president of Costa Rica on de-risking fertilizer shocks: how $700 billion in subsidies can do more

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:33:47 -0000

    In 2022, my final year in office, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent fertilizer prices surging several-fold, and farmers across Central America—and …

  27. Thousands of People Say Roundup Caused Their Cancer. The Supreme Court May Quash Their Lawsuits.

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:43:29 -0000

    The case centers around the regulation of glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used herbicide, which researchers have linked to health problems in …

  28. Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:08:54 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar …

  29. Environmental Photo Competition Shows Devastating Impact Humans Can Have on Wildlife

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:29:34 -0000

    The winners of the 2026 Environmental Photography Award have been announced, and photographer Britta Jaschinski has been presented with the grand …

  30. Climate change hits South African women unevenly: why race, class, age and power matter

    Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:18:16 -0000

    As heat, floods and drought intensify, governments, donors and cities rely on climate risk assessments to decide who gets support and where money …