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  1. Confused Trump, 79, Makes Bizarre Claim About Looming Ice Storm

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:53:38 -0000

    A monster storm is expected to freeze much of the U.S. this weekend, but Trump is focused on a different enemy. President Donald Trump has completely …

  2. Michigan AG Nessel sues big oil over ‘cartel’-like plot to kill clean energy

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In a lawsuit expected to be filed today, Nessel alleges some of the world’s largest oil companies colluded to suppress the development of EVs and …

  3. Sundance doc follows scientists racing to save Great Salt Lake

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:35:21 -0000

    A documentary that premiered Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival follows two Utah scientists scrambling to sound the alarm about the Great Salt …

  4. Trump’s Terrifying Davos Speech Is a Wake-up Call to the Global Elite

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    The World Economic Forum has long suggested that its annual lavish party is about saving the world. Trump just shredded that myth. On Wednesday, …

  5. Virginia Attorney General Takes Steps to Rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:03:56 -0000

    The state’s former Republican governor illegally withdrew from RGGI. Now, a new Democratic governor is big on participation.RICHMOND, Va.— Virginia’s …

  6. Trump mocks 'environmental insurrectionists' as Americans brace for massive winter storms: 'Global warming?'

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:13:42 -0000

    As Americans brace for massive winter storms expected to impact more than 170 million people across the U.S., President Donald Trump mocked what he described as "environmental insurrectionists" in a Truth Social post on Friday. "Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like …

  7. Taking the peace, Making Europe Grateful Again, No friends but the mountains?

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:43:56 -0000

    It’s been a week of power plays and redrawn lines. In Davos, President Trump declared victory in the escalating row over Greenland, announcing a framework deal he says delivers “everything we wanted, total security.” The White House hails it as classic Art of the Deal brinkmanship — critics warn …

  8. The Climate and Energy Implication Hidden in Mark Carney’s Davos Speech

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:23:30 -0000

    For the first few days of the World Economic Forum in Davos, politicians, civil society leaders, and business executives waited in nervous anticipation of President Donald Trump’s address to the conference—and any potential signal that he might try to make good on his promise to annex …

  9. Our world is entering an ‘era of global water bankruptcy’, UN scientists declare

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:07:00 -0000

    For decades, we have heard many warnings about a global water crisis. However, a new UN-supported report states that these previous warnings do not …

  10. Rolling-Coal And Emissions Cheating Devices Are No Longer A Criminal Offenses In Donald Trump's America

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:04:13 -0000

    Good morning! It's Friday, January 23, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, …

  11. Regional Victorian city of Bendigo facing future drinking water shortage

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:39:57 -0000

    Drinking water is set to become scarce in some regional towns across Australia as populations grow and climate change takes hold. The central …

  12. Weather influencers are going viral. How much should we trust them?

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:48:25 -0000

    When Christian Bryson needs quick weather information, like for this weekend's massive snowstorm, he doesn't wait for the 5 p.m. local newscast. Instead, he turns to Ryan Hall. "It's as if he's sitting in the living room with you tracking the storm," said Bryson, a 21-year-old meteorology student at …

  13. What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance

    Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:49:53 -0000

    In the summer of 1959, a group of American soldiers began carving trenches in the Greenland ice sheet. Those trenches would become the snow-covered …

  14. An ancient forest in Ecuador is the last stand for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:04:31 -0000

    YANACOCHA RESERVE, Ecuador (AP) — Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, an ancient forest stands as a final sanctuary against the encroachment of human activity. This is the Yanacocha Reserve, the last refuge for the Black-breasted puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis), a tiny hummingbird teetering on the edge …

  15. Lawmakers advance resolution asking voters to put eminent domain restrictions in SD constitution

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:42:58 -0000

    A committee of state lawmakers advanced legislation Friday asking voters to put restrictions on eminent domain in the state constitution, after the …

  16. Trump steals the show in Davos with a mixed bag of rhetoric and results at elite gathering

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:22:28 -0000

    DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump took center stage in his whirlwind visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, overshadowing the yearly gabfest among national leaders, executives and other elites in the Swiss Alpine snows. While some experts highlighted business …

  17. What to know about EVs as the winter storm brings bone-chilling temperatures

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:05:14 -0000

    With temperatures plunging in some states as a massive winter storm bears down across the U.S., some electric vehicle owners could face a cold, hard …

  18. A Storm Is Coming for the South’s Most Vulnerable Black Communities

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    For millions in the South, an impending storm could become unforgettable.​“I can’t stop watching the forecasts,” said Shemekia Stringer, speaking by …

  19. Germany Lauds Climate Finance Pact Decried by South African Minister

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:54:12 -0000

    Days after South Africa’s electricity minister questioned the benefits of a $10 billion climate-finance pact between the country and some of the …

  20. Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at the Milan Cortina Games

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:46:33 -0000

    These days, manufactured snow is a way of life in ski racing, so much so that Olympic athletes don’t think twice about competing on it. By JENNIFER …

  21. Davos is back — but the world it once championed is gone

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:08:56 -0000

    This year’s World Economic Forum featured big names and a sharp shift in focus. DAVOS, Switzerland — The private jets are departing. The pavilions are …

  22. Humans Are Closer Than Ever to Building a Star on Earth—And Unlocking Unlimited Energy

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:01:00 -0000

    Scientists shattered fusion limits yet again, meaning once-unimaginable technology is now within reach. For billions of years, the sun reigned supreme as the only fusion reactor in our solar system, leveraging its immense gravitational pressure and intense heat to overcome an atomic nuclei’s natural …

  23. Newsom wants $200M for EV rebates. Experts say it’s not enough to fix California’s slump

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:44:58 -0000

    This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $200 million plan to revive the state’s …

  24. Davos Stops Pretending

    Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:56:03 -0000

    Buzzwords like social justice and sustainability have vanished as the elite summit seeks Trump’s favor. Davos has long been a weather vane for the world, a perch from which to observe big shifts like the rise of China, the disruptive power of A.I. and now the breakdown of the postwar order. I spoke …

  25. 'Nobody’s going to believe him': Trump’s Greenland 'deal' sparks relief — and confusion

    Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:40:31 -0000

    Markets and some European leaders welcomed the news that U.S. President Donald Trump was standing down from imposing further tariffs on European …

  26. Icebreakers, the key tech to unlock Greenland, are only made by either US allies or adversaries

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:56:25 -0000

    Even with adequate icebreakers, the price to build and maintain mining or defensive facilities would be enormous. By SAM McNEIL BRUSSELS (AP) — The …

  27. Trump Mocks Climate Change Concerns Ahead of Historic Winter Storm. Here’s Why That’s Wrong

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:08:52 -0000

    President Donald Trump, who has long expressed skepticism of the scientific consensus on climate change, again brushed aside concerns on Friday by falsely implying that the massive winter storm set to hit much of the U.S. this weekend contradicts the evidence that the planet is getting …

  28. EU holds emergency summit amid Greenland upheaval

    Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:24:14 -0000

    US President Trump's sudden declaration of a "breakthrough" on Greenland seemed to render an emergency EU summit partly moot, as it was originally …

  29. New report lays out just how bad California’s recycling system is

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    California acts as a model for environmental legislation across the country, spearheading strict regulations and pushing the boundaries on climate action. Even still, its recycling rates remain dismally low. A recent report from CalRecycle, the state agency that oversees recycling and waste disposal …