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  1. Lawsuit challenges Trump admin's plan to dismantle country’s largest climate research lab

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:03:47 -0000

    ​​The universities that oversee the National Center for Atmospheric Research allege in the suit that the center is “collateral damage” in the Trump administration’s ongoing feud with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. A group of universities that oversee the country’s largest federal climate research center …

  2. Accidental discovery reveals new climate threat to emperor penguins

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:42:46 -0000

    The plight of the emperor penguin might be more dire than previously thought. For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to discover new …

  3. ‘The world is transitioning away from fossil fuels’: Gulf oil investors turn to African renewables

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:07:57 -0000

    Gulf oil money is flowing into African renewables – and the Iran war is only accelerating the trend. Investors made wealthy by the Middle East's …

  4. 4 ways Trump is sabotaging climate action around the world

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an …

  5. Spring, climate change, jet stream serves up buffet of wild weather hitting US

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:59:01 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly every type of wild weather hit some part of the United States on Monday as the normal changing seasons clash of cold and warm air collided with a jet stream gone crazy and a possible dash of climate change, meteorologists and scientist said. A blizzard dumped snow by the …

  6. Hotter temperatures may push millions toward a more sedentary lifestyle, add hundreds of thousands of deaths

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:32:25 -0000

    As global temperatures rise, people are becoming less physically active, and this shift could lead to hundreds of thousands of additional premature …

  7. Good Riddance to Corporate Social Responsibility

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    The end of an unnecessary fiction.

  8. Is the world heating up faster than we thought?

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:56:57 -0000

    A new study says global warming is accelerating. Some aren't ready to agree. For years, scientists have been keeping a wary eye on the massive system …

  9. Big Tech purchases of carbon credits explode amid AI race, with Microsoft leading the way

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:08:24 -0000

    The AI boom may be having a side effect: a surge in Big Tech buying carbon credits to offset emissions generated by its energy-hungry …

  10. Will the Iran War Derail Colombia’s World-First Energy Transition?

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:13:30 -0000

    An economy dependent on fossil fuels planned to wind down, rather than expand, extraction. “When oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” U.S. …

  11. Why Insect Farming Startups Are Going Bankrupt

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:10:00 -0000

    The proclamation came from, of all people, an insect researcher: “We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” Dutch entomologist Marcel Dicke …

  12. Oil and gas prices are soaring. Some countries are ready with solar panels and EVs

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:54:10 -0000

    As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, cutting off a quarter of oil and natural gas supplies from the rest of the world. Qatar has shut down its liquified natural gas or LNG production, with no clear date to restart in sight. Goats and Soda Pakistan is …

  13. What Displays Get Scrapped at America’s Parks? It Looks Like Anyone’s Guess.

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:20:11 -0000

    President Trump ordered officials to remove information deemed disparaging to the United States. A review of government documents shows little guidance and striking inconsistencies. As the Interior Department carries out President Trump’s order to remove or hide information at parks and other sites …

  14. Brazil is both the world’s environmental treasure and its most exposed victim (commentary)

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:22:13 -0000

    In May 2024, floodwaters submerged much of Porto Alegre. Brazil’s fourth-largest city lost bridges, hospitals, and months of economic output. …

  15. Early heat wave could shatter records across California and the Southwest

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:04:52 -0000

    Arizona and Nevada are likely to get temperatures in the triple digits. New records could be set in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tucson, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Albuquerque and Denver. It feels like summertime in March across much of the western United States this week, as an extraordinary, early heat …

  16. Iran War Shows That Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels Is ‘Delusional,’ UN Climate Chief Says

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:51:49 -0000

    Price spikes from the war highlight the necessity of the renewable energy transition for stability and national security, the U.N. official says.The …

  17. It’s 100 times the size of Yellowstone, almost entirely covered by ice and is home to the ‘Iceberg Graveyard’

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:09:00 -0000

    Northeast Greenland National Park is a wilderness so large it's more than 100 times the size of Yellowstone Northeast Greenland National Park is the …

  18. How plant populations keep a genetic memory of the past

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:50:00 -0000

    Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are far from static. They …

  19. Landmark offshore wind farms come online in the U.S.

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:10:00 -0000

    Two offshore wind farms that were targeted by the Trump administration are making strides toward providing clean energy for the East Coast. One …

  20. China’s new carbon target tests balance between GDP growth and climate action

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:22:00 -0000

    Achieving a 17 per cent carbon intensity cut by 2030 will be challenging given rising power demand, industrial growth and economic uncertainty. China …

  21. Climate Change Is Fueling A Chronic Health Crisis

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:30:06 -0000

    For years, people have talked about Climate change as a threat to coasts, crops, and the environment. That is all true. But it is also becoming a …

  22. America’s drinking habits are destroying Mexico’s environment: ‘It will take a long time for the ecosystem to recover’

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:09:10 -0000

    Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sánchez Garnica’s family in rural Oaxaca, where the …

  23. Cambodia’s Supreme Court denies release of five imprisoned environmental activists

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:04:46 -0000

    Five environmental activists in Cambodia will remain in prison, where they have been for more than 622 days, after the country’s Supreme Court …

  24. Let’s Not Pour Cold Water on the EU Car Industry’s EV Momentum

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:23:42 -0000

    Lawmakers are being asked to weaken the bloc’s 2030 climate target for carmakers despite the regulation being a key driver for investment. Clinging …

  25. Do Middle-earth and Westeros make sense? Climate scientists modelled them to find out

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:33:51 -0000

    This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Authors: John Cook, Senior Research …

  26. Report: Minnesota to see billions in climate costs

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    A new report estimates that climate change could cost Minnesotans more than $20 billion a year by 2040, if global greenhouse gas emissions continue …

  27. Scientists say summer of weather whiplash points to driving force of climate change

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:47:38 -0000

    Scientists are warning this summer's sharp swings from record heat to torrential rain illustrate how climate change is becoming a dominant driving …

  28. What can we learn from salt lakes?

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    On Caroline Tracey’s inaugural visit to a salt lake, California’s Salton Sea, she heard something crunch underneath her feet. Looking down, she …

  29. ‘We are all foreigners’: Japanese director casts dandelion seeds in migration tale

    Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:20:44 -0000

    In her animated film Dandelion's Odyssey, Japanese director Momoko Seto explores the theme of migration – something seen across the natural world, as well as among human beings. Using detailed scientific imagery and a multi-layered soundtrack in place of dialogue, the film’s message is one of …

  30. The 'green' mining boom poisoning rivers in Southeast Asia

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:37:00 -0000

    A boom in mineral and gold mining is polluting Mekong tributaries and other rivers in Southeast Asia. Indigenous and rural, farming communities are …