Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Science this week: Laotian death jar mystery and asthma drug could fight cancers

   Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:01 -0000

   May 23, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

2. Trump rolls back Biden-era environmental rule on cooling units

   Thu, 21 May 2026 21:25:08 -0000

   An executive order signed by President Trump on Thursday loosens a federal rule requiring grocery stores and air conditioning companies to reduce …

3. Trump eases restrictions on super-pollutants used in air-conditioning and refrigeration

   Thu, 21 May 2026 21:54:26 -0000

   Announcing the easing of curbs on hydrofluorocarbons, the US president said the move would reduce the cost of living for US consumers. His approval …

4. A First Among Major Nations, India Is Industrializing With Solar

   Thu, 21 May 2026 09:37:08 -0000

   A sea of solar panels is rapidly engulfing one of the world’s largest salt deserts. By 2029, nearly 60 million panels will cover 280 square miles of …

5. A guide to converting your lawn into a wildlife friendly garden

   Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about how communities are moving forward on climate solutions despite significant political headwinds. As the federal government halts plans to address climate change, states, cities, regions, and even neighborhoods are trying to fill the gap by …

6. The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

   Thu, 21 May 2026 12:28:09 -0000

   In recent years, at least two dozen local and state governments have sued petroleum companies to recover the billions in costs they have incurred …

7. As seas rise, where will Louisiana’s fishers go?

   Thu, 21 May 2026 08:45:00 -0000

   A new paper says New Orleans must relocate inland. But that’s a lot harder when your economy revolves around seafood. A new paper generated a fair …

8. Handyman adapts Barbie Dream Camper to handle soaring gas prices

   Thu, 21 May 2026 21:15:19 -0000

   Absurd? Worrisome? Genius? Yes. There are over 283 million cars cruising the United States, and over 90 percent of them are still guzzling gas. Apart from the obvious environmental problems, fuel prices also continue to skyrocket thanks to the ongoing war in Iran. The average price for gas is …

9. Trump and Elon Musk Crushed USAID. Hunger and Violence Followed.

   Thu, 21 May 2026 11:30:00 -0000

   For decades, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), worked across many of the world’s most food-insecure and climate-besieged regions, …

10. Does an El Niño loom? Here's what winter could look like across Australia

    Thu, 21 May 2026 01:25:41 -0000

    in brief The BoM warns the recent rainfall could be short-lived, with much of the country set to experience a warm and dry winter. • Climate models …

11. Why a decades-old forest planting practice from Japan is gaining traction in the U.S.

    Thu, 21 May 2026 20:22:13 -0000

    Across the U.S., communities are planting fast-growing Miyawaki forests to help neighborhoods cool down and adapt to the longer, hotter summers predicted as the climate changes. WBUR's Bianca Garcia begins this story on the East Coast and then hands the microphone to Northwest Public Radio's …

12. Trump rolls back Biden-era refrigerant rules in push to lower grocery costs

    Thu, 21 May 2026 09:10:56 -0000

    WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on May 21 overhauled two Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency rules for refrigerants in a push the White House claims will lower grocery costs for consumers. One action, reported first by USA TODAY, delays deadlines for groceries and other companies to …

13. How Donald's Trump’s New Refrigerant Climate Rule Will Impact Grocery Costs

    Thu, 21 May 2026 19:52:59 -0000

    As Americans continue to face high grocery bills, President Donald Trump said Friday he was rolling back environmental rules laid out by the Biden …

14. Trump set to ease climate requirements on food industry refrigeration

    Thu, 21 May 2026 14:37:17 -0000

    The Environmental Protection Agency is easing Biden-era rules for industries to manage and phase out powerful planet-warming gases used in air …

15. A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

    Thu, 21 May 2026 07:19:37 -0000

    The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons. Well before it was understood, the El Niño phenomenon was leaving its marks on humanity. El Niño is the name given to powerful shifts in Pacific Ocean …

16. Jurassic Park isn’t just a movie anymore as de-extinction startup hatches live chicks

    Wed, 20 May 2026 16:06:12 -0000

    A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures said Tuesday it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment — a development that was …

17. UN endorses climate ruling despite US opposition

    Thu, 21 May 2026 15:01:38 -0000

    The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted 141-8, with 28 abstentions, to endorse a 2025 International Court of Justice opinion that …

18. The majority of Tuvalu has applied to relocate to Australia to escape climate change. What happens now?

    Wed, 20 May 2026 18:51:07 -0000

    A Pacific island nation on the front line of the climate change threat is building land to try to hold back rising sea levels. But as the majority of …

19. Russia Joins U.S. and Iran in Voting Against UN Climate Change Resolution

    Thu, 21 May 2026 12:53:39 -0000

    The non-binding resolution backs a July 2025 International Court of Justice advisory opinion stating that it is “unlawful” for countries to neglect …

20. Intensifying heat wave grips northern India as temperatures near 48°C

    Thu, 21 May 2026 13:51:35 -0000

    Authorities in the capital opened temporary cooling shelters equipped with fans, air coolers, drinking water and oral rehydration salts to help …

21. Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs

    Thu, 21 May 2026 13:58:23 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday loosened federal rules requiring grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cooling equipment, a step that President Donald Trump said would help lower grocery costs. Trump said at a White House …

22. How Denmark’s wind and solar investments shield it from global energy turmoil

    Wed, 20 May 2026 22:25:41 -0000

    The European Union’s climate commissioner has told the 27-country bloc that the only way out of energy crises fueled by the wars in Iran and Ukraine …

23. Trump punts climate rule in hopes of lowering food prices

    Thu, 21 May 2026 20:38:40 -0000

    The president and his EPA chief on Thursday postponed requirements that grocery stores and frozen foods companies buy more climate-friendly refrigeration systems beginning this year — claiming the move would cut consumer food prices. Speaking from the Oval Office flanked by grocery industry …

24. Rafe Pomerance, who helped sound the alarm on climate change, dies at 79

    Thu, 21 May 2026 17:51:41 -0000

    He pushed for the first congressional hearings on climate change and helped negotiate a landmark U.N. treaty, the Kyoto Protocol. Like most of humanity, Rafe Pomerance had never heard of climate change when he stumbled upon the phrase in a dense government document in the late 1970s. Mr. Pomerance …

25. Former Detroit Mayor Duggan cites toxic political climate, suspending his run for Michigan governor

    Thu, 21 May 2026 15:04:13 -0000

    DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Thursday that he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor citing an increasingly “toxic” political climate due to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices. Duggan, a longtime Democrat, was running as an …

26. Is U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Booming or Busting?

    Thu, 21 May 2026 21:36:12 -0000

    Two new reports out this week create a seemingly contradictory portrait of the country’s energy transition progress. Two clean energy reports out this …

27. UN votes to support strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart the effort

    Wed, 20 May 2026 21:22:45 -0000

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to support strong action to limit climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn. The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the landmark …

28. Extreme Heat Worsens Gaza Displacement 27.

    Wed, 20 May 2026 14:12:42 -0000

    Gaza - May 17, 2026 Tents stand amid rubble and damaged buildings at a displacement camp in Gaza on May 17, 2026. Rising temperatures and ongoing water shortages are worsening conditions for families living in makeshift shelters amid the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip after more than two and a half years of war.

29. France Floods Europe’s Grid With Solar, Pushing Prices Negative

    Thu, 21 May 2026 12:31:18 -0000

    French solar power surged on Thursday as a stretch of sunny weather boosted generation allowing the country to export huge volumes of electricity to …

30. Extreme climate scenario fades, but warming continues

    Thu, 21 May 2026 09:51:11 -0000

    The rapid rollout of renewable energy is helping to shift emissions trends, but expected temperature rises remain high as the UN moves to tighten …