Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Here's why Trump says the U.S. 'needs' Greenland for Arctic security

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:44:35 -0000

    Location, location, location: Greenland's position above the Arctic Circle makes the world's largest island a key part of security strategy. But for …

  2. A year after LA-area wildfires destroyed thousands of homes, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:12:32 -0000

    On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly …

  3. The strange new economics of negative electricity pricing

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:13 -0000

    Saving electricity is environmentally responsible – a fact so banal that it hardly needs stating. But one of the paradoxes of a decarbonizing grid is …

  4. Trump's Assault on the Environment Has Been Even Worse Than Experts Predicted

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump has been on a vendetta against “windmills” — and, really, any form of clean energy — for many years. He has close ties to the fossil …

  5. 'Everybody loses': MIT expert blasts Trump for creating a massive new 'mess'

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:22:33 -0000

    The short-term plan Donald Trump has for Venezuela has been denounced as a "mess" by a climate expert. While the president has made it clear that oil …

  6. Marin County Looked Like ‘a Lagoon’ After King Tides, Heavy Rain

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:31 -0000

    A 3-foot-tall line of grey sandbags and blue tarps surrounded the entrance of Fitness SF in Corte Madera on Monday morning. This makeshift wall and a …

  7. When scientists went to a group of remote South Pacific islands, they weren’t expecting to find so many of these giants

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:59:57 -0000

    A new study has revealed that giant clams are thriving in American Sāmoa thanks to protections from traditional community management. Researchers in …

  8. Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea-level rise — and it’s bad news

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    Rock samples collected from the Greenland ice sheet’s Prudhoe Dome show it completely melted in the past 10,000 years — and could vanish again amid climate change. When the researchers first arrived at their field camp at Prudhoe Dome, atop the Greenland ice sheet, they felt they had been swallowed …

  9. The 4 Things Standing Between the U.S. and Venezuela’s Oil

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:55:04 -0000

    And that’s before we start talking about the tens of billions of dollars of investment required. Donald Trump could not have been more clear about his …

  10. Chinese Fusion Reactor Achieves Plasma Density Previously Thought to Be Impossible

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:24:26 -0000

    Scientists at China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) program rang in the new year with a stunning accomplishment: empirical …

  11. Venezuelan Oil Brought to the U.S. Would Be Refined in Black Gulf Communities

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:30:51 -0000

    Communities in Texas and Louisiana say U.S. control of Venezuela’s heavy crude would worsen environmental racism along the Gulf.This article was …

  12. One Year Ago, CA Wildfires Destroyed Homes. Trump Lied About Helping

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:45:00 -0000

    Gavin Newsom calls out Trump for his heartlessness. Yes, we're acknowledging the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. And …

  13. Greenland’s melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:16:31 -0000

    Since Donald Trump regained the U.S. presidency, he has talked about taking over Greenland. He has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, …

  14. Climate protester’s hand-drawn $50 note featuring Shane Jones rejected by court

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:48:51 -0000

    By Tess Brunton of RNZ “This storm in a T-shirt” is how a climate activist who tried to pay a court fine using a hand-drawn $50 note has described …

  15. 7,000-year-old underwater wall raises questions about ancient engineering — and lost-city legends

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:53:12 -0000

    “This can’t be natural,” thought Yves Fouquet.The geologist was studying a newly produced undersea depth chart, generated with LIDAR technology, for …

  16. The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here’s what to watch for in 2026

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:38:06 -0000

    Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable …

  17. Plagued by Flooding, an African City Reengineers Its Wetlands

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Maurice Manishimwe runs a small garage beside a fuel station in Musango village, just outside the Rwandan capital of Kigali, in a nation known as the …

  18. The Ocean Has Finally Entered the Global Climate Debate

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:52:23 -0000

    The world has started to recognize that the climate’s fate depends on what happens to the ocean. At COP30, ocean-based solutions attracted …

  19. A year after the LA wildfire disaster, key numbers show how it unfolded and the toll left behind

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:14:11 -0000

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A year after twin infernos tore across opposite ends of Los Angeles County, the scars are still visible. Thousands of homes were …

  20. Busting the 5 biggest myths about renewable energy

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    From the scale of danger posed by wind turbines to the actual price of installing home solar panels, here are the facts you should know. The past 10 years have been the hottest on record, a dramatic increase that has raised ocean temperatures and elevations, melted glaciers, and increased damage …

  21. German Climate Goals At Risk As Emissions Cuts Slow: Study

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:02:00 -0000

    The pace of German greenhouse gas emissions cuts slowed further in 2025, putting in jeopardy climate goals in Europe's biggest economy, a think tank …

  22. The Largest Treasure in Human History Found Under the Sea

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:31:13 -0000

    Humanity has found the greatest treasure in its history under the sea.A clean energy source that could power the human race for as long as it exists …

  23. Newsom accuses Trump of spreading 'hurricane force bulls---' during deadly California wildfires

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:12:24 -0000

    Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President Donald Trump for spreading "misinformation" about water shortages during the California wildfires nearly a year after the disaster. "It was hurricane force bulls--- coming from Trump's weaponized lies [and] disinformation, amplified by Elon Musk," Newsom told MS …

  24. Glyphosate Safety Review Retracted, Raising New Roundup Questions

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:32:50 -0000

    A cornerstone safety review for glyphosate just collapsed. The 2000 paper helped convince regulators that Roundup was safe for human health. Last …

  25. Economic survival in Gaza decimated by Israeli counts on small initiatives

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:45:37 -0000

    Gaza’s unemployment rate has reached 80 percent, among the highest in the world, according to the United Nations. After more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the daily unbearable churn of mass death and mourning, with homes, hospitals and schools destroyed, the besieged Palestinian …

  26. 2026 May Be The Year Coral Reefs Around The World Finally Collapse

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:51:24 -0000

    Tropical coral reefs cover less than 1% of the seafloor, yet support 25% of all marine species. They are also incredibly vulnerable. Over the past …

  27. Massive bluefin tuna fetches record $3.2 million at Tokyo auction

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:20:44 -0000

    A massive 535-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. The top …

  28. Why Trump’s Oil Imperialism Might Be a Tough Sell for Actual Oil Companies

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:10:03 -0000

    Rob talks about the removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro with Commodity Context’s Rory Johnston. Over the weekend, the U.S. military entered …

  29. As Australia bakes through an extreme heatwave, even insects aren’t immune to its impact

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:19:30 -0000

    Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple days in a row across large swathes …

  30. After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    In December, on a two-lane road not far from the ACE Basin, a protected ecosystem and wildlife refuge in South Carolina, Paul Black drove past St. …