Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Trump’s plan for ultra-fast meat processing would be a disaster for workers and the environment

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:15:00 -0000

    Labor organizers, environmental advocates, and economists all agree: This is a bad idea. In February, the United States Department of Agriculture …

  2. ‘Environmental disaster’: Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russia

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:33:36 -0000

    Ukrainian forces have hammered one of Russia’s largest sites in Tuapse, causing oil spills and black rain. When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the town of Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, an unpleasant odour hung in the air and everything was coated in a layer of black grime. “I saw …

  3. Supreme Court considers how much states can protect consumers when federal agencies won’t

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:14:56 -0000

    Chemical giant Monsanto has argued for years that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approves a pesticide label without requiring a cancer …

  4. Top 10 Crazy Events That Could End the World

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:08:36 -0000

    You might think the biggest threats facing humanity come from our own making. Wars, pollution, maybe even political upheaval. Yet honestly, some of …

  5. We Outlasted Neanderthals Thanks to One Key Difference, Study Suggests

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:59 -0000

    More than 40,000 years ago, the European continent was home to two human lineages: our direct ancestors, Homo sapiens, and our cousins, the …

  6. The Countries Proving That a Cleaner, Greener Future Is Possible Right Now

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:07:40 -0000

    The planet is running out of time faster than scientists once predicted. What was once projected to be a 2042 milestone — Earth crossing the 1.5 …

  7. Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:03:45 -0000

    CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) — From a distance, the small solar farm in central Tennessee looks like others that now dot rural America, with row upon row of black panels absorbing the sun’s rays to generate electricity. But beneath these panels is lush pasture instead of gravel, enjoyed by a small herd of …

  8. King Charles Spends an Afternoon with Students at an Urban Farm in Harlem

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:57:26 -0000

    In the middle of a city block in Harlem, King Charles III fed chickens and watched students make mango salsa, surrounded by beds of freshly planted broccoli and cauliflower. As part of his U.S. visit, King Charles spent Wednesday afternoon visiting Harlem Grown, a New York nonprofit that has …

  9. The Cold War Panic Over a Mysterious New Kind of Water—and the Embarrassing Truth Behind It

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    At the tail end of the 1060s, the potentially deadly substance known as “polywater” gripped the scientific world. Today, it’s one of the most well known examples of “pathological science.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In the 1960s, Soviet scientists “discovered” a new form of …

  10. North Korea faces food shortages as drought threatens crops

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:17:25 -0000

    The country's state-run news has said much of the country has been hit by an unusually severe drought. The largely isolated country, with a …

  11. What could the UAE’s exit from OPEC mean for oil markets and the climate?

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:02:23 -0000

    The world's third-largest oil producer has the capacity to increase its output by almost 50 per cent, according to industry estimates. The United Arab …

  12. Nukes and AI require 1.4 million gallons of water a day at New Mexico lab

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    HIGH ATOP A PLATEAU IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, Los Alamos National Laboratory is facing its biggest expansion since the World War II-era Manhattan …

  13. The diplomacy at play behind the King's speeches

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:11:33 -0000

    King Charles III's address to Congress was always going to involve walking a diplomatic tightrope. But he managed to give a speech that made a number of important political points - all delivered in a gentle, Kingly way. There were references to Nato and Ukraine, a reminder of the importance of …

  14. You're probably paying more for insurance lately. A new study suggests federal action to cut costs

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:23:04 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A new analysis suggests Americans are being overcharged by $150 billion annually to insure their homes, autos and businesses — and it proposes federal guardrails so that a public beset by affordability pressures could see savings. The analysis by the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator …

  15. The sub-Arctic town pitching itself as Canada's gateway to Europe

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:35:30 -0000

    The Port of Churchill sits idle for most of the year, blanketed by snow and frozen by the bitter cold climate of Canada's sub-Arctic. It's only operational in the summer for four months, sometimes five. But where weather is a hindrance, it has geography on its side - the northern Manitoba port sits …

  16. In the midst of an energy crisis, countries make plans to ditch oil, gas and coal

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    SANTA MARTA, Colombia — As the sun sets on the Caribbean coast, the lights turn on at the giant port that exports millions of tons of Colombia's coal to the rest of the world. Colombia is a major global coal producer, as well as an oil and gas producer. But in recent years, Colombia's government has …

  17. House Democrats to TotalEnergies: ‘We’re Coming for You’

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:04:23 -0000

    Representatives Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin announced an investigation into the $1 billion offshore wind deal with the Trump administration. Two …

  18. The New Resource Curse

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    Critical minerals will scramble geopolitics.

  19. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Dodge His MAHA Critics

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As adherents of the Make America Healthy Again movement get angry about Republicans’ reluctance to regulate glyphosate, the EPA administrator wants …

  20. This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil …

  21. ’A new power’: Trump not invited to climate conference attended by 60 countries

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:28:38 -0000

    "When the largest emitters have been present at the COP negotiations, they have pushed for a veto to prevent any discussion of the need to transition …

  22. The Clean Energy Front Is Expanding Nicely, Thank You — Renewables Beat Natural Gas In USA

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:30:47 -0000

    At first glance, it seems the clean energy front isn’t going as well as we’d like. The Trump administration has used every tool in its power — and …

  23. UN report flags disproportionate costs of clean energy transition

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:04:48 -0000

    A new report published by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) warns that wealthy nations’ push …

  24. The AI boom is built on the backs of the world’s poorest, most exploited people, UN researchers find

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:24:52 -0000

    There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies – everything …

  25. Is chemical recycling the solution to plastic waste?

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:27:03 -0000

    DW investigative environmental journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor look into the idea of using chemical recycling to deal with the problem of Europe’s plastic waste. The problem of plastic waste is not going anywhere. In fact, globally, we continue to generate more of it. In the EU, plastic …

  26. Solar-powered cars are impractical at scale but this tiny build finds a sweet spot

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:55:00 -0000

    In brief: Solar-powered cars are still not practical at full scale. Panels are cheaper and more efficient than they used to be, but they do not …

  27. Why do polar bears approach human infrastructure? The answer is more complex than we thought

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:15:43 -0000

    Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one …

  28. The Latest: Hegseth faces a second day of Democrats grilling him over the Iran war

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:09:20 -0000

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity on Thursday to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war. Hegseth battled with Democrats — and some Republicans — a day …

  29. Billionaire Tom Steyer wants to take on the rich in run for California governor

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:32:26 -0000

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer is selling himself as a class traitor in his bid for California governor. The Democrat with a personal fortune estimated at $2.4 billion wants wealthy people and corporations to pay higher taxes. He’s endorsed by a progressive …

  30. The 10 Most Influential Sustainability Companies of 2026

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:17:00 -0000

    This year, TIME editors launch the TIME100 Companies: Industry Leaders lists, an expansion of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies issue that dives deeper into 20 sectors to look at the companies shaping their industries. These are the 10 most influential companies in sustainability of …