Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Why the Coalition’s lurch to the right is bad for the climate

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:58:02 -0000

   The Coalition’s new leadership is undertaking a consequential shift to the right. This is bad news for climate policy. Nationals leader Matt Canavan …

2. ‘Nature has performed a factory reset’: Chernobyl has flourished into an unlikely wildlife refuge

   Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:02:51 -0000

   On the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the site remains too dangerous for humans – but wildlife has moved back in. On contaminated …

3. A Dangerous Bacteria Is Moving Up the East Coast. Here’s What That Means for You

   Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:12 -0000

   Warming waters are pushing the dreaded flesh-eating bacteria up the Atlantic coast. Experts explain who's at risk and how worried you really need to …

4. Ranked: Who Uses the World’s Coal?

   Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:54:00 -0000

   See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven …

5. German Consumer Sentiment Slumps to Three-Year Low on Iran War Impact

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:10:00 -0000

   Germany’s consumer-climate index fell to minus 33.3 in its forecast for May Consumer confidence in Germany plunged to its lowest level since February 2023 as the conflict in the Middle East dimmed income expectations and hopes for a tentative economic rebound this year amid surging energy …

6. Most Electric Vehicle Owners Are Those With Higher Incomes And Higher Levels Of Education

   Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:04:09 -0000

   A study by the EHU-University of the Basque Country indicates that it is mostly higher-income households that benefit from government grants for …

7. The Iran War Is Accelerating the Renewable Energy Transition -- Just Not in the U.S.

   Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for nearly two months, causing oil and gas prices to surge around the globe. In the United States, the cost of a …

8. Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

   Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   The American Lung Association report comes amid the EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections. This story was originally published by the …

9. Drill, baby, drill? US, China fight for the future of energy

   Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:28:57 -0000

   The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is having major impacts on global energy markets. Behind the scenes, there is another battle going on as the US …

10. Six Women Who Changed the Course of Environmental History In 2026

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:35:46 -0000

    When we think about what it takes to protect the planet, we often imagine sweeping policy changes driven by governments or massive corporations …

11. Nations Backing Fossil Fuel Exit 'A New Power': Conference Host Colombia

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:56:00 -0000

    Around 60 nations are attending a world-first conference in Colombia to tackle an issue that has deadlocked the UN climate talks -- how to exit the …

12. A flesh-eating bacteria was just discovered all over Long Island

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:06:43 -0000

    A flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio was discovered all over Long Island — and authorities are issuing warnings about it. Causing the disease …

13. The Lost City of Atlantis: New Clues from the Ocean Floor

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:00:00 -0000

    You keep hearing about Atlantis as if it sits somewhere between fairy tale and forgotten history, and that tension is exactly what makes it so …

14. El Niño could be here by May, new forecast reveals —‬ here's what it means for summer weather

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:44:31 -0000

    The climate event is poised to supercharge weather extremes and push global temperatures to new highs. El Niño is forecast to return as early as May, …

15. 98% of Meat and Dairy Industry Green Claims Are False, Study Finds

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:35:48 -0000

    When a company promises to save the planet by 2050, it sounds reassuring. But what if that promise comes with no real plan, no credible evidence, and …

16. China’s electrochemical system converts coal into electricity with no direct carbon emission

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:35:44 -0000

    Traditional coal-fired power generation is typically associated with high pollution levels, significant carbon emissions, and relatively low …

17. 2 massive Georgia wildfires destroy more than 120 homes, scorch over 40,000 acres

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:46:29 -0000

    Two massive wildfires in south Georgia have scorched more than 40,000 acres and destroyed over 120 homes. Extreme drought has turned the region into a …

18. 'The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it's in a country's self-interest': Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of Earth

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Once global warming peaks, it could take centuries to cool things back down. But we can bend the curve by cutting fossil fuel emissions now. It's now …

19. Video What was right and wrong about Al Gore’s climate predictions

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:08:30 -0000

    ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee examines claims made in Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” almost 20 years after its release.

20. Giant lake suddenly returns 130 years after vanishing

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:55:13 -0000

    Tulare Lake, located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, was once one of the largest bodies of freshwater in the whole of the US. But, some 130 years …

21. Trump's disdain for wind power creates political turbulence for Republicans in coastal Virginia

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:51:12 -0000

    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — When President Donald Trump tried to cancel five massive offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast, it wasn’t just environmentalists who cried foul. Nine Republicans in the U.S. House sent a letter to administration officials demanding an …

22. "It’s filled with dangerous species. If provoked one will use its claw to rip open the soft bellies of humans to devastating effect."

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:41:00 -0000

    Found on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Daintree Rainforest is one of the oldest in the world. It is the remaining part of the forests that …

23. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Landmark Roundup Weedkiller Case

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:00:36 -0000

    A victory for the manufacturer, Bayer, could end thousands of lawsuits against the company claiming that the herbicide causes cancer. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Monday in a case that could lead to the dismissal of tens of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, the pharmaceutical and …

24. Endangered civet faces local extinction in Cambodian sanctuary

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:19:34 -0000

    The large-spotted civet is an endangered small carnivore found in pockets of forest across Southeast Asia. Now, a new study suggests the nocturnal …

25. Poisoning the Forest for the Trees

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:01:00 -0000

    The forest floor was nothing but patches of brown. No ferns, no brush, no flowers, and definitely no wildlife. Everything was dead except for rows of …

26. 5 of the Coldest Places People Actually Live

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:00:01 -0000

    From Antarctic research stations to remote Siberian towns, these places redefine the meaning of "cold." The actual coldest place in the world is …

27. 40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:01:26 -0000

    Vines twirl through the broken windows of long-abandoned homes, where the detritus of lives interrupted by disaster are still scattered about: children’s shoes, dishes, coats hanging on pegs, all covered in lichen and dust. The ghost towns of the Chernobyl exclusion zone in northern Ukraine emptied …

28. How Bangladesh builds houses that stand in extreme floods

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:05:49 -0000

    JAMUNA RIVER, Bangladesh — Bulbul has just married and moved into a small village in northeast Bangladesh, a region battered year after year by …

29. Panama’s ocean lifeline vanishes for the first time in 40 years

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:21:57 -0000

    For decades, the Gulf of Panama has relied on strong seasonal winds to trigger upwelling, bringing cool, nutrient-packed water to the surface. But in …

30. US Military Fuels Extreme Weather Events

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:53:35 -0000

    Extreme weather has swept across large parts of the United States this month, bringing dozens of tornadoes, flooding, softball-sized hail, and winds …