Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. As far-right gains ground, EU Commission president pledges a Europe that protects

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:36:39 -0000

    In a sweeping address, Ursula von der Leyen stressed the need for a collective response to climate change, risks linked to artificial intelligence, …
  2. The real reason why Donald Trump is so furiously against AI guardrails

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:01:29 -0000

    Washington’s biggest question this week: Why is President Donald Trump so furiously against an AI slowdown in the wake of apocalyptic warnings from some top industry executives? The clue is in one word — “hoax” — that he’s using to ridicule fears that computerized agents could one day seek to …
  3. Ukraine is becoming very inconvenient for Trump

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:13:58 -0000

    One of thechallenges with writing about the war in — and on — Ukraine is that so little changes. I don’t mean the fighting on the ground, though even there, when viewed from a distance, it doesn’t look as though much has shifted in a long while. Russia has gained very little territory in the last …
  4. EU chief calls for creation of ‘European Security Council’, backs partnership with Canada

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:20:56 -0000

    EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of a "European Security Council", with countries including Britain and Ukraine, in her State of the European Union speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Addressing this year's special guest, Canadian Prime Minister Mark …
  5. The U.S. Volcano Scientists Are Most Worried About in 2025

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:33:32 -0000

    Read all the way to the end – we save the one detail most people never think about for last. It’s a strange feeling to realize the most disruptive …
  6. Is Donald 'drill, baby, drill' Trump helping the world transition away from oil?

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    While running for the U.S. presidency in 2024, Donald Trump promised to do almost anything to benefit the oil industry. His slogan: "Drill, baby, …
  7. The Atlantic Ocean just broke a 60-year record for the longest stretch without a hurricane. Here's why.

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:44:00 -0000

    It has been an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season so far, and activity just hit a record low. No hurricanes have formed yet in the Atlantic …
  8. Scientists just photographed a place that's never been seen by humans before. What the images reveal is shocking

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:47:13 -0000

    During a survey of the Mar del Plata Canyon off the coast of Argentina, deep-sea researchers found dozens of pieces of human rubbish, including food …
  9. How the Midterms Could Shrink Red-State America—and Why It Matters

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Right now, there are 23 GOP “trifecta” states, and only 16 Democratic ones. That may change big-time—and the ramifications are huge. The Democrats are …
  10. You'd expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:20:59 -0000

    Dramatic videos show waterfront houses collapsing into the water. It's happening across the United States, from California to Michigan to Maine. One hotspot is Dare County, N.C., where more than 30 homes have collapsed since 2020, including one as recently as this summer. About 100 additional houses …
  11. 'Manifestly unfit': Trump calls AI concerns a 'hoax' and compares it to 'global warming scam'

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:51:03 -0000

    Donald Trump’s recent remarks on artificial intelligence have sparked controversy after he dismissed people’s concerns around the growing technology …
  12. A Defanged EPA Offers Few Protections for the American People

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:52:21 -0000

    Standing on stage before a group of world leaders earlier this week, the head of the United States agency responsible for clean air, good health, and …
  13. BoM issues a fresh 'super' El Niño reality check for Australia

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:29:47 -0000

    IN BRIEF Australia's El Niño could see Pacific sea surface temperatures climb more than 3C above average. • The BoM says rainfall will vary across …
  14. US Scraps Limits On Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:25:49 -0000

    Rules aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants are being repealed, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. The change would overturn a rule brought in under the Biden administration in 2024 requiring power plants to use carbon sequestration equipment to control pollution. The announcement came during a meeting of energy ministers on "energy abundance" at the G20 summit in Houston, Texas. In a statement, the EPA said that scrapping the majority of climate rules from President Joe Biden's era would save $310 billion and reduce energy costs. The EPA also stated that it found Biden-era limits on power plant emissions had "exceeded the agency's authority," and it will work to prevent future administrations from doing the same. According to the agency, any potential public health harms caused by the emissions are "too uncertain, conjectural, remote, and convoluted" to be specifically linked to the power sector. Speaking to reporters, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said safeguards against "hazardous air pollutants" will remain in place to protect human health. Environmental groups have warned that the change will come at a huge cost to Americans' health and the planet, and the move is likely to face legal challenges.
  15. As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:38:38 -0000

    This story was produced by Grist and co-published with the Kyiv Independent. On a spring day earlier this year, 10 men stood on the rooftop of a door …
  16. Britain’s most artificial landscape may not survive climate change

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:17:08 -0000

    Stretching across much of eastern England, the Fens produce a third of the country’s vegetables and support tens of thousands of jobs. Yet around 33% …
  17. Trump’s Rabid Refusal to Regulate AI Isn’t Even Good for AI

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:18:13 -0000

    The Trump administration’s wildly permissive attitude toward the AI industry isn’t just bad for the environment and public health (and maybe our …
  18. Two-thirds of Americans say Trump is wrong and AI could destroy humanity, poll finds

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:08:26 -0000

    A new poll has found that a majority of Americans believe AI could pose a threat to humanity, despite President Donald Trump playing down the …
  19. The scars of France's 'abnormal' summer

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:43:36 -0000

    When the heat became unbearable in Paris this summer, Juliette Decq – a climate adaptation consultant and mother of two – resorted to putting thermal survival blankets on her windows. And helped others to do the same. Some are still there and for her it's a powerful reminder of what happened.
  20. Why AI researchers warn humanity could face extinction

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:15:02 -0000

    Could artificial intelligence pose an existential threat to humanity? Some leading researchers are warning against an unregulated race toward AI …
  21. The Real Reason Obama’s Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Most Democrats have more or less the right position on AI. But their arguments are way too narrow to dramatize the real stakes. They should aim …
  22. Interview: EMMA RUTH RUNDLE Wants Us to Survive the Apocalypse Through Community

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:17:33 -0000

    Ahead of 'These Killing Times,' we talk to Rundle about algorithms, finding other people, and why you need to delete your Amazon Prime account. Emma …
  23. Human Urine Is Melting the World’s Highest Glacier—and Researchers Say Climbers Produce 1,500+ Gallons Each Season

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:22:00 -0000

    A new study found that human waste and the fossil fuels used to power increasingly luxurious Everest Base Camp amenities are contributing to ice and snow loss. Hundreds of people successfully summit Mount Everest each year with many more attempting the climb, and with increased human activity comes …
  24. Diana Fox Carney appointed as Canada's ocean envoy, chair of Our Ocean Conference

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:20:08 -0000

    Diana Fox Carney — Prime Minister Mark Carney's wife — is stepping into an unpaid role focused on ocean conservation. As the country's ocean envoy, …
  25. Over 12 trillion tons of Earth's polar ice has melted, as scientists warn about sea-level rise

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:32:58 -0000

    Ice scientist Ines Otosaka says the Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland, for example, is now retreating up to 164 feet a day. About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice 5 feet …
  26. Hundreds of Groups and Lawmakers Demand Trump Not Give Private Developer Part of Yosemite

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:13:53 -0000

    Hundreds of advocacy groups and members of Congress on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump's administration to reject a proposal to hand over …
  27. Earth's Shape Is Changing – Becoming Rounder And Less Round at The Same Time

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:00:00 -0000

    Our beautiful big round ball of a planet is not, in fact, a perfect sphere. As it spins about on its axis, whirling around the Sun, rotation causes it …
  28. Former congressman Sander Levin endorses El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:15:00 -0000

    In a statement, Levin said he was aligned with El-Sayed on climate change, trade, health care and other issues despite his “significant disagreement” with El-Sayed’s views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sander M. Levin, a former Democratic congressman from Michigan and a member of a prominent …
  29. No hurricanes in 2026? 3 reasons why the Atlantic has been unusually quiet

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:52:31 -0000

    The Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet this year. As of Tuesday, none of 2026’s storms have become hurricanes in the region. According …
  30. Republicans blame AI concerns on Democrats

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:07:01 -0000

    Attorney General Todd Blanche said Democrats were driving AI fears to hurt the president ahead of the midterms. The Trump administration has landed on a messaging strategy to combat growing calls that AI will soon spiral out of control: it is Democratic hysteria. “Every Democrat senator suddenly …