Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Trump Takes Aim at the California Coastal Commission

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:56:38 -0000

   Airdate: Tuesday, July 7 at 10 AM Since 1976, the California Coastal Commission has been regulating activities along the state’s more than 800-mile …

2. Weather Service Scrambles in Hurricane Season After Trump Purge

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:08:00 -0000

   Donald Trump’s mass layoffs have dramatically reduced the number of staffers at the National Weather Service—and thus the amount of data it can …

3. I Am Watching a Massive Wildfire Burn the Colorado Mountains from My Back Deck

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:19:42 -0000

   In disbelief, I have watched the Gold Mountain Fire burn the iconic Cimarron Range for a week straight from the back deck of my house atop a mesa overlooking Ridgway, a vibrant mountain town in Southwest Colorado. The wind-blown flames spread through the Cimarrons, consuming aspen and spruce-fir …

4. Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:49:54 -0000

   A potentially catastrophic collapse of the Atlantic Ocean currents that control Europe’s climate may already be inevitable. Based on model …

5. Can India, Europe produce solar energy without China?

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:02:36 -0000

   With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a …

6. Despite stiff political headwinds, tribe in Colorado brings utility scale solar project online

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:01:00 -0000

   The Trump administration has killed tax credits for renewable energy, fought to end wind farms, and called solar panels "ugly." So, it's notable that the small Ute Mountain Ute tribe in Colorado has managed to keep one big solar project on track. Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt …

7. Extreme heat on Independence Day will be America's new normal, experts say

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:24:32 -0000

   When Thomas Jefferson measured the temperature on July 4, 1776, the high was 76 degrees Fahrenheit in Philadelphia. Two hundred and fifty years …

8. No, your drinking water isn’t contaminated by abortion pills

   Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:00:46 -0000

   This story was originally reported by Jenae Barnes, Climate Reporter of The 19th. Meet Jenae and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Anti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant. …

9. Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge Wall

   Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:01:00 -0000

   We weren't seeing the planted forest for the billions of trees. Over the past five decades, China has planted 66 billion trees in a massive wall that …

10. This Former G.O.P. Politician Wants to Take Politics Out of Climate Change

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:50:27 -0000

    Bill Frist, the former Republican Senate majority leader, racked up a slew of notable medical successes during his years as one of the country’s top heart and lung surgeons. He founded one of the country’s busiest transplant centers. One of his patients held the Guinness World Record for being the …

11. Summer Events Are Getting Hotter. Here’s How Heat Safety Is Changing the Concert Experience.

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:46:00 -0000

    With a record-shattering heat dome scorching much of the U.S. and Europe, staying cool at outdoor events has become a real safety concern for …

12. Why Biden’s Climate Law Is Stickier Than It Seems

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:29:55 -0000

    Any version of the future — even one under Trump — includes bits of the Inflation Reduction Act. We passed a major milestone over the weekend: the …

13. El Nino: Is Africa ready?

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:59:20 -0000

    A strong El Nino expected later this year could bring drought, floods and displacement to parts of Africa. Experts say the warnings are clear, but …

14. This President From Hell's Destruction Will Last a Very Long Time

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:49:48 -0000

    I know, I know. Recently, Donald Trump has been obsessed with water, at least the algae-green water in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that he …

15. The Electric Automaker People Love To Hate Is Selling Cars Like Crazy

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:55:11 -0000

    The sales trend line for battery-electric vehicles has been inching downward in the US since the Trump administration discontinued $7,500 federal tax …

16. Europe battles worsening wildfires as Spain and Portugal deploy emergency units

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:33:22 -0000

    Wildfires sweep Europe as Spain, Portugal deploy troops, Greece & France lose homes and Tour de France shuts stage amid climate-driven heat.

17. France faces new heatwave with temperatures reaching 40°C

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:00:16 -0000

    Heat swept across much of the country on Monday, with temperatures reaching up to 38°C and even 40°C in the southwest. The third major heatwave of …

18. California wildfire survivor says she paid a contractor $18,000 to rebuild her home — then he vanished before finishing the job

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:02:53 -0000

    From an act of God to an act of fraud, a California homeowner’s story stands as a warning about how scammers prey on victims of natural and climate …

19. Climate law expert: Europe’s deadly heatwaves belong in court

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:52:31 -0000

    Europe is in the middle of something that no longer feels exceptional. Temperature records have broken across the continent, hitting 40°C and above …

20. Scientists are now eyeing a possible ‘Mega El Niño’

    Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:36:18 -0000

    Meteorologists are warning that a powerful El Niño climate pattern intensifying in the Pacific Ocean could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño,” …

21. A Better Way to Build AI

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    America’s dominance depends on getting local communities on board.

22. Microplastic filters for washing machines could soon be mandatory in the EU. How do they work?

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:02:13 -0000

    Every time you do laundry, your clothes shed microplastics. A Bristol startup has built a filter to stop them. A small retrofit device – now sold …

23. The Most Successful Rewilding Projects in the U.S.

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:56:36 -0000

    America’s landscape has undergone dramatic changes since European settlement, with vast ecosystems fragmented or lost to development, agriculture, …

24. Go-anywhere survival pod fends off bullets, bombings and worse

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:57:00 -0000

    A new class of survival capsule wants to turn disaster-proofing into something you can order rather than build. French startup Momentum Technologies …

25. 10 States Where the Weather Is Changing Fastest in America

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:06:41 -0000

    America’s climate is transforming before our eyes, and some states are experiencing these changes at a pace that would make your head spin. From …

26. Wildfires rage in Portugal and Spain as authorities in Greece warn of toxic smoke

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:57:27 -0000

    The blazes come after a heatwave in June during which thousands of excess deaths were registered and which would have been "virtually impossible" …

27. A 180-mph super typhoon just hit a U.S. territory. Here’s what’s next for Bavi

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:56:44 -0000

    Super Typhoon Bavi became the strongest storm to strike land anywhere on Earth this year when it made a direct hit on a U.S. territory in recent …

28. How China’s Renewable Technology Benefits The West – OpEd

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:25:31 -0000

    Key Takeaways Western Tariffs Hurt Green Goals — US/EU restrictions on Chinese solar, EVs, and batteries slow the global renewable transition and …

29. First experiment to thicken Arctic ice with seawater shows promise — but there’s a big catch

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:45:52 -0000

    Researchers recently performed the first scientific test of sea ice thickening in the field, but there remains a big question mark over how scalable …

30. EV batteries are lasting much longer than the industry expected

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:03:04 -0000

    The battery replacement apocalypse never really happened One of the biggest arguments against buying an electric vehicle has long been battery …