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  1. The Most Open-and-Shut Impeachment Case Is Not Pete Hegseth

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:30:32 -0000

    The House may impeach the defense secretary this week. Fine. But the real enemy of the Constitution is Attorney General Todd Blanche. On Saturday, …

  2. 'Horrific': Supreme Court OKs Trump’s Border Wall Construction in Big Bend

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:31:28 -0000

    The US Supreme Court on Monday lifted a court order that had halted construction of a barrier wall and roads across Big Bend National Park and the …

  3. The Used-Battery Gold Rush Is Coming

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:30:00 -0000

    If it can power an electric vehicle, why not a data center? Like all batteries, the giant lithium-ion ones in electric cars eventually fade. Once they can muster just 70 to 80 percent of their original charge, they’re not very useful as car batteries anymore: They simply can’t get a vehicle far. But …

  4. The AMOC ocean current could collapse. If it does, it could change Chicago's weather for 1,000 years.

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:23:21 -0000

    In the 2004 blockbuster film "The Day After Tomorrow," global warming shuts down a major ocean current, leading to abrupt climate change and …

  5. Rainfall Allows Panama Canal, Hit By El Nino, To Increase Traffic

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:05:00 -0000

    Panama Canal authorities announced increased traffic limits on Monday after reducing the number of vessels allowed to pass through in September due …

  6. Which countries and industries emit the most greenhouse gases?

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:21:37 -0000

    The US has emitted the most CO2 in history; China is now the biggest emitter. Here’s who is driving global emissions. World leaders and delegates are gathering in Antalya, Turkiye, for COP31, the annual climate summit of the United Nations, which runs from November 9 to 20. They meet as global …

  7. Senate advances sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm elections

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:47:47 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for data centers and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week’s election that soundly repudiated President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. The …

  8. Trump Admin Caught Illegally Canceling Billion-Dollar Solar Project That Would Have Helped Lower Utility Bills Across the Country

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 23:48:00 -0000

    "This is a program that has the potential to lower people's energy bills." Donald Trump and his Republican lackeys were decimated in this week’s …

  9. El Niño is just getting started. New effects expected soon

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:00:54 -0000

    A strong El Niño has already upended hurricane season and sent planetary waves to batter California. Soon its effects could steer daily U.S. weather. ORLANDO, FL — If you're confused about where the potentially record strong El Niño stands at the moment, you're not alone. While you've been hearing …

  10. This 1,000 ft ocean liner once carried world leaders. Now it's being sunk deliberately

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:45:12 -0000

    A legendary ocean liner that once carried world leaders, Hollywood icons and thousands of immigrants across the Atlantic is preparing for a final …

  11. Rice Krispies Aren't Made with Rice Grains Anymore, and You Can Blame Climate Change for That

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:41:02 -0000

    Climate-driven threats to rice harvests are changing an iconic cereal. Rice Krispies have lost the one ingredient you’d assume they couldn’t do …

  12. 'I thought I was going to die': The Australian story of 'harms' being told to the world

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:34:34 -0000

    In brief Australia is playing a key role at COP31 in Türkiye, with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen acting as president of negotiations. • Ten …

  13. Scientists Reach a Record Temperature: 280 Billion Times Colder Than The Universe

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Even the seemingly empty vacuum of space isn't completely cold. The Universe was born some 13.8 billion years ago in a state so hot and dense that the …

  14. It cost an enormous $30 billion, slowed Earth's rotation and even changed the planet's rotational axis – AND it unleashed an ecological disaster

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:46:36 -0000

    It's one of the largest engineering projects the planet has ever seen, damming Asia's greatest river, the Yangtze, to produce more electricity than …

  15. Canada can't control climate change on its own, economist tells landmark trial

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:44:11 -0000

    An environmental economist testifying at Canada's first youth-led climate trial says the country has a limited ability to affect the climate inside …

  16. Climate crisis now a health emergency of ‘pandemic scale’, UN climate chief warns

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:18:58 -0000

    The United Nations climate chief warns that countries must protect health systems, as climate change poses a growing threat to public health during …

  17. How ICE Keeps an Eye on Protestors

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Sophisticated tools, born from the War on Terror and wielded by the Trump White House, have been turned against the American people. While much of the …

  18. South Korea’s beloved squid may vanish from its waters due to climate change, heat waves

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:13:28 -0000

    SEOUL — Many South Koreans remember days when squid was inexpensive, everyday food: Stir-fried with spicy chili flakes, steamed in a bath of water …

  19. Trump Blurts Out Surprise Admission About Losses, Wrecking MAGA’s Spin

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:00:35 -0000

    On 60 Minutes, he admitted that Americans like immigrants, after all. That doesn’t just directly contradict his new chief of staff, Stephen Miller. …

  20. The world will soon shoot past 1.5°C. What does this mean?

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:41:20 -0000

    Did you know that global heating will unavoidably soar past the 1.5°C temperature goal over the next three to four years? This is certain, despite …

  21. New England’s Only Hard Coral Could Provide Climate Solutions - ecoRI News

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:46:11 -0000

    The waters off the southern New England coast don’t feature exotic tropical reefs, teeming with colorful fish, slippery eels, and loitering apex …

  22. A desert stirs to life: Chile's Atacama erupts in its biggest floral display in decades

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    COPIAPÓ, Chile — A vast swathe of Chile's Atacama Desert is now a patchwork of pinks, yellows, lilacs and purples stretching across the craggy desert floor as far as the eye can see. This winter, heavy rains brought by the El Niño super cycle caused flash floods in the Atacama Desert, with some …

  23. The Midterms Were Bad for Republicans. 2028 Is Going to Be Even Worse.

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:16:51 -0000

    The early field of GOP presidential candidates is laughably bad—and they’re going to be dealing with the same problems that killed the party in last …

  24. The Latest: Congress returns to a changed Washington

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:51:20 -0000

    Congress is reconvening in a changed Washington, with Trump doubling down on his political threats despite the landmark GOP losses. President Donald …

  25. COP31 climate summit begins after disastrous year of extreme weather

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:41:34 -0000

    ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday kicked off talks in Turkey on curbing climate change, which in the …

  26. The Devastating Wildfires in Spokane Point to the Risks for a Hotter Planet

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:11:27 -0000

    In Spokane, the outdoors is never far from city life. That’s why I visit every year—my home away from home. Hikers can find lush trails here that …

  27. Mitigating Food Insecurity and the Impacts of Climate Change With Sustainable Digital Agriculture

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 23:29:58 -0000

    ABSTRACTWith increasing climate shocks and food insecurity, innovative approaches to agriculture have become even more significant. In this review, …

  28. Senate advances bipartisan permitting bill in key test vote

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:35:01 -0000

    The bipartisan Senate permitting bill cleared its first hurdle Monday with a 73-25 procedural vote. Why it matters: The legislation could transform …