Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Humans Are Closer Than Ever to Building a Star on Earth—And Unlocking Unlimited Energy

   Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0000

   Scientists shattered fusion limits yet again, meaning once-unimaginable technology is now within reach. For billions of years, the sun reigned supreme as the only fusion reactor in our solar system, leveraging its immense gravitational pressure and intense heat to overcome an atomic nuclei’s natural …

2. Trump May Have Inadvertently Invited a Wave of Climate Action From Blue States

   Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:14:00 -0000

   The administration’s decision to rescind the Obama-era endangerment finding undercuts its own legal arguments against state-level climate superfund …

3. Climate Deniers Expected More Resistance to Trump’s Fossil Fuel Blitz

   Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   This story is published in partnership with The Guardian.As Donald Trump assaults the legal foundation of America’s ability to regulate global …

4. Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers

   Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:08:46 -0000

   The Middle East supplies a huge amount of the world’s fertilizer. Conflict in the region has sent prices soaring ahead of the critical spring …

5. Trump Tracker: Why we're keeping count of every climate attack the POTUS unleashes in 2026

   Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:00:42 -0000

   Euronews Green is holding the world's most powerful man to account, by documenting all the ways he's sabotaging climate progress this year. In a world …

6. Trump assaulted renewable energy. Now America is more vulnerable to Iran’s fossil fuel shocks

   Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:45:00 -0000

   Oil and gas prices are affected by global factors. Countries that invested in clean tech solutions are better positioned as the Middle East crisis escalates. Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has hindered the growth of renewable energy and instead propped up fossil fuels like oil and coal. That …

7. China announces new climate targets in 5-year plan

   Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:56:39 -0000

   China is targeting a 17% cut in carbon intensity under its 15th five-year plan, it announced Thursday, as the country declares its ambition to “lead …

8. Arizona’s water is drying up. That’s not stopping the data center rush.

   Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:45:00 -0000

   Though tech companies are secretive about their water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of the state’s …

9. The World's Largest Acidic Geyser Is Erupting in Yellowstone After Years of Silence

   Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:44:27 -0000

   Steamboat Geyser, which shoots water 300 feet skyward—higher than from any geyser on earth—oftentimes steals the show at Norris Basin in Yellowstone National Park. But a few hundred feet away is Echinus Geyser, the largest acidic geyser in the world. And right now, Echinus is showing …

10. Birds are declining faster and faster in 3 US hotspots, new study finds

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:22:36 -0000

    Researchers have revealed that North American birds are declining at an accelerating rate in three regional hotspots associated with intense …

11. Washingtonians overwhelmingly voted to uphold the Climate Commitment Act in 2024, now state legislators must protect it - NPI's Cascadia Advocate

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:32:00 -0000

    The NO on I‑2117 cam­paign suc­cess­ful­ly defend­ed the Cli­mate Com­mit­ment Act, Wash­ing­ton’s cap and invest sys­tem, in 2024 (Pho­to: Clean & …

12. Falling Amazon river flows trigger reality check at Belo Monte power plant

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:16:21 -0000

    Brazil’s largest Amazon hydropower plants are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change, and Belo Monte may be the clearest warning sign …

13. Satellite photos show California’s sudden snowpack meltdown: Now you see it, now you don’t

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:14:39 -0000

    Just weeks after major storms brought snow to the Sierra Nevada, a winter heat wave has all but eliminated California’s snowpack gains. Satellite photos from NASA show the extent of the major melting event, which took place in late February and early March. “The extremely rapid loss of the snow that …

14. Climate change goes to the Oscars

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:59:35 -0000

    Several Academy Award-nominated films told stories dealing with global warming. More movies like this, please! This year’s Academy Awards are still a …

15. Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat.

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:45:00 -0000

    It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate. This story is part of the Grist …

16. Japan eyes distant island for nuclear waste dump

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:48:32 -0000

    Minamitorishima is nearly 1,250 miles east of Tokyo. Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive waste be stored? For Japan, one answer may lie in literally the most remote location at their disposal. …

17. Feeling the Effects of 260,000 Federal Jobs Lost

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:50:04 -0000

    One year in, assessing budget cuts to federal climate and science jobs. Good afternoon. As the war in Iran entered its sixth day, concerns about the global flow of energy supplies continued to mount. The scale of the disruption will depend on the duration of the conflict. Here’s what we know so far …

18. Ken Paxton Is the Face of a Sea Change in the Republican Party

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    Most Republicans oppose environmental regulation. But Texas’s attorney general has attacked the energy transition in a way that upends a generation …

19. Climate change will increase forest disturbances in Europe throughout the 21st century

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:01:30 -0000

    Wildfires, insect outbreaks, and storms cause large pulses of tree mortality. Climate change amplifies these forest disturbances, yet their future …

20. Battling a warming world and fierce competition, a local ski resort fights to survive

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:10:50 -0000

    For the handful of skiers gliding across a sun-drenched ridge high in the San Gabriel Mountains, the wide expanse of the Inland Empire stretched to …

21. In a heatwave, a cool library or shopping centre is a lifeline. Do we need more climate shelters?

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:29:58 -0000

    Many of our homes and workplaces were built for a milder climate that no longer exists. As Australia braces for more days above 40ºC and hot nights, …

22. The 10 Cities With The Most Snow This Year

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:30:01 -0000

    It is still too early to know whether any U.S. cities will set annual snowfall records this year, as significant snowfall can continue well into …

23. California, Arizona and Nevada press Trump administration to rethink Colorado River water cuts

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:31:30 -0000

    Leaders of California, Arizona and Nevada are criticizing the Trump administration’s proposals for water cutbacks along the Colorado River, urging it to take a different approach and avoid a court battle. The three downstream states said in letters to the Interior Department this week that the …

24. RFK Jr. Betrayed MAHA Over a Weed-Killing Chemical

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:22:58 -0000

    What’s the real story with RoundUp? I’m an epidemiologist—here’s what the research says. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, …

25. Global Instability Is Fueling Climate Risks, Singapore Warns

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:30:18 -0000

    Singapore’s government and businesses must prepare to handle accelerating risks posed by climate change, according to the country’s environment …

26. This UK firm wants to power a city with a glass of water

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:53:31 -0000

    Fusion has long promised clean, virtually limitless energy but turning that promise into reality has proved slow, complex, and costly. Oxford‑based First Light Fusion is one firm pursuing a different path. Using high-energy density physics rather than vast magnetic systems, the company aims to …

27. 25 years after ‘disaster’ declaration, major U.S. fishery makes a comeback

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:01:44 -0000

    PORT ORFORD, Oregon, U.S. — Aaron Longton reached down into the rinsing sink in his garage-turned-fish-processing facility on the Oregon coast and …

28. Amid San Diego's high transportation costs, some manage to find relief

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The first car Monica De La Cruz ever purchased was a black 2012 Honda Civic. It also ended up being her last car. Roughly six months into owning the …

29. 'It's too warm': Greenland's fishermen are under threat from climate change

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:09:55 -0000

    Fisherman Helgi Áargil no longer knows what to expect on Greenland 's fjords, where he spends up to five days at a time on his boat with his dog, …

30. Councillors scrap 2050 carbon neutral target

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:39:58 -0000

    A council has scrapped a goal to become carbon neutral by 2050 after its leader deemed it "completely unachievable". It comes after financial concerns were raised over how the net zero target would be reached at a Lincolnshire County Council meeting on Tuesday, which was disrupted twice by …