Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado

   Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:32:00 -0000

   WASHINGTON ‒ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs. Trump officials have circled the federally funded research institution, …

2. Sheryl Sandberg says corporate climate 'one of the worst' she has ever seen

   Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:21:04 -0000

   Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg warned that public displays of misogyny and "tech bro" rhetoric are damaging corporate culture at the world's biggest …

3. Orange rivers and melting glaciers: federal report shows rapid change in the Arctic

   Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:00 -0000

   Hundreds of Arctic rivers and streams are turning bright red-orange, not from chemical pollution, but from naturally occurring iron spilling from long-frozen ground as temperatures warm. The "rusting rivers" phenomenon, which has been documented across the Brooks Range in northern Alaska, offers a …

4. How the myth of ‘aqua nullius’ still guides Australia’s approach to groundwater

   Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:16:46 -0000

   Indigenous people have coexisted with Australia’s vast and ancient groundwater systems for thousands of generations. Their knowledge extends back …

5. As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic

   Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:01:04 -0000

   BAYAHIBE, Dominican Republic (AP) — Oxygen tank strapped to his back, Michael del Rosario moves his fins delicately as he glides along an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, proudly showing off the “coral babies” growing on metal structures that look like large spiders. The …

6. Arctic is again the hottest it's been in 125 years, with record-low sea ice, NOAA report says

   Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:21:14 -0000

   Although the Trump administration has taken steps to scuttle or downplay other reports about climate change, this one struck a similar tone to those from past years. The Arctic last season was the hottest it has been in the past 125 years. The extent of sea ice during its usual maximum in March was …

7. U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say

   Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:17:43 -0000

   Diplomats told E.U. officials that the bloc’s law on methane, a potent greenhouse gas, would hurt American oil and gas companies. The Trump administration wants the European Union to exempt American oil and gas companies from a landmark law aimed at curbing emissions of methane, a powerful …

8. What are today's mortgage interest rates: December 16, 2025?

   Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:24:57 -0000

   Monitoring the interest rate climate for homebuyers and owners hoping to refinance can easily become a daily activity. And in the interest rate …

9. Gas-loving Trump cedes electric car market to China

   Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:03:33 -0000

   Donald Trump is pushing gas guzzlers over EVs — in spite of climate and cost concerns. China is now set to race further ahead into an electrified …

10. How Much Water Do AI Data Centers Really Use?

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:38:00 -0000

    Last month, journalist Karen Hao posted a Twitter thread in which she acknowledged that there was a substantial error in her blockbuster book “Empire …

11. Canadian hockey player Patrick Dovigi spent $435,000 on one tank of fuel to move Bill Gates’ former superyacht

    Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:19:00 -0000

    Canadian billionaire and former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender, Patrick Dovigi, has officially put Bill Gates’ once-hyped superyacht through …

12. Toyota Fails to Respond to Letter from Global Advocacy Organizations by Deadline

    Wed, 17 Dec 2025 01:13:35 -0000

    GLOBAL — Yesterday was the deadline for global automaker Toyota to respond to the letter sent by advocacy organizations on Nov. 21, urging the …

13. India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:10:00 -0000

    India’s colossal food waste problem is both a symptom and a significant accelerator of the climate crisis. In Belém, Brazil, the spectacle of COP30 …

14. The Philippines Poured Billions Into Flood Control — Then It Vanished

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:58:05 -0000

    Never miss an episode. Follow The Big Take Asia podcast today. The Philippines is no stranger to typhoons, but this year’s storms exposed something far …

15. California Lowers Climate Pollution by 3%, Report Finds

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:51 -0000

    California’s planet-warming pollution shrank by 3% in 2023, one of the largest year-over-year reductions the state has seen, according to a report by …

16. How Trump’s Big Ag bailout is alienating his MAHA base

    Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:40:36 -0000

    The administration’s pro-industry tilt — across three executive agencies — is feeding the MAHA movement’s growing discontent. At a White House …

17. The Party of ‘All of the Above’ Is Now ‘Anything But’

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:59:17 -0000

    The tension between the two GOP energy philosophies — one admitting renewables, the other firmly rejecting — could tank a permitting reform deal. The …

18. The brawl over the Colorado River is about more than water

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0000

    Western states are brawling over the future of the Colorado River — with President Donald Trump looming in the background. Talks kicking off Tuesday in Las Vegas will help determine whether the Trump administration has to step in and take the political heat of deciding how to divide the shrinking …

19. From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:02:31 -0000

    The Arctic is transforming faster and with more far-reaching consequences than scientists expected just 20 years ago, when the first Arctic Report …

20. 2025 has been the UK's sunniest year on record

    Wed, 17 Dec 2025 04:58:56 -0000

    The Met Office has announced that 2025 has been the sunniest year in the UK since records began in 1910. With two weeks of the year still to go, provisional data shows that 1622 hours of sunshine have been recorded, beating the previous record set back in 2003. All months this year excluding February …

21. Exclusive: Republicans Accuse Climate Groups of Doing China’s ‘Dirty Work’ in the U.S.

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:45:33 -0000

    Twenty-six Republican state attorneys general are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether two climate-focused nonprofit groups failed to …

22. CSIRO to receive $233 million in mid-year budget but up to 350 jobs still to be cut

    Wed, 17 Dec 2025 02:53:55 -0000

    The CSIRO will receive an additional $233 million in federal funding but will still proceed with up to 350 job cuts announced last month. Treasurer …

23. The US State With The Mildest Climate Has Dry Weather Year-Round, Beaches, And Comfy Summers

    Wed, 17 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0000

    You don't need a climate scientist to tell you that the weather varies a whole lot across the United States. Here's an example: New York's Syracuse, …

24. Winter Weather Warning Issued as 20 Inches of Snow, 80 mph Winds Approach

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:43:03 -0000

    Just when you thought the snow and wind was over, on Tuesday, December 16, the National Weather Service (NWS) announced additional winter weather …

25. Alaska's Underrated National Park Boasts Amazing Landscapes, Wildlife & Adventures

    Wed, 17 Dec 2025 01:26:00 -0000

    The untamed wild of Alaska is truly on display in the state's national parks. While Denali (also known as Mount McKinley) is the highest peak in …

26. Exxon’s Next Supreme Court Play

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:57 -0000

    This piece by Emily Sanders was originally co-published by ExxonKnews and DeSmog, a leading outlet covering climate disinformation and accountability. …

27. The Alps start the countdown to ‘peak glacier extinction’

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:03:39 -0000

    The world’s supply of glacial ice is quickly approaching an alarming milestone, as the planet continues heating to disruptive new heights. In a …

28. Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:40:02 -0000

    Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed. The world could lose thousands of glaciers each year over the coming decades unless global warming is curbed, leaving only a fraction remaining by the end of the century, scientists warn. A scientific study …

29. You've Been Warned: Zillow's Sneaky Update Could Cost You Thousands

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:30:00 -0000

    Homebuyers looking at listings on Zillow might notice a piece of data that's conspicuously missing. Back in September 2024, Zillow began sharing …

30. Foreboding sign for iconic Aussie destination in long-range summer forecast

    Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:20:21 -0000

    Meteorologist Milton Speer told Yahoo News long-range forecasts are a major concern for the future of the Great Barrier Reef. The Bureau of …