Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. 10 forces that could reshape the future of the world’s forests

   Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:59:21 -0000

   The forces shaping forests in the coming decade extend beyond any single driver. Shifts in politics, finance and technology are unfolding at once, …

2. 100-Year-Old Photos Capture Havasupai Tribe’s Everlasting Connection to Their Home in the Grand Canyon

   Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:50:05 -0000

   The photographs produced by George Wharton James in the early 20th century position the Havasupai Tribe within a landscape that is both specific and expansive. Figures appear alongside Havasu Creek, within cultivated terrain, or framed by the Grand Canyon walls that embed them within the …

3. How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration

   Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:57:35 -0000

   PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Glorianna Davenport looks out at hundreds of acres of protected wetlands that were once her family’s cranberry farms. In her hands are laminated pictures of striking red cranberry bogs fed by razor-straight water channels. It’s hard to believe the land where she stands — full …

4. Do Americans Worry About Climate Change? New Polling Shows Concern Is at a Near Record High

   Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   Concern about climate change is near its highest point in the United States, new polling shows. The American polling company Gallup released its annual environment poll on April 14. Conducted last month, the survey provides new insights on how Americans are viewing climate change. Currently, 44% of …

5. UK Prepares for Food Shortages Caused by Iran War CO2 Crunch

   Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:44:05 -0000

   The UK has drawn up plans to prepare for potential food disruption as the Iran conflict causes a drop-off in supplies of carbon dioxide used widely …

6. 'A bellwether for new forms of repression': 2 Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars in Russia

   Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0000

   The U.N.’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing. Daria Egereva was supposed to be in New …

7. The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

   Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:27 -0000

   In a letter obtained by WIRED, the Energy Information Administration tells two senators that it plans to develop a mandatory assessment of data …

8. The skylines of the future will be made of wood

   Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0000

   Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Picture yourself in a wind-swept forest. Leaves are rustling and trunks are creaking as trees …

9. Explainer: How the GEF Funds Global Environmental Action

   Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:22:02 -0000

   SRINAGAR, India, Apr 16 2026 (IPS) - The Global Environment Facility, widely known as the GEF, plays a central role in financing environmental …

10. Is AI Pushing Us Closer to Nuclear Disaster?

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Earlier this year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that it was moving the hands of the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, a …

11. Rusting Rivers: Alarm Grows Over Uptick in Acidic Arctic Waters

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    When ecologist Patrick Sullivan flew into the Salmon River in Alaska to conduct a vegetation study in the summer of 2019, he was excited about …

12. Scoop: How Trump Is Paying Off TotalEnergies

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:01:39 -0000

    New documents add to doubt over President Trump’s deal to buy back the multinational energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases. Interior Secretary …

13. EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:01:10 -0000

    The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators. The possible change is alarming environmental advocates who say it would lead to more dangerous pollution spewing into …

14. Scientists Use AI to Map Ocean Currents in Incredible Detail

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:27:00 -0000

    Understanding ocean currents is important for work such as weather forecasting, climate research, search-and-rescue operations and oil spill response. The shifting patterns of ocean currents shape our climate and weather. Even today, understanding how ocean currents behave is challenging. But …

15. Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:18:30 -0000

    In 2020, Jeff Bezos made what remains the largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate and nature ever: $10 billion, to be fully disbursed …

16. The Denialism Presidency

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Climate denial has become the playbook for how the Trump administration treats everything it wants to pretend isn’t happening. Last month was the …

17. The Amazon’s silent crime crisis (commentary)

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:59:38 -0000

    The Amazon is approaching a dangerous threshold. Long understood as the world’s largest tropical forest and a critical regulator of the global …

18. How commercial sand dredging is reshaping the largest lake in the UK – new study

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:09:25 -0000

    At Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, sand has been dredged commercially for decades. Large vessels remove sand from the lakebed and transport it to …

19. Is ‘Thrash’ on Netflix based on a true story?

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    Think a Category 5 hurricane is scary? Try adding a pack of hungry sharks to the mix and forget the usual storm prep because Thrash on Netflix has …

20. China and India Signal a Decade of Cautious Climate Action

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:14 -0000

    In the past month, we've seen two major plans from two of the world's biggest polluters. In March, China approved its 15th five-year plan, which gave …

21. Human nature didn’t create the polycrisis. Our systems did – and they can be redesigned

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:25 -0000

    The drivers behind the polycrisis, including relentless extraction, extreme inequality, and environmental degradation, are often attributed to human …

22. How Japan is building resilience through innovation in the green materials sector

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:46:51 -0000

    As climate change accelerates, building materials are playing an increasingly critical role in advancing decarbonization and energy …

23. Maine Presses Pause on Large Data Centers. Will Other States Follow Its Lead?

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:54:41 -0000

    The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals.Maine is now the first …

24. Mapped: How Seattle power costs stack up

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:25:04 -0000

    Seattle-area households paid about $125 a month for electricity last year — slightly below the national average of $158 a month — but rising rates are …

25. A 'super typhoon' just devastated the Mariana Islands — months before peak storm season

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:15:00 -0000

    The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth's climate risks, economic fragility, and federal strain. The strongest storm of 2026 slammed into the …

26. Sustainability In An Age Of Strategic Disorder – Analysis

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:44:35 -0000

    For much of the last decade, sustainability was framed through targets, metrics, and transition pathways, under the assumption that ambitious …

27. Drought could be making antibiotic resistance worse, scientists say

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:56:21 -0000

    Antibiotic resistance is often associated with hospitals and the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. Both are genuine problems, but new research …

28. Ancient Humans Mastered Fire. Now, Burning Fossil Fuels and Blazing Landscapes Threaten to ‘Undo the World’

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:03 -0000

    In my childhood, fire had two faces. The first: friendly, vivacious, exuberant. Like a puppy with sharp teeth and too much energy, capable of doing …

29. Thanks to Trump's Iran War, Big Oil Raking in $30 Million Per Hour in Windfall Profits

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:33:27 -0000

    US President Donald Trump's unprovoked war of choice in Iran has been a goldmine for the fossil fuels industry, which is earning massive windfall …

30. Is carbon removal in trouble?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Reports suggest that Microsoft, one of the industry’s biggest customers, might be taking a step back. Last week, news outlets reported that Microsoft …