Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Climate scientist finds large errors in a global climate pollution database

   Tue, 05 May 2026 23:10:06 -0000

   New research from Northern Arizona University found that a global greenhouse gas emissions database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, …

2. 'Shame! Shame! Shame!': Local Residents Furious After Shark Tank Billionaire's Data Center Approved in Utah

   Tue, 05 May 2026 20:34:16 -0000

   County commissioners in Box Elder County, Utah, were deluged with chants of "Shame! Shame! Shame!" from a crowd of hundreds on Monday night as they …

3. India’s ReNew Energy Trims Solar Output Due to Grid Constraints

   Wed, 06 May 2026 01:00:00 -0000

   ReNew Energy Global Plc is being forced to curb its solar power output, putting profits at risk, as India’s inadequate grid infrastructure struggles …

4. At 100, David Attenborough’s message is no longer just about wonder

   Tue, 05 May 2026 00:24:25 -0000

   As his 100th birthday approaches, David Attenborough occupies an unusual place in public life: not a practicing scientist, not quite a conventional …

5. New Orleans must immediately plan evacuation after terrifying finding: experts

   Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:01 -0000

   A study published Monday warns that New Orleans must immediately begin planning and gradually implementing its permanent evacuation to avert a …

6. Is This the End of the Utility As We Know It?

   Tue, 05 May 2026 22:45:07 -0000

   Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel agree: The “regulatory compact” is breaking down. What are utilities anyway? …

7. California investigates Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project

   Tue, 05 May 2026 00:50:50 -0000

   California is investigating one of the Trump administration’s deals to end an offshore wind project. Golden State Wind was a floating offshore wind project proposed off California’s central coast. The California Energy Commission said Monday it issued an administrative subpoena to Golden State …

8. View: The largest energy crisis in modern history is only beginning

   Tue, 05 May 2026 11:01:33 -0000

   John’s view Six weeks into the worst energy crisis in modern world history, the case for energy sovereignty is being written in real time — in the …

9. They boarded a luxury Antarctic cruise. Then hantavirus took a deadly toll

   Tue, 05 May 2026 01:25:05 -0000

   Hantavirus is suspected of spreading aboard a luxury cruise ship, killing three passengers and sparking new concerns as a once obscure disease, with an extraordinarily high death rate, rises amid changing climate conditions. Officials are still trying to determine what happened aboard the ship, …

10. Writers on the Range: The West heads for wildfires unprepared

    Wed, 06 May 2026 00:57:55 -0000

    The West is staring down a dangerous wildfire year. A dry winter and historically low snowpack have set the stage for a potentially severe 2026 fire …

11. New Orleans Has Reached “A Point Of No Return”

    Tue, 05 May 2026 12:46:19 -0000

    A new research study shows that New Orleans will soon be completely surrounded by seawater. At that point, the entire city could be flooded.

12. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere just hit a ‘depressing’ new record

    Tue, 05 May 2026 20:15:00 -0000

    The amount of carbon dioxide detected in the atmosphere hit a record high in April. CO2 levels averaged about 431 parts per million (ppm) over that …

13. The sea that is vanishing in real time

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:24:19 -0000

    The world's largest inland body of water is retreating at an alarming speed. From stranded buildings to vanishing habitats, scientists warn the …

14. Forget Florida, This Southwestern State Is A Retirement Dream With Warm Weather And Senior-Friendly Fun

    Tue, 05 May 2026 21:45:00 -0000

    Florida and Arizona share a lot as retirement destinations. Both are famously sunny, both have numerous population centers where retirees gather, and …

15. California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon.

    Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts.SAN FRANCISCO—As families settled into their evening routines …

16. Scientists attached satellite tags to sharks. What they recorded was unexpected

    Tue, 05 May 2026 15:36:53 -0000

    Researchers from the University of Miami have discovered that tagging sharks can provide insightful climate data While fitting satellite tags to …

17. Trump Cuts Wildfire Resources As Fires Burn Across the Nation

    Tue, 05 May 2026 12:50:42 -0000

    Wildfire season in the United States lasts from the spring through the fall, with peak activity typically reported in the summer months. Though still …

18. Trump Administration Sues Minnesota to Block Climate Lawsuit

    Mon, 04 May 2026 16:59:40 -0000

    The Justice Department is seeking to block a lawsuit filed against major players in the fossil fuel industry over their role in climate change. The federal government is suing Minnesota to try to stop that state’s own lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute, Koch Industries and …

19. Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead

    Mon, 04 May 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    With wildfires already burning and drought persisting across much of the U.S., fire experts are bracing for what could be an extreme fire season. The U.S. Forest Service is going into it having done far less work than in recent years to manage the dry, flammable vegetation that can fuel …

20. A Climate Activist Wants to Run California. Coal Helped Fuel His Wealth.

    Tue, 05 May 2026 13:29:27 -0000

    Questions linger about the finances of Tom Steyer, who has emerged as a leading contender in the California governor’s race. He says he has asked that his money be separated from fossil fuel investments. Tom Steyer, one of the front-runners in the California governor’s race, has said that he “walked …

21. How a Nat Geo photographer captured the first-ever drone footage of Earth’s largest land migration

    Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    “There's no one here, there's not a single road, there's not a single car track in the areas where we're photographing these animals.” The largest land migration of mammals, featuring six million antelope, takes place in South Sudan as the ungulates cross from wetlands to dry plains and back over …

22. “A huge setback”: New EPA directive could weaken hundreds of chemical regulations

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:08 -0000

    For decades, a small program in the Environmental Protection Agency conducted the painstaking scientific work of assessing the toxicity of chemicals. The calculations done by scientists at IRIS, as it was commonly known, underpin vast numbers of chemical regulations, permits and other environmental …

23. American homes need heat pumps, not space heaters

    Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    The ultraefficient appliances don't just have to supplant gas furnaces, but space heaters as well. If you want to ditch your gas furnace and heat your …

24. Controversial Plan To Pack The Ocean With Iron By 2026 Could Save The World

    Tue, 05 May 2026 14:05:12 -0000

    The fight against climate change has led scientists to explore some unconventional solutions. One idea that’s making waves is iron fertilization in …

25. Shutting Iran’s oil wells may be straightforward – but the consequences are not

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:36:41 -0000

    The Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway through which between 20% and 25% of the world’s seaborne oil normally passes – has been effectively …

26. States should tax windfall oil profits to fund their way out of crisis

    Tue, 05 May 2026 04:17:25 -0000

    The Iran war is triggering a major economic crisis that is boosting energy profits. Taxing those can help countries survive and become immune to energy shocks. The last fossil fuel crisis caused incredible amounts of pain for the people of Europe. In 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, gas prices …

27. Heat to surge across western US, including 100-degree temps for some cities

    Tue, 05 May 2026 18:42:00 -0000

    A strong warming trend will send temperatures soaring across the western U.S., with some areas nearing or topping 100 degrees and potentially …

28. Virus Teaches Bacteria to Eat Plastic 5x Faster Than Evolution Can Manage

    Mon, 04 May 2026 05:20:55 -0000

    Every seventeen minutes, give or take, a bacteriophage called T7 tears open an E. coli cell from the inside. It has spent that time making perhaps 180 …

29. New Orleans past 'point of no return,' residents warned to start relocating

    Tue, 05 May 2026 03:09:56 -0000

    Beneath wrought-iron balconies and with the sound of jazz drifting through humid air, New Orleans has long stood as one of America's most iconic …

30. New York Is Taking On Unnecessary Plastic Packaging In New Bill

    Tue, 05 May 2026 08:41:18 -0000

    Every single day, the average New Yorker generates close to five pounds of trash, and a staggering portion of that waste comes wrapped in plastic …